Gigi Yim

Gigi Wang Lung-hay (, ; born 9 April 2005), commonly known as her stage name Gigi Yim Ming-hay (, ), is a Hong Kong singer and actress, and was a former member of the Hong Kong girl group After Class. She is noted for winning TVB's reality talent competition Stars Academy in 2021. Yim made her solo debut in September 2021 with the single "Noble Truth" .

Early life

Yim was born Wang Kai-yan, later changed to Wong Lung-hay, in Hong Kong on 9 April 2005, being the eldest of three siblings. With both parents being Mainland Chinese, she grew up with her parental aunt and uncle in Hong Kong and attends . She has been keen on singing since her childhood and is influenced by Chinese reality singing competition The Voice of China. As her uncle discovered her singing talent, he encouraged her to keep learning, subsequently she began training in a music academy, and participating in different kinds of talent shows and competitions.

Music career Yim became one of the contestants of TVB's reality talent competition Stars Academy in 2021, and her performance of Sandy Lam's "Without You, But Still Love You" (, which itself is a Cantonese cover version of Beverley Craven's "Promise Me") in the competition gained her popularity.

Yim performed at her live concert 'First Live On Stage' at the Macpherson Stadium on 12 August 2021. After winning the competition, she debuted in September 2021 with the single "Noble Truth". In November, Yim, along with Chantel Yiu, Windy Zhan and Yumi Chung, formed a girl group called "After Class", with their debut single "" . She also released another single "Love is Beauty with a Flaw" collaborated with Hubert Wu in 2021. She then received rookie awards in 2021 Metro Radio Music Awards, Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation 2021 and Hong Kong Gold Songs Award Presentation Ceremony 2021/2022 on 27 December 2021, 1 January 2022 and 24 July 2022, respectively.

In 2022, she released five other singles, namely "" , "" , "Most Concerned About" , "" and "" . She also participated in the reality singing competition organised by TVB and Hunan Television. She was then awarded by the single "Flame".

Acting career Yim made her acting debut on the TVB television series , which she was nominated for the category of Most Improved Female Artiste at .

Discography Singles As lead artist

Collaborations Title Chinese Title Year Notes "Imperfect Love" 愛是帶種缺陷的美 2021"Wings" 翅膀2024

Filmography Television series Year Title Original Title Role Notes 2021 Forever Young At Heart 青春本我 Ho Chin-chin (Gigi) 2023 Come Home Love: Lo And Behold 愛·回家之開心速遞 Herself2024/戀上西沙GigiShort TV Series Produced by TVB in Collaboration with SHK

Concerts Gigi Yim Gi-FORCE Concert (2023)