Deng Ziqi did not change her name and is still called Deng Ziqi, but Deng Ziqi is actually her stage name, and her real name is actually Deng Shiying.

According to media reports, Hummingbird Company applied for the name "Deng Ziqi" as a trademark as early as September 5, 2014, and also registered the name "G.E.M" as a trademark in Hong Kong in 2009. Later, a contract dispute broke out between Deng Ziqi and her agency Hummingbird Music, which also led to disputes over the stage name "Deng Ziqi" and the ownership of her songs. If the lawsuit does not go smoothly, she may lose her 11 years of hard work since her debut.

Deng Ziqi posted on Weibo three times to emphasize that her name is Deng Ziqi, which means that she will not change her name, and she has strengthened her determination to litigate with the company.

Character Experience

Deng Ziqi was discovered at the age of 14 and became a signed singer. But due to academic reasons, she officially debuted at the age of 16. After her debut, she was still admitted to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts is now one of the top ten performing arts schools in the world.

On October 16, 2008, Deng Ziqi’s first personal EP "G.E.M." was released. The album included 3 Cantonese songs and 2 Mandarin songs, and also included the lyrics of the competition song "Sleeping Beauty" that year. Chinese version of "Sleeping Princess".

In the same year, she swept the new artist awards at Hong Kong's major music awards ceremonies, and was named and publicly praised by many senior singers such as Alan Tam, Eason Chan, and Leo Ku.

It was also with her first EP "G.E.M." that Deng Ziqi won the Gold Award for the Most Popular Female Newcomer in the Top Ten Golden Songs, the Silver Award for the Most Promising Newcomer in the 31st Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs, and other awards.

In 2009, 17-year-old Deng Ziqi won the Gold Award for the Newest Female Singer at the 2008 A-list Music Awards Ceremony. Deng Ziqi became the youngest winner of the Female Singer Gold Award in the music industry.