Biography
Who is Gaia Cauchi?
Early career
Gaia Cauchi began performing on international stages at a young age. In 2011, she appeared on the Italian television program Ti Lascio Una Canzone where she sang Proud Mary by Tina Turner. A year later, she participated in the Sanremo Junior Music Festival. At age nine, she won her category at that festival by performing the song One Night Only from the musical Dreamgirls.
These early performances established her as a talented vocalist in the Mediterranean region. Her success in Italy and at the Sanremo Junior Music Festival helped build her reputation before she entered the larger Eurovision competitions.
Junior Eurovision success
The Maltese national broadcaster, PBS, selected Gaia to represent Malta at the 2013 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. On 30 November 2013, she won the competition with her song The Start, finishing with a nine point lead over the Ukrainian entry. This victory made her the first person from Malta to win an EBU produced contest and the first Maltese singer to win this specific event.
Following her win, the Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced she would receive the Xirka Ġieħ ir-Repubblika. Due to controversy surrounding this decision, she and her team were instead awarded the Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika on 13 December 2013. Gaia Cauchi also appeared during the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest to perform a portion of her winning track.
Music career and competitions
In 2015, Gaia represented Malta at the New Wave Junior competition in Russia. She won the final of that contest, becoming the first artist from outside the Post-Soviet states to do so. She later auditioned for the 15th series of The X Factor in 2018. She was a member of the group Sweet Sense, but the group was sent home by judge Robbie Williams during the Judges' Houses round on 13 October 2018.
Her musical output continued with the release of the single Why Should I? In 2019. She has received three nominations for the Malta Music Awards during her career. In 2022, she returned to the Junior Eurovision stage in Yerevan to perform as part of the winners interval act for the 20th edition of the contest.
Birthday and age
Gaia Cauchi was born on November 19, 2002, which makes Gaia 23 years old today. That birthday falls under the Scorpio sign. Gaia shares the date with 39 other famous people.
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