Gaia Cauchi facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Gaia Cauchi M.Q.R
Cauchi in 2015
Background information
Born	(2002-11-19) 19 November 2002 (age 22) Mġarr, Malta
Genres	Pop R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2004–present
Associated acts	Gillian Attard Federica Falzon

Gaia Cauchi (born November 19, 2002) is a talented singer from Malta. She became famous when she won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with her song "The Start". This made her the first Maltese singer to win any EBU competition.

Gaia's Early Singing Career

First Big Performances

Gaia's journey in music started early. In 2011, she appeared on a popular Italian TV show called Ti Lascio Una Canzone. There, she sang "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner. The audience loved her performance!

A year later, when she was just nine years old, Gaia won the Sanremo Junior Music Festival. This is a big music competition for young singers. She sang "One Night Only" from the movie Dreamgirls.

Winning Junior Eurovision

Representing Malta in 2013

Gaia Cauchi getting ready for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013

After a short break, Malta decided to return to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. PBS, Malta's national TV station, chose Gaia to represent their country. She was picked directly, without a public vote.

On November 30, 2013, Gaia won the contest! Her song "The Start" was a big hit. She won by a clear margin over Ukraine. When she received her trophy, it accidentally broke during a group hug with her team.

After the Big Win

After her victory, the Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat, announced that Gaia would receive a very high honor. However, this caused some discussion. Instead, she and her team were given the Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika on December 13, 2013. This award recognizes great service to the country.

Gaia has continued to be part of the Eurovision family. She performed parts of "The Start" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. She also appeared at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 and gave out points from the "Kids' Jury." When the contest returned to Malta in 2016, she revealed the points from the Maltese adult jury. In 2022, she performed again at the 20th Junior Eurovision event in Yerevan.

In 2018, Gaia tried out for the TV show The X-Factor. She was placed in a group called "Sweet Sense." However, her group did not make it past the Judges' Houses round.

In 2019, Gaia released a new song called "Why Should I?". She has also been nominated for three awards at the Malta Music Awards.

Gaia's Music

Singles Released by Gaia

Gaia has released many songs on her own. Here are some of them:

• "Noti u Kliem" (2012)
• "The Start" (2013)
• "Floating on Air" (2014)
• "#Together" (2014)
• "Children of the Future" (2014)
• "Hey Hello" (2017)
• "Why Should I?" (2019)
• "Over You" (2020)
• "Message" (2021)
• "Eye for an Eye" (2022)
• "Kewkba Feġġeja" (2022)
• "Unlove Me" (2022)
• "11:11" (2022)
• "Why?" (2023)
• "Sincerely, You" (2024)
• "Cupid" (2024)

Songs Featuring Gaia

Gaia has also sung on songs with other artists:

• "Lately" (with Sheldona and Kevin Paul Calleja) (2018)
• "Skin Deep" (with Maxine Pace, Destiny, and Michela) (2021)
• "Running" (with The Crowns) (2022)
• "Flavor" (with Owen Leuellen) (2022)
• "What Are We Now?" (with Jon Guelas) (2024)