Jessica Hilda Mauboy was born on 4 August 1989 and is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress.
88 Facts About Jessica Mauboy
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Jessica Mauboy returned to acting in 2016 in the lead role in the television drama series The Secret Daughter for two seasons.
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Jessica Mauboy released two soundtrack albums from the show, the first of which made her the first Indigenous artist with a number-one album on the ARIA Albums Chart.
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Jessica Mauboy has achieved six top-ten albums and 16 top-twenty singles.
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Jessica Mauboy has won two ARIA Music Awards from 25 nominations, and was ranked sixteenth on the Herald Suns list of the "100 Greatest Australian Singers of All Time".
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Jessica Mauboy has collaborated with international artists such as Flo Rida, Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Jay Sean, and Pitbull.
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Jessica Mauboy has toured with Beyonce and Chris Brown, and performed at many notable events, including the Australian visits for Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, and US President Barack Obama.
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Jessica Mauboy was a guest performer at the second semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014.
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Jessica Mauboy competed for Australia at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest and reached 20th place.
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Jessica Mauboy was born in 1989 and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory.
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Jessica Mauboy's father, Ferdy, is an Indonesian-born electrician from West Timor.
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Jessica Mauboy's mother, Therese, is an Indigenous Australian from the Kuku Yalanji people of the rainforest regions of Far North Queensland.
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Jessica Mauboy has three older sisters, Sandra, Jenny and Catherine; and a younger sister, Sophia.
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Jessica Mauboy's home was described as the "noisiest house on the block", with her mother often singing, her father playing guitar and the rest of the family displaying their passion for music.
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Jessica Mauboy attended Wulagi Primary School and Sanderson High School in Darwin.
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At age fourteen, Jessica Mauboy's talents were exposed through the Telstra Road to Tamworth competition at the 2004 Tamworth Country Music Festival in Tamworth, New South Wales.
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Jessica Mauboy released a country-inspired rendition of the Cyndi Lauper hit "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".
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In 2006, Jessica Mauboy auditioned for the fourth season of Australian Idol in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, singing Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing".
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Jessica Mauboy never landed in the bottom three again, and ended up progressing to the final show with Damien Leith.
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Jessica Mauboy released her debut live album The Journey on 24 February 2007, which contained two discs.
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Disc one contained re-recorded covers of the selected songs Jessica Mauboy performed as part of the top twelve on Australian Idol, while disc two included a DVD of her performances on the series.
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In September 2007, Jessica Mauboy joined as the new member of the girl group Young Divas, replacing one of the group's original members, Ricki-Lee Coulter, who had left in June to resume her solo career.
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In March 2008, Jessica Mauboy signed on to the Australian Government In2Oz program, designed to promote closer ties with Indonesia.
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Jessica Mauboy co-wrote eleven of the album's songs, which were produced by Audius Mtawarira, Israel Cruz, Jonas Jeberg, Cutfather, Adam Reily, Fingaz and Kwame.
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In February 2009, Jessica Mauboy signed with UK record label Ministry of Sound.
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At the 2009 Deadly Awards, Jessica Mauboy won three awards in the categories of Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for Been Waiting, and Single Release of the Year for "Burn".
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In January 2010, Jessica Mauboy signed to Universal Music for an exclusive worldwide long-term publishing agreement.
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Jessica Mauboy released her second studio album Get 'Em Girls on 5 November 2010; it debuted at number six and was certified gold.
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Jessica Mauboy performed "Get 'Em Girls" at the 2010 Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards, where she co-hosted the award ceremony with Liam Hemsworth and Jerry Trainor, and won the award for Fave Aussie Muso.
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At the 2010 Australian of the Year Awards, Jessica Mauboy received her first nomination for Young Australian of the Year.
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Jessica Mauboy's performance was shown in the first of the four Australian specials of The Oprah Winfrey Show on 18 January 2011.
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On 17 November 2011, Jessica Mauboy performed for the Australian troops at RAAF Base Darwin, ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit to the place.
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Jessica Mauboy recorded 15 songs for The Sapphires' soundtrack album, which was released on 27 July 2012.
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Jessica Mauboy released "Gotcha" as the album's lead single, which peaked at number 43 and was certified gold.
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Jessica Mauboy received two nominations at the 2013 Australian of the Year Awards for Young Australian of the Year and Northern Territory Young Australian of the Year; she won the latter award.
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At the 2013 ARIA Music Awards, Jessica Mauboy won Best Female Artist for "To the End of the Earth".
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Jessica Mauboy embarked on the To the End of the Earth Tour, her second headlining tour, from November 2013 to January 2014.
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Jessica Mauboy appeared in an episode of Sesame Street on 20 March 2014, singing "Count the Kangaroos" in a clip which was filmed in Alice Springs with children from Yipirinya State Primary School.
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Jessica Mauboy was chosen by SBS to perform at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, in recognition of Australia's love affair with the annual event.
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Jessica Mauboy performed the single "Sea of Flags" during the second semi-final in Denmark.
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Jessica Mauboy's first extended play iTunes Session was released on 18 July 2014, and debuted at number 25.
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Jessica Mauboy received three nominations at the 2014 ARIA Music Awards, including Album of the Year and Best Female Artist for Beautiful, and Best Video for "Never Be the Same".
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Jessica Mauboy performed at the ICC Cricket World Cup opening ceremony held on 12 February 2015 at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne.
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In March 2016, Jessica Mauboy released the single "Where I'll Stay", which was used to promote the Seven Network's coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Plans for Jessica Mauboy's upcoming fourth studio album were put on hold when she released her first individual soundtrack album, The Secret Daughter: Songs from the Original TV Series, on 14 October 2016.
