Gaia performs today (Friday, February 9), on the evening dedicated to covers, with Big Mama, in the race at the Festival of Sanremo 2024, along with Sissi and La Niña on the notes of 'Lady Marmalade' by Labelle. Let's see together who Gaia is.
Origins
Gaia Gozzi, simply known as Gaia, was born in Guastalla, in Emilia, on September 29, 1997, to a Brazilian mother (former dancer) and Italian father. She grew up in Viadana in Lombardy. From a young age she showed a great interest in music, learned to play the guitar and sang in some friends' bands. At 18 she left for the United States, an experience that allowed her to understand that her future was only in music.
X Factor
In 2016 she auditioned for X Factor: after passing the casting and Bootcamp, she joined the Under Women team led by Fedez in that edition. In the final she failed to win, stopping at second place, surpassed by Alvaro Soler's Soul System.
Amici
In 2019 she decided to try again in the most famous school in Italy, participating in the casting of Amici di Maria De Filippi. She easily reached the evening show and on April 3, 2020, the singer won the nineteenth edition of the talent, triumphing over Javier.
Career
Determined not to give up after the disappointment of X Factor, in 2017 she released the album 'Fotogramas' and opened the concerts of Giorgia in the Oronero Tour. During her participation in the program Amici, Gaia wrote and composed several songs, which she later included in the album 'Genesi', such as 'Chega' (double platinum), 'Coco Chanel' and 'Fucsia'. Following her participation in the Sanremo Festival 2021, her second album 'Alma' was released, which featured several colleagues including Francesca Michielin, Gemitaiz, Margherita Vicario, Tedua, Selton and Sean Paul. In March 2023 she returned with the single 'Estasi', with which she performed all summer around Italy. In the fall of the same year, she opened the dates of the Elodie Show 2023.
Previous at the Ariston
In 2021 Gaia was among the big names in the race at the Sanremo Festival with the song 'Cuore amaro', ranking 19th. In that edition, Maneskin ('Zitti e buoni') triumphed, with Fedez (her former coach at X Factor) and Francesca Michielin in second place and Ermal Meta on the lowest step of the podium.
Private life
We know very little about Gaia's private life: for more than 4 years she seems to have had a relationship with a guy named Giorgio. Her current boyfriend is Daniele Dezi, alias Orang3, one of the most important Italian producers (he has written songs for Achille Lauro, Coez and Clementino), with whom she has also collaborated on various occasions. The man is the father of a girl with whom the singer seems to have a great relationship.
Curiosity
Gaia, in addition to Italian, also has Brazilian citizenship and speaks fluent Portuguese, a language with which she sings some of her most famous songs such as 'Chega' (which in Italian means 'arrive'). Forbes Italia, in 2023, included the singer among the five under 30 Italians who will have the greatest impact in the future for the music category. On December 21, 2023, the film 'Wish' was released in cinemas, which celebrates the 100 years of 'The Walt Disney Company', in which Gaia dubbed the protagonist Asha, as well as having interpreted the entire soundtrack. Amadeus and Michele Riondino also participated in the dubbing, among others.
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