Gem O'Reilly (Gemma O'Reilly born 1994) is a British journalist of Irish decent. She is a BBC reporter and professional musician.

Gem has been writing original music from being a teenager. As a teen, she would post her songs on YouTube, where she was discovered by Glee's Damian McGinty and signed to an Irish record label called 'Walled City Records'. Her first album 'Teenager' made it to number seven in the country charts, alongside Taylor Swift and Johnny Cash.

At the age of 16, O'Reilly was diagnosed with a rare congenital heart condition, Long QT Syndrome, and spinal condition, scoliosis. At that point she was studying her A-Levels. O'Reilly studied broadcast journalism at the University of Salford.

After getting a first class degree and an NCTJ in broadcast journalism, O'Reilly was selected for the BBC's disability talent scheme, Extend in 2017.

Since then O'Reilly has worked as a journalist for BBC News, BBC World Service, BBC Breakfast and now as an on-air reporter for BBC London. Gem's journalism specialises in health and disability, where she has produced and reported her own disability series and covered the dangers of underlying heart conditions like her own.

O'Reilly was shortlisted as Journalist of the Year 2024 for the Scope Awards for her work on disability and invited to the House of Lords for her coverage of those struggling during the cost of living because of their disabilities.

In 2023, O'Reilly's colleague and BBC correspondent Sean Dilley nominated Gem for Forbes 30 Under 30 for her work on underserved audiences and she was shortlisted as a European candidate for her journalism.

O'Reilly is now a reporter for BBC London and works as a breakfast on-air journalist on Aaron Paul's morning radio programme. She is also a board member of the BBC's disability network, BBC Ability.

In 2012, O'Reilly was dubbed 'The British Taylor Swift' by BBC Radio after her album made it to the top UK country charts and she was signed by Damian McGinty.

In 2014, O'Reilly released her first music video, filmed in Manchester. Then in 2014 O'Reilly's second album, I Have Found Me, was released with Judd Lander as her management. In 2019, she released her third album Love Potion.

In 2024, O'Reilly who combines her duties as a BBC reporter and her music career, released her fourth album, Fire. This album was recognised by various music critics as "a deeply personal journey through resilience, love, and self-discovery."

O'Reilly is engaged to be married and lives in the South East with her partner who is a surgeon.

• Scope Journalist of the Year 2024 (shortlisted)
• Forbes 30 Under 30 delegate for journalism 2023 & 2024
• BBC News Awards 2022: Rising star (nomination)
• Circom Awards 2020: Best young journalist (nomination)
• BBC England Awards 2019: Best original story (shortlisted)
• iTunes 2012: Top hit in the UK and global country charts

1. October 2012, Gemma O’Reilly has been signed by Walled City Records
2. Manchester Evening News, 2012 Glee star signs Gem for record deal after website discovery
3. September 2018, BBC News, London knife crime: Who was Jermaine Goupall?
4. BBC News, June 2022, What's it like living with an invisible disability?
5. April 2023, BBC News Ukraine war: 'I'm going back to the frontline with my bionic arm'
6. August 2023, BBC World Service, Period poverty: African women priced out of buying sanitary pads
7. March 2024, BBC News, Cautious backing for rise in number of physician associates
8. January 2024, Announcing the 2024 Scope Disability Equality Awards shortlist
9. Music Crowns, October 2024, Emerging Irish-descent singer-songwriter Gem O’Reilly releases her highly anticipated new introspective album ‘Fire’
10. February 2025, BBC News, 'My music was therapy after the Grenfell fire'