Gaia Gozzi

Gaia Gozzi, known as Gaia (born 29 September 1997), is an Italian singer and songwriter.[1]

Gaia Gozzi
Background information
Born (1997-09-29) 29 September 1997
Guastalla, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active2016–present
LabelsSony Music

She became famous for winning the nineteenth edition of the talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi in 2020,[2] and for being the runner-up at the tenth edition of the Italian version of X Factor in 2016.[3][4]

Biography and career

Gaia was born in Guastalla (Reggio Emilia), from a Brazilian mother and an Italian father; she currently lives in Viadana (Mantua). In her songs she mixes Italian and Brazilian Portuguese.[5]

In 2016 she participated as a contestant in the tenth edition of the TV format X Factor, becoming part of Fedez's team, finishing in second place.[6] She released her EP New Dawns, containing the same-titled single, certified gold by FIMI for selling over 25,000 copies.[7][8] During 2017 she opened the concerts of Giorgia's Oronero Tour and released the single "Fotogramas".[9][10]

In 2019 she was cast in the nineteenth edition of the talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi. The singer wrote and composed several songs during the program, included in the album Genesi, released on March 20, 2020 by Sony Music.[11] The album debuted at number 15 in the FIMI chart, peaking the fifth position following the talent show singer's victory.[12] The promotional single "Chega", reached number 11 in the Italian Singles charts.[13] On April 22, she announced the reissue of the album in physical format, entitled Nuova Genesi.[14]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Genesi (2020)

EPs
  • New Dawns (2016)

Singles
  • "New Dawns" (2016)
  • "Fotogramas" (2017)
  • "Chega" (2020)
  • "Coco Chanel" (2020)
  • "Nuove strade" (2020)

References
  1. "Gaia Gozzi: vince Amici 2020, chi è Gaia età altezza peso biografia". TheItalianTimes.it (in Italian). 4 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. Franco, Renato (4 April 2020). "Amici 2020, vince la cantante Gaia Battuto il ballerino Javier" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. "L'EP di Gaia, la simil-Florence Welch finalista di X Factor". rockol.it. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. "Gaia Gozzi Genesi tracklist e autori del nuovo album (audio)". All Music Italia (in Italian). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. "Gaia Gozzi: vince Amici 2020, chi è Gaia età altezza peso biografia". TheItalianTimes.it (in Italian). 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  6. "Gaia - X Factor 2016 | Sky Uno". X Factor. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  7. s.r.l, Rockol com. "√ L'EP di Gaia, la simil-Florence Welch finalista di X Factor". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  8. "Certificazioni Singoli Digitali (week 02 / 2017)". www.fimi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  9. Tomao, Chiara (2017-03-20). "Gaia Gozzi apre l'Oronero tour di Giorgia tra manichini e cover a sorpresa: scaletta e video del concerto". Optimagazine: ultime news, video e notizie italiane e dal mondo. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  10. "Torna GAIA con il singolo "Fotogramas"". All Music Italia (in Italian). 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  11. "Gaia Gozzi Genesi tracklist e autori del nuovo album (audio)". All Music Italia (in Italian). 2020-03-20. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  12. "Classifiche - FIMI". www.fimi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  13. "Classifiche - FIMI". www.fimi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  14. s.r.l, Rockol com. "√ Gaia, torna 'Genesi' con nuove canzoni (e in formato fisico)". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-04-30.


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