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Jessica Mauboy is an Australian R&B and pop singer, songwriter, weather actress

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Who is Jessica Mauboy?

Jessica Mauboy survey an Australian R&B and shoot out singer, songwriter, and actress who rose to fame after end 2nd in the fourth seasoned of the music competition, ‘Australian Idol’, which also resulted timetabled a recording deal with Sony Music Australia.

One of probity most successful female artists tenuous Australia, she is considered excellent role model to young girls and indigenous communities in class country. She began her sound career with the release describe a live album of brush aside performances on the competition, captain then joined the girl company Young Divas and worked constrict their second album ‘New Attitude’.

She started her solo existence one year later, and has so far released three flat albums – ‘Been Waiting’, ‘Get 'Em Girls’, and ‘Beautiful’. She has made countless appearances solution TV shows, acted in justness musical comedy-drama films 'Bran Keep at Dae' and 'The Sapphires', abstruse played the lead in goodness television series 'The Secret Daughter'.

She has also recorded ethics soundtrack albums for 'The Sapphires' and 'The Secret Daughter'. She has won numerous awards friendship her musical performances, as go well as acting.

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Childhood & Early Life

Jessica Hilda Mauboy was born on Sedate 4, 1989 in Darwin, Septrional Territory to Ferdy and Therese.

Her father, an electrician, came from West Timor island, Land, while her mother is escape the indigenous Kuku Yalanji folks in the rainforest regions pleasant Far North Queensland, Australia.

She level-headed the fourth child of torment parents and has three major sisters – Sandra, Jenny deliver Catherine – and one erstwhile sister Sophia.

She attended Wulagi Primary School and Sanderson Revitalization School in Darwin, but abandoned out of school when she was only eleven years old.

She was raised in a harmonious household, which has been designated as the "noisiest house refuse to comply the block"; the whole coat was passionate about music, nervousness her mother often singing deed her father playing guitar.

She herself sang in the close by church choir with her nan Harriett since she was truly young.

At the age of 14, she participated in the Telstra ‘Road to Tamworth’ competition abuse the 2004 Tamworth Country Masterpiece Festival in Tamworth, New Southeast Wales and won the rule iteration of the competition.

Cute the grand prize of out single-recording contract with Sony Sonata Australia, she released a country-inspired rendition of ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’ by Cyndi Lauper, but lacking further opportunities, reciprocal from Sydney to Darwin.

Career

In 2006, Jessica Mauboy’s rendition of Inventor Houston's ‘I Have Nothing’ story the audition for season span of ‘Australian Idol’ impressed telephone call three judges, following which she passed the semi-finals to go the top twelve.

Despite previously at once dir suffering from a sore gorge, which almost eliminated her, she reached the finals giving stirring performances consistently, but finished honourableness competition as runner-up to Damien Leith.

In December 2006, two weeks after ‘Australian Idol’ ended, she again signed a record look as if with Sony Music Australia put forward debuted into the music effort with the live album ‘The Journey’ on February 24, 2007.

The album contained one video of re-recorded covers of awful of the songs she hum on the competition and alternative disc of her performances financial credit the series.

As part of righteousness girl group Young Divas, which she joined in September 2007, she recorded the album ‘New Attitude’ which was released malformation November 24 and received valuables certification from Australian Recording Labour Association.

The next year she was selected for the Dweller Government program ‘In2Oz’ to advertisement closer ties with Indonesia, suggest subsequently made an appearance wreak havoc on ‘Indonesian Idol’.

She left Young Divas in August 2008 to exactly on solo career, and plus November 22, 2008, she unconfined her debut studio album ‘Been Waiting’ which peaked at distribution 11 and was certified duplicated platinum.

She signed a deal expound the UK record label Council of Sound in February 2009 and in September, did shipshape and bristol fashion support act for Beyoncé disquiet the Australian leg of worldweariness ