Gaia Cauchi Explained

Gaia Cauchi M.Q.R
Birth Date:19 November 2002
Birth Place:Mġarr, Malta
Instrument:Vocals
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:2004–present

Gaia Cauchi M.Q.R. (born 19 November 2002) is a Maltese singer. She represented Malta at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 and won the contest with her song "The Start".[1]

Life and career

2004–2012: Early career

Gaia's first "international gig" came in 2011 when she appeared on the popular Italian TV show, Ti Lascio Una Canzone. She took on Tina Turner's "Proud Mary" and left the audience shouting "bellissimo!" (superlative of beautiful in Italian). She won the prestigious Sanremo Junior Music Festival a year later in her category when she was just nine years old. There, she sang "One Night Only", from Dreamgirls.[2]

2013–present: Junior Eurovision Song Contest and breakthrough

After a two-year break from the contest, PBS (Public Broadcasting Services) decided to return to the Junior Eurovision. PBS, Malta's national broadcaster went for an internal selection and chose Cauchi to represent the island nation.[3] Cauchi won the contest on 30 November with a 9-point lead over Ukraine.[4] Being the winner of the Junior Eurovision, she was given a trophy which was incidentally broken a few minutes after being awarded, when the contingent had a group hug.[5] She became the first singer from Malta to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest and the first person from the island nation to win an EBU produced competition.[4] [6]

On 2 December 2013, the Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced that Cauchi would be awarded the order Xirka Ġieħ ir-Repubblika, the country's highest honour.[7] This move generated controversy,[8] and she and her team were given the Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika instead on 13 December 2013.[9]

Cauchi made an appearance in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 performing part of her winning song. At the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 contest, Cauchi performed during the interval act and delivered the "Kids' Jury" points. For the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016, which returned to Malta, Cauchi revealed the points from the adult Maltese jury and in, for the occasion of the 20th edition of the event, she performed as part of the winners interval act in Yerevan.[10]

In 2018, Cauchi auditioned for the 15th series of The X-Factor. She was placed in the group "Sweet Sense". On 13 October 2018, Judge Robbie Williams sent Sweet Sense, including Gaia, home from the Judges' Houses round.[11]

In 2019, she released her single 'Why Should I?'. Cauchi has also been nominated for 3 awards at the Malta Music Awards.

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
MLT
[12]
"Noti u Kliem"2012rowspan="10"
"The Start"2013
"Floating on Air"2014
"#Together"
"Children of the Future"
"Hey Hello"2017
"Why Should I?"[13] 2019
"Over You"[14] 20202
"Message"[15] 2021
"Eye for an Eye"[16] 20227
"Kewkba Feġġeja"[17] Mużika Mużika 2022
"Unlove Me"[18] 4rowspan="5"
"11:11"[19]
"Why?"[20] 20231
"Sincerely, You"[21] 2024
"Cupid"[22] 1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
MLT
"Lately"[23]
20189rowspan="5"
"Skin Deep"[24]
2021
"Running"[25]
20223
"Flavor"[26]
"What Are We Now?"[27]
20242
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
MLT
"Taħt Ħarstek"20226Mużika Mużika 2022
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Siim. Jarmo. Malta picks Gaia Cauchi for Kyiv. European Broadcasting Union. 30 November 2013. 26 September 2013.
  2. Web site: Zadoorian. Loosine. MALTA: PBS CHOOSES MINI TINA TURNER FOR JUNIOR EUROVISION 2013. WIWIBLOGGS.COM. 1 December 2013. 26 September 2013. 3 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011807/http://wiwibloggs.com/2013/09/26/gaia-cauchi-junior-eurovision-2013/32196/. dead.
  3. Web site: Bayliss. Marc Calleja. JESC 2013: Gaia Cauchi Chosen to Represent Malta. escflashmalta. 30 November 2013. 25 September 2013.
  4. Web site: Fisher. Luke James. Malta wins Junior Eurovision 2013. 30 November 2013. 30 November 2013.
  5. Web site: - YouTube. YouTube.
  6. News: Malta wins Junior Eurovision Song contest. BBC News. 2 December 2013.
  7. News: Gieh ir-Repubblika for Gaia Cauchi. 13 December 2015. Times of Malta. 2 December 2013.
  8. News: Controversy rages over Gaia Gieh ir-Repubblika award. 13 December 2015. Times of Malta. 4 December 2013.
  9. News: Gaia to receive same honour as Ira Losco. 13 December 2015. The Malta Independent. 4 December 2013.
  10. Web site: 2022-12-02 . Junior Eurovision 2022: 11 Champions will perform in Yerevan! . 2022-12-11 . junioreurovision.tv . en.
  11. Web site: X Factor UK: Robbie Williams sends home Gaia Cauchi's girl group Sweet Sense. 14 October 2018.
  12. Peak chart positions for singles in Malta:
  13. Web site: Why Should I? - Single by Gaia Cauchi on Apple Music. Apple Music. English. 2019-10-02. 2023-01-07.
  14. Web site: Over You - Single by Gaia Cauchi on Apple Music. Apple Music. English. 2020-11-11. 2023-01-07.
  15. Web site: Message - Single by Gaia Cauchi on Apple Music. Apple Music. English. 2021-02-11. 2023-01-07.
  16. Web site: Eye For an Eye - Single by Gaia Cauchi on Apple Music. Apple Music. English. 2022-03-17. 2023-01-07.
  17. Web site: Kewkba Feġġeja - Single by Gaia Cauchi on Apple Music. Apple Music. English. 2022-05-13. 2023-01-07.
  18. Web site: Unlove Me - Single by Gaia Cauchi on Apple Music. Apple Music. English. 2022-09-16. 2023-01-07.
  19. Web site: 11:11 - Single by Gaia Cauchi on Apple Music. Apple Music. English. 2022-11-11. 2023-01-07.
  20. Web site: why? - Single - Album by Gaia Cauchi on Apple Music. Apple Music. English. 2023-10-20. 2023-11-05.
  21. Web site: Sincerely, You - Single - Album by Gaia Cauchi on Apple Music. Apple Music. English. 2024-02-14. 2024-07-27.
  22. Web site: Cupid - Single - Album by Gaia Cauchi on Apple Music. Apple Music. English. 2024-04-05. 2024-07-27.
  23. Web site: Lately (feat. Gaia Cauchi & Kevin Paul Calleja) - Single by Sheldona on Apple Music. Apple Music. English. 2018-07-08. 2023-01-07.
  24. Web site: Skin Deep (feat. Michela, Gaia Cauchi & Destiny) - Single by Maxine Pace on Apple Music. Apple Music. English. 2021-12-02. 2023-01-07.
  25. Web site: Running - Single (feat. Gaia Cauchi). Apple Music. English. 2022-03-07. 2023-01-07.
  26. Web site: FLAVOR (feat. Gaia Cauchi) - Single by Owen Leuellen on Apple Music. Apple Music. English. 2022-08-24. 2023-01-07.
  27. Web site: What Are We Now? (feat. Gaia Cauchi) - Single - Album by Jon Guelas on Apple Music. Apple Music. English. 2023-10-20. 2023-11-05.