Michaja Nicolaï (Dutch: ; born 7 March 1996), known professionally as Mia Nicolai, is a Dutch singer, songwriter and actress. She is set to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 alongside Dion Cooper with the song "Burning Daylight".
Nicolaï was born on 7 March 1996 in Amsterdam as the second daughter of lawyer and Party for the Animals politician Peter Nicolaï and Russian-born musician and composer Marynka Nicolaï-Krylova. She started taking drama and ballet classes at the age of three. According to Nicolaï, this sparked an interest in music, which would eventually lead to her taking piano and violin lessons.
In 2018, Nicolaï released her first single, a cover of American composer Glenn Miller's "At Last". In 2020, she released "Set Me Free" and "Mutual Needs", the latter of which was featured on DJ Zane Lowe's radio show. In 2021, she released two singles, "People Pleaser" and "Dream Go".