Jeanie Lee Hang Ngai, better known by her stage name Gin Lee, is a Malaysian singer based in Hong Kong.
32 Facts About Gin Lee
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Gin Lee subsequently moved to Hong Kong and made her Cantonese debut in 2011 under BMA Records with the EP Here I Come.
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Gin Lee gained popularity in mainland China when she participated in the singing competition The Voice of China in which Jay Chou was her mentor.
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Singles from beGin Lee achieved 61 number ones on music charts.
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Gin Lee released her live recording concept album Live in the Moment in September 2017.
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Gin Lee was born in Johor Bahru, Malaysia to a family with music background.
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Gin Lee's father was a professional drummer, her mother a live singer, and she has an elder sister.
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Gin Lee appeared on Taiwanese singing competition Super Idol in May 2010, performing "Superwoman" and appeared on Hong Kong singing competition The Voice 2 as a challenger in August.
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In 2011, Gin Lee moved to Hong Kong and learned Cantonese on her own.
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Gin Lee debuted as a Cantopop artist under record label BMA with the EP Here I Come.
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Gin Lee won the 2012 Metro Radio Hits Newcomer Award.
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In September 2013, Gin Lee was voted the Best Performance Artiste of Malaysia at the 13th Global Chinese Music Awards.
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Gin Lee was a guest performer at producer Eric Kwok's exhibition concert and performed at singer Alex To's My Virtual Planet Tour Hong Kong show, receiving praises from both musicians.
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Gin Lee earned the approval of coaches Na Ying and Jay Chou, and joined Jay Chou's team.
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Gin Lee signed with Universal Music in December 2014, but this was not announced until 5 January 2016 at a press conference held at Grand Hyatt Hong Kong.
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Gin Lee has stated that the album name means to "begin" anew as well as to "be Gin".
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Gin Lee won the gold prize for Best Female Singer, Best Song for "Pairs" and "Unique", with the latter winning Best Duet.
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Gin Lee won the silver prize for Best Female Singer at the 2016 Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation.
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Gin Lee was featured on Alan Tam's song " Xing Ren Dao" for his 2017 Mandarin album Appreciation.
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Gin Lee is a committed artiste who is not afraid to work hard.
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At the 2017 Ultimate Song Chart Awards, Gin Lee again won the Silver Prize for Best Female Singer, and "Saying Goodbye to Everyday" was awarded Top 10 Song.
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Gin Lee was nominated for fan voted accolade Outstanding Regional Artiste for the 17th Global Chinese Music Awards.
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Gin Lee's album beGin was certified platinum and Live in the Moment was certified gold by HKRIA.
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On 14 March 2018 Gin Lee announced on her Facebook page that her first compilation album, titled Prologue, will be released on 20 March, containing 15 tracks from her time at BMA.
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Gin Lee released her fourth EP Bold and Beautiful on 9 June 2018.
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Gin Lee collaborated with Jax Jones, recording the Cantonese and Mandarin versions of "Breathe".
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Gin Lee collaborated with Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti on "Vale per sempre", recording the Cantonese and Mandarin versions.
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At the 2020 AIM Chinese Music Awards presented by the Malaysian Recording Industry Association, Gin Lee won Best Female Singer for her work in beGin.
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On 18 April 2021, at ViuTV's inaugural Chill Club Music Awards, Gin Lee won Best Female Singer Bronze Prize and "Door of Bliss" was awarded Top 10 Song of the Year.
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Gin Lee appeared as a coach on the TVB's singing competition television series Stars Academy.
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Gin Lee released her first single of 2021 on 5 August "Let the Street Lights Rest When the Sun Rises", featuring Jacky Cheung.
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On 16 May 2022 Universal Music confirmed that Gin Lee did not renew her contract, and since her planned September concert would be outside the scope of the contract, the company would not be involved with it.