Born Xilinnayi Gao on 31 July 1998 in Beijing, China and raised in Singapore,
the Chinese singer-songwriter better known as Curley G got her start as a
contestant on the Chinese singing competition show Sing! China in 2017 and
released a number of digital singles before landing her big break in 2020. She
took part in the survival show Produce Camp 2020, finishing in first place and
taking the centre position for girl group BonBon Girls 303 in episode 10, where
she was later promoted to leader. In December 2020, she performed a song for the
original soundtrack for TV drama Legend ...