Curley G

Xilinnayi Gao (Chinese: 希林娜依·高; pinyin: Xīlínnàyī·Gāo; Uyghur: شىرىناي گاو Shirinay Gaw; born July 31, 1998), professionally known by her stage name Curley G or Curley Gao, is a Chinese singer-songwriter. She first gained attention in 2017 on the Chinese singing competition show Sing! China. In 2020, she participated in the survival show Produce Camp 2020, finishing first and debuting as the center of the girl group BonBon Girls 303. She was later elected as the leader of BonBon Girls 303.

Curley Gao
Born	Xilinnayi Gao (1998-07-31) July 31, 1998 Xinjiang, China
Other names	Curley G
Occupation	Singer songwriter
Years active	2017–present
Musical career
Genres	Pop electropop
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Meng Xiang Qiang Yin Wajijiwa Entertainment
Associated acts	BonBon Girls 303
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	希林娜依·高
Simplified Chinese	希林娜依·高
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xī Lín Nà Yī · Gāo

Early life

Curley Gao was born on July 31, 1998, in Xinjiang, China[1]. She is the only daughter of a Han Chinese father from Beijing and a Uighur mother from Xinjiang. She was raised in Beijing until the age of 9 and later moved to Singapore with her parents[2]. In 2012, she finished as a finalist in the song-writing competition Eco Music Challenge with her song This Is Our Paradise[3].

Career

2016-2019: Sing! China and college life

Curley Gao auditioned for Sing! China season 1 in 2016 but did not make it through the blind audition[2]. She auditioned again for Sing! China season 2 in 2017 and eventually finished second inside the team led by Na Ying[4].

After the show, she released a few songs under 梦响强音, including her first original single 颗粒季[5]. She also performed in several events organized by the label before starting her study in Berklee College of Music in 2019[6]. While in college, she collaborated with different producers and released several songs independently (see Collaborations).

2020-present: Produce Camp 2020 and BonBon Girls 303

In 2020, Curley Gao appeared on Tencent's girl group survival show Produce Camp 2020. She won 1st place and debuted as the center of BonBon Girls 303[7]. Before the debut, her first EP 停不下来 was released when she was still on the show [8].

For Curley G's activity in BonBon Girls 303, see BonBon Girls 303 § History.

On August 11, 2020, it was announced that Curley Gao was elected as the team leader of BonBon Girls 303[9]. On August 12, her single 2030，我想对你说 (2030, I want to tell you) was released as the theme song of the United Nations 2020 International Youth Day Dialogue. She gave a speech titled 用克制生活换更好的未来 (Self-control for a better future) and performed the theme song live as one of the Chinese Youth Advocates for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals at the event[10].

Discography

EP

Year	Date	EP	Song	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement
2020	6月28日	停不下来	停不下来	杜婧荧	李岩/王耀光	赵瑟
			I Wanna Say	周富坚	周富坚/王耀光	周富坚

Singles

• 希林娜依·高 refers to Curley G

Year	Date	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Notes
2018	7月27日	颗粒季	希林娜依·高	希林娜依·高	王乐汀	First original single
2020	8月12日	2030，我想对你说	New Chance/Tacey	New Chance/Tacey	New Chance/Tacey	Theme song of UN 2020 International Youth Day Dialogue

Collaborations

• Curley or 希林娜依·高 refers to Curley G

Year	Date	Title	Album	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Notes
2019	21 December	Love Me Slowly	non-album single	Curley G	Curley G	Ryuk	solo performance
	7 December	夜昼	non-album single	希林娜依·高	LuckyMaxx/希林娜依·高	LuckyMaxx	solo performance
	1 December	U	non-album single	希林娜依·高	Sugar/希林娜依·高	Sugar	solo performance
	27 November	Black	₩ of a kind	IDO$/Curley	IDO$/Curley	unknown	performance with IDO$
	21 October	Fade Out	non-album single	Curley G	LuckyMaxx/Curley G	LuckyMaxx	solo performance
	24 September	Follow You	non-album single	Sugar/Curley G	Sugar/Curley G	unknown	solo performance
	31 May	Lost Dreams	non-album single	希林娜依·高	希林娜依·高	AyAno	solo performance
	22 March	别对我说谎 (Don't Lie To Me)	non-album single	吴琪萱	吴琪萱 李栋楠	吴琪萱	solo performance
2018	24 November	Venti Life	The Moon	IDO$/希林娜依·高	IDO$	unknown	performance with IDO$
	18 August	Do You Think About Me	non-album single	Ken Gao	Ken Gao	unknown	solo performance

Sing! China single collections

Year	Date	Song	Album	Notes
2020	8 February	世界为你醒来	世界为你醒来	Charity song by contestants of Sing! China and The Voice of China (ensemble)
2019	1 May	我最美的新疆	也许有一天	Solo performance in single collection by contestants of Sing! China
2018	12 July	梦的方向	non-album single	In support of The Voice of China 2018 (ensemble)
	14 March	越夜越醒着	梦想在望2	Solo performance in single collection by contestants of Sing! China
2017	18 December	惹哭自己	梦想在望	Solo performance in single collection by contestants of Sing! China

Other original songs

Year	Date	Title	Notes
2017	14 November	Apeirophobia	Uploaded to NetEase Music
	2 July	Guitar With A Broken String	Uploaded to SoundCloud
	2 July	Love Hate Relationship	Uploaded to SoundCloud
2016	17 January	I'll Look At You	Uploaded to SoundCloud
2012	unknown	This Is Our Paradise	Submitted to Eco Music Challenge

References

1. "希林娜依·高 - QQ音乐". QQ音乐. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
2. "没戴隐形眼镜上《中国新歌声2》 希林娜依高："盲选"名符其实". 联合早报. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
3. "Meet the 2012 Eco-Music Challenge finalists". Yahoo News Singapore. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
4. "《中国新歌声2》遭淘汰 希林娜依高：这场演出没失误". 联合早报. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
5. "希林娜依·高出道一周年《颗粒季》暖心回馈粉丝". 网易娱乐. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
6. "大家早安 我开学了 来自硬糖少女303-希林娜依高 - 微博". 微博. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
7. "《创造营2020》希林娜依高C位成团". 联合早报. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
8. "希林娜依高发布个人EP《停不下来》 用音乐唱响青春姿态". 梦响强音官方频道. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
9. "硬糖少女303成团曲舞台首秀嗨炸 希林娜依·高自称"队长小白"". 搜狐娱乐. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
10. "Young People in China Leading the Charge on the Sustainable Development Goals - 2020 International Youth Day Dialogue on Youth Engagement for Global Action". United Nations in China. Retrieved 2020-08-13.

External links

• Curley G on QQ Music (in Chinese)
• Curley G on NetEase Music (in Chinese)
• Curley G on YouTube
• Curley G on Sina Weibo (in Chinese) (registration required)
• Curley G on Instagram