GENIE (junyi)
{{Infobox MusicAL artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| Name = Genie '君怡'
| Img = Genie_at_Earshot_Cafe_2008.JPG
| Img_capt = Genie 君怡 at a public performance in May 2008
| Img_size = 200px
| Landscape =
| Background =
| Chinese name = 君怡
| Birth_name = Sugene Gan
| Birthdate = 24th June
| Origin = [[Singapore]]
| Instruments = Piano, Drums, Guitar
| Website = http://www.genie.sg/
| Genre = [[Mandopop]]
| Years_active = Year 2005 - present
| Label = [[Genie Sound Advice]]
| awards = [[Singapore Hit Awards 2005]]: Nominee – Media Recognition Award – New Local Artiste
[[Pantene]] Shine Awards 2006: Winner
}}
'''Genie''' (君怡; born June 24, in (Singapore)) is a [[singer-songwriter]], [[recording artist]], celebrity-blogger, [[emcee]] in [[Singapore]].
== Career ==
Graduating from the Faculty of Accountancy of [[Nanyang Technological University]], Genie become a certified youth [[Licensed Professional Counselor|counselor]] before emerging as a multi-talented rising starlet. Besides singing, Genie also composes, writes lyrics, arranges music, dances and plays a variety of music instruments. Before starting to concentrate music, Genie did a stint in modeling, acting and compere work.
In 2003, she started her own music school, believing that many young talents have got what it takes to make it in music but lack opportunities to learn and to be better, more well-crafted, and, very often, a little help from the guiding rope is all that they need at times to scale mountains. Only doing things for passion, she took a bold step of faith, exhausted every cent of savings to start what she did.
That same year, Genie was invited to sing for Minister Mentor [[Lee Kuan Yew]]’s 80th birthday party. Also that year, she started to compose and record her own songs, resulting in her debut album, “Genie's Mood Diary 君怡 - 心情日记” released in June 2005. She is the first [[singer]] in Singapore to use her blog (http://www.genie.sg/) to launch an album of songs reaching out to the young as “Genie's Mood Diary 君怡 - 心情日记” contains a repertoire of songs inspired by, and based on, daily entries from her blog. The album won her a nomination for the [[Singapore Hit Awards 2005]] - [[Media Recognition Award]] - New Local Artiste.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}
In June 2006, Genie launched a virtual album titled “Genie's MAgIC (Short for Movement Against Illegal Content-sharing/downloading)”, with all her original songs released purely online. This was her private initiative to educate Singaporean youths about [[illegal downloading]]. This initative was supported by the [[Intellectual Property Office of Singapore]] (IPOS) and the [[Composers and Authors Society of Singapore]] (COMPASS). Genie has approached schools and tertiary institutions to bring this ongoing movement closer to the core group of people who download music from the net.
Her efforts were recognized by members of the public and she was awarded the [[Pantene]] Shine Award.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} Her prize money of S$10,000 was pledged to promote and continue her movement against illegal content-sharing/downloading as part of her contribution to the welfare and development of local [[music]].
2006 was also an experiential year for Genie as she assumed the lead role for a local English [[musical theatre|musical]] “Swingle” staged at the Esplanade, written and directed by [[Lionel Chok]] with music by Iskandar Ismail and Genie herself. This sell-out production required Genie to act, dance, and sing as she convincingly played a character who is much older than her own age.
In time for Christmas 2006, Genie launched a special sell-out Christmas CD – “Because Of Love 因为有爱” for charity. This limited edition CD contains the singles from “GENIE's MAgIC”, plus a brand new original Christmas song written, co-produced and arranged by Genie, in both English and Chinese. Genie did more than 50 shows during the month of December to promote the CD and all proceeds from the sale of the CD were donated to [[The Salvation Army]] of Singapore.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}
“Genie's Mood Diary II 心情日记第二章”, the third physical album by Genie was launched on 20 April 2008, following a full house PREview concert at the University Cultural Centre, NUS at the end of 2007.
On the 4 June 2008, the compassionate and driven Genie spearheaded, organised and hosted the “Sichuan Gift of Love Charity Dinner Concert” with resounding success. These efforts resulted in a gross total of more than S$45,000 being raised within that one night for the purpose of helping the [[Sichuan earthquake]] victims. Genie received praises from the Chinese Embassy representative,{{Who|date=September 2009}} the Guest of Honour, the members of the audience and public for having pulled off such a feat with little manpower within such a short span of 10 days only to produce and prepare for the high quality full length fundraising dinner concert show.
As Genie has a strong interest in intellectual property and media law, she decided to pursue a second degree in law at the [[National University of Singapore]] (NUS) in August 2008. Genie put up a successful jazz concert on 30 January 2009 at the NUS Law Auditorium.
== Discography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
=== Albums ===
! English title
! Chinese title
! Year of Release
|-
| ''GENIE's MOOD DIARY ''
| 君怡 - 心情日记
| 2005
|-
| ''Genie's MAgIC (Short for Movement Against Illegal Content-sharing/downloading)''
| Genie's MAgIC
| 2006
|-
| '' BECAUSE OF LOVE ''
|因为有爱
| 2006
|-
| ''Genie's Mood Diary II''
| 心情日记第二章
| 2008
|}
==References==
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{{reflist}}
* Press Coverage 2005 [http://genie.sg/2005%20press.php]
* Press Coverage 2006 [http://genie.sg/2006%20press.php]
* Press Coverage 2007 [http://genie.sg/2007%20press.php]
* Press Coverage 2008 [http://genie.sg/2008%20press.php]
== External links ==
* GENIE '君怡' Official Website [http://www.genie.sg]
* GENIE’s '君怡' Speech & Music School – Genie Sound Advice [http://www.genie.com.sg]
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Singaporean Mandopop singers]]
[[Category:Singer-songwriters]]