Kaira Gong
Kaira Gong | |||||||
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Born | |||||||
Occupation | Singer | ||||||
Years active | 2005–present | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 龔詩 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 龚诗 | ||||||
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Musical career | |||||||
Origin | Singapore | ||||||
Genres | Mandarin pop | ||||||
Labels | HIM International Music (2005–2007) | ||||||
Kaira Gong (simplified Chinese: 龚诗
She was previously signed with HIM International Music, and is best known as the protégé of Taiwanese musician David Tao, as well as the label-mate of pop group S.H.E.[2] On 25 December 2007, HIM International terminated its contract with Gong's management company.[3]
Life and career[edit]
Gong was born and grew up in Singapore. She is the number two and the only female child in the family. Her father is an engineer while her mother is a housewife. She was highly active and rebellious during her childhood days and was involved in a fight with one of her secondary 4 classmates. She has loved to sing since her childhood due to the influence of her elder brother but she never thought of becoming a singer. She was in the school choir from standard one until standard six. She also learned piano for six years. She later pursued her studies in English literature and planned to become a primary school teacher.[2][4] Gong studied at Pei Chun Public School, Nanyang Girls' High School, Raffles Junior College, and the National University of Singapore.[5]
In 2000, Gong's senior who wanted to participate in a songwriting competition at National University of Singapore approached her and asked if Gong could sing on a music piece for him because he could not reach high notes in the song piece. Gong agreed to help and she won the "Best Performance Award" in that competition. She was then invited by Goh Kheng Long (
Gong prepared for five months for the production of her debut album Kaira (
The title of her debut album (simplified Chinese:
In January 2006, Gong was reported to have cried on a Taiwanese TV show Love 9.30 (
During her performance in 2009 Singapore Entertainment Awards, Gong indicated that she was busy working on her second album. Goh was also expected to participate in the production but the expected release date has not been determined.[9]
Other works[edit]
Gong became a spokesperson for Ragnarok Online in December 2005, and also filmed a promotional video for the game.[10] During the 2011 Singapore Total Defence campaign, Gong was one of the 39 artists who took part in the production of "Home" music video.[11]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
- Kaira
好 ,詩 嘉 (November 2005) - Kaira, repackaged with NDP tracks and MTV DVD (July 2006)
Soundtrack contributions[edit]
- The Ties That Bind 《
家 财万 贯》 ("Running" 奔跑, "Missed"思念 ), 2004 - Reaching for the Stars 《
真 命 天女 》 ("To Have It Once Again"再 一 次 擁 有 ), December 2005 - Tokyo Juliet 《
東方 茱麗葉 》 ("Cannot Let Go"放 不 下 ), July 2006 - The Hospital 《
白色 巨 塔 》 ("When You Leave for a Little While" 妳要離 開 一 些時候 ), August 2006 - Her Many Faces 《
有 你终生 美 丽》 ("Raining Tears" 哭雨), July 2008
References[edit]
- ^ "NDP@Marina Bay: Multimedia". NDP Executive Committee. Archived from the original on 10 December 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f "S'pore singer bursts into tears on Taiwan TV". The New Paper. 15 January 2006. Archived from the original on 2 May 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
- ^
最新 公告 !祝福 詩 嘉 ~~ [News! Good luck to Kaira]. HIM International Music. 25 December 2007. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2008. - ^ a b "
好 女聲 、好 詩 嘉 !(上 ) -龔詩嘉 (Nice female vocal, Nice Kaira (part 1))" (in Chinese). Youthwant.com. 19 December 2005. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2013. - ^ "Colours of Kaira, About Kaira". omy.sg. 5 September 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ a b "She can't get close to family". The Straits Times. 14 January 2006. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
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好 女聲 、好 詩 嘉 !(下 ) -龔詩嘉 [Nice female vocal, Nice Kaira (Part 2)] (in Chinese). Youthwant.com. 26 December 2005. Archived from the original on 17 January 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2013. - ^
華 研 國際 音樂 龔詩嘉 好 ,詩 嘉 [HIM International Music, Kaira Gong] (in Chinese). HIM International Music. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2007. - ^
本地 '女声 '再 出 发 [Local female vocals to start again] (in Chinese). My Paper. 2 June 2009. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2013. - ^ 龔詩
嘉 為 廣告 批婚紗 [Kaira puts on wedding dress for advertisement shooting]. yam.com (in Chinese). 2006. Archived from the original on 18 March 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2013. - ^ "Fact Sheet: "Home" Music Video". Ministry of Defence (Singapore). 15 February 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.