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The album featured music used in the television series of the same name, in which Jessica Mauboy plays the lead role of Billie Carter.
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Jessica Mauboy received six nominations at the 2017 ARIA Music Awards, including Best Female Artist and Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album for The Secret Daughter, Best Australian Live Act, and Song of the Year, Best Pop Release and Best Video for "Fallin'".
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On 11 December 2017, Jessica Mauboy was announced as the Australian representative for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Portugal; becoming the fourth artist to compete for Australia.
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In May 2018, Jessica Mauboy performed the song "We Got Love" which finished in 20th position in the final.
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On 11 April 2019, Jessica Mauboy released her new single "Sunday" from her upcoming fourth studio album, Hilda.
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In December 2020, Jessica Mauboy left Sony after fourteen years and signed a new record deal with Warner Music Australia, with new music to be released in 2021.
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On 12 November 2021, Jessica Mauboy released "Glow", the first release on Warner Music Australia.
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In March 2023, Jessica Mauboy performed "Right Here Right Now" at Sydney World Pride 2023.
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In late 2008, Jessica Mauboy moved from Darwin to Sydney, ahead of the release of her debut studio album Been Waiting.
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Jessica Mauboy is an avid fan of NRL side North Queensland Cowboys.
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Jessica Mauboy has incorporated her Aboriginal heritage into her music, including songs on the soundtrack album for The Sapphires and in the single "Sea of Flags".
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Jessica Mauboy co-wrote eleven songs on her first studio album, nine on her second studio album, and fourteen on her third studio album.
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In 2010, Jessica Mauboy was nominated for Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year at the APRA Awards.
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Jessica Mauboy stated in an interview that while working with American producer Harvey Mason, Jr.
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Jessica Mauboy experimented with an operatic-type voice on her song "Scariest Part".
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Jessica Mauboy cites Mariah Carey as her main influence and inspiration, stating that she has "drawn a lot of inspiration from watching and listening to her live performances".
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Jessica Mauboy is inspired by fellow Indigenous Australian women such as Olympic gold medalist Cathy Freeman and actress Deborah Mailman.
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Jessica Mauboy is known for her good girl image and is considered a role model to young girls and Indigenous communities in Australia.
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Humble, genuinely engaging and passionate about public service, Jessica Mauboy, put simply, is really nice.
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Jessica Mauboy's weight has been the subject of media interest, ever since her rise to fame on Australian Idol when judge Kyle Sandilands publicly told her to "lose the jelly belly".
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Jessica Mauboy told Women's Health magazine that she was proud of her curvy figure, saying "having curves is one of my favourite things".
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Jessica Mauboy has an alter ego named J Malley, who she described as her "fearless side" and "sort of like Beyonce's Sasha Fierce".
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Jessica Mauboy is often referred to as Australia's answer to Beyonce.
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In January 2010, Jessica Mauboy made her acting debut in the film adaptation of the 1990 Aboriginal musical Bran Nue Dae.
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In November 2010, Jessica Mauboy made a guest appearance in the final episode of the mini-series Underbelly: Razor, and played the role of a nightclub singer named Gloria Starr.
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In 2012, Jessica Mauboy had a lead role in The Sapphires, a film based on the stage show of the same name.
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Jessica Mauboy played the role of Julie McCrae, one of the four Indigenous Australian women who travel to Vietnam to sing for the American troops.
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In September 2013, Jessica Mauboy made a guest appearance as herself in the third and final season of the teen drama Dance Academy.
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In 2016, Jessica Mauboy was cast in the lead role of the television drama series The Secret Daughter, which premiered on the Seven Network on 3 October.
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Jessica Mauboy portrayed the role of Billie Carter, a part-time country pub singer whose life changes after coming in contact with a rich hotelier.
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Jessica Mauboy guest starred in the 2016 season finale of Home and Away as herself, where she performed at the Summer Bay Groove Festival.
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Jessica Mauboy became the new face of the video game Nintendogs + Cats 3DS in October 2010, and joined forces with RSPCA and Nintendo to help promote the game.
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Jessica Mauboy teamed up with clothing label KuKu in December 2010 to launch her five-dress fashion range, which were made available to buy at Myer stores across Australia.
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In February 2013, Jessica Mauboy was announced as the ambassador for the National Rugby League and featured in their television advertising campaign singing her cover version of Etta James' "Something's Got a Hold on Me", the theme song for the 2013 NRL season.
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Jessica Mauboy appeared in two television commercials for the program, featuring students from Wulagi Primary School in Darwin.
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In 2014, Jessica Mauboy became the ambassador for the health and wellness company Swisse and appeared in a television commercial for Telstra's commitment to its customers campaign.
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In February 2017, Jessica Mauboy became the ambassador for Foxtel's new Fox League channel dedicated to screening rugby league, and appeared in a television commercial to help launch the channel.
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Jessica Mauboy is an ambassador for the Sony Foundation, which raises funds for youth-related causes.
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Jessica Mauboy has performed at several other fundraising events including charity balls, charity dinners, Christmas carols events, and telethons.
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For many years, Jessica Mauboy has performed at the annual Channel Seven Perth Telethon.
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Jessica Mauboy headlined the Come Together charity concert in Ulverstone, Tasmania on 19 May 2013, in aid of two boys who were burnt in an explosion.
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Jessica Mauboy has contributed to Indigenous organisations aimed at improving children's education.
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In December 2020, Jessica Mauboy was announced to have joined the judging panel of The Voice Australia for its tenth season to replace Boy George.