A 20-year-old Hong Kong woman who emerged from the same talent show as local heartthrob Keung To of popular boy band Mirror has been chosen to join a global pop group created by the man behind American Idol.
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XIX Entertainment, the company that runs the global pop group Now United made up of a rolling international membership, announced on Thursday that its newest addition was Hongkonger Ariel Tsang.
Tsang said in a media showcase that the opportunity had come at a “perfect time”.
“I was in a place where I was very lost and I was thinking about giving up,” she said, adding that she finally felt seen and had fulfilled a goal she had from a very young age.
“It means a lot in the sense that not a lot of people from Hong Kong are seen on an international scale.”
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Tsang, described as a singer, rapper and dancer, was formerly a member of the local girl group Strayz after joining the fourth season of ViuTV’s reality talent competition King Maker, finishing in eighteenth place in 2021.
Popular Cantopop boy band Mirror was also spotted on the talent show, with lead singer Keung To now a local star.