Gaia Gozzi (born 29 September 1997), known professionally as simply Gaia, is an Italian singer, songwriter and dancer. She became famous for winning the nineteenth edition of the talent show ''

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'' in 2020, and for being the runner-up at the

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of the Italian version of ''

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'' in 2016.

Biography and career

Gaia was born in

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(

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), from a Brazilian mother and an Italian father; she currently lives in

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(

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). In her songs she mixes Italian and

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. In 2016 she participated as a contestant in the

of the TV format ''

'', becoming part of

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's team, finishing in second place. She released her EP '' New Dawns'', containing the

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, certified gold by FIMI for selling over 25,000 copies. During 2017 she opened the concerts of

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's Oronero Tour and released the single "Fotogramas". In 2019 she was cast in the nineteenth edition of the talent show ''

''. The singer wrote and composed several songs during the program, included in the album ''Genesi'', released on March 20, 2020, by

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. The album debuted at number 15 in the

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chart, peaking the fifth position following the talent show singer's victory. On April 22, she announced the reissue of the album in physical format, entitled ''Nuova Genesi''. The promotional singles were " Chega", which peaked at number 11 in the Italian Singles charts, and "

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". She competed at the

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with the song " Cuore amaro", which was placed 19th in the grand final and was lately certified gold in Italy. On 14 May 2021 was published the collaboration in Portuguese " Boca" with

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, later certified golden disc by FIMI. On 1 October 2021 released "Nuvole di zanzare", a single that anticipates the second studio album ''Alma'', out on 29 October. The album, which featured

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, peaked at number 18 on

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. In November 2021, Gaia was among the artists featured at Corona Capital Festival in

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, performing alongside

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and

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. In 2021 Gaia collaborated with emerging singer Madame on "Luna" and with Italian rapper

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on "Mare che non sei", respectively peaking at 35 and 30 on the

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, earning the golden certification by FIMI. In 2022, she released "Salina", her third single from ''Alma'', and collaborated with

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on Sick Luke's song "Mosaici". She also collaborated with

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and

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on "Bastava la metà". In 2023 Gaia published two solo singles "Estasi" and "Tokio", which peaked at number one on Italian Airplay Chart. In the summer of 2024 she collaborated with

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on " Sesso e samba", which peaked at number one on the

. In December 2024, Gaia was announced as one of the participants in the

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. She placed 26th with the song " Chiamo io chiami tu". Her album ''Rosa dei venti'' was published on 21 March 2025.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Other appearances

Television

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{Authority control Italian pop singers Living people 21st-century Italian singers 1997 births 21st-century Italian women singers Italian women singer-songwriters 21st-century Italian singer-songwriters People from Guastalla Italian people of Brazilian descent People of Lombard descent English-language singers from Italy Portuguese-language singers of Italy