Gia Farrell

Gia Farrell was born on February 9, 1989 in Suffern, New York. As such, Gia is no stranger to the New York City spotlight, and she has welcomed it almost naturally, as she has been singing since before she could even talk. She started taking voice lessons when she was 8 and she has been passionate about it ever since.

Gia's inspiration to sing came from her idols, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Christina Aguilera. She often tried to imitate the bold voices of those legendary divas. Her admiration for the great singers and her love for music led Gia to build a resume that, by the time she was 13, most 25 year olds don't possess. At just 13, Gia Farrell had already been on the Las Vegas version of Ed McMahon's Next Big Star, won on Star Search, and had already been a show-stopper on It's Showtime at The Apollo, winning performer of the year.

Gia Farrell is no one-trick pony. In her early teens, she studied both acting and singing. Her acting talents won her roles in on the stage productions of Guys and Dolls and Damn Yankees. But her music career was always first, and getting the opportunity to open for Fat Joe in upstate New York was a career-defining moment for the young Gia Farrell. She sang Beyonce's "Crazy in Love" and Mariah Carey's "Love Takes Time" almost as well as the two superstars sing the songs themselves, and Gia absolutely blew the crowd away with her performance.