Meet the first surviving nonuplets in history, who hold the Guinness World Record

They traveled to their parents' native Mali from Morocco, where they were born and spent 19 months of their lives.

And now, the nonuplets have traveled to Europe for the first time, two months shy of their third birthday, stopping in Italy to participate in our televised talent show Lo Show dei Record.

Every one of the nine kids is doing well and in good health.

When the nonuplets received their Guinness World Records certificate in 2022, they were too tiny to hold it, but they have since matured and now each take pride in owning it, even if it means stealing it from a sibling!

The Guinness World Records officially recognizes them as the most survivors among single-birth deliveries. Eight children born in 2009 to Nadya Suleman (USA), also known as "Octomom," previously held the record.

Halima Cissé, the mother of the nonuplets, acknowledged that although it's difficult to get all of her kids to go to bed at night, she can force them to do so by giving them cuddles: "We cuddle them so they can sleep; they really like cuddles to sleep," she added.

There had never before been any documented instances of nonuplets living longer than a few hours after delivery before the arrival of the Cissé children.

The Cissé nonuplets were delivered 30 weeks early on May 4, 2021, via Caesarean section. Every infant had a weight of 0.5–1 kg (1.1–2.2 lb).

The four boys were called Oumar, Elhadji, Bah, and Mohammed VI, and the five girls were named Adama, Oumou, Hawa, Kadidia, and Fatouma.

Halima's doctors in Mali first believed she was having septuplets, but after the Malian government transported her to a specialized center in Morocco, two more kids were discovered.

The babies needed round-the-clock care for several months after they were born and were promptly placed in incubators.

After that, they moved into a clinic-owned apartment with specialized furnishings and nurses on staff to assist Halima in managing the enormous responsibility of caring for nine newborns.

Abdelkader Arby, the father of the nonuplets, stayed in Mali during this time to take care of the couple's three-year-old daughter, Souda.

Three-year-old Souda was a lone child until she unexpectedly became the oldest of her ten siblings.

 "We are proud, it's something exceptional," Abdelkader remarked in reference to his children's world record. The family's global recognition is a wonderful thing.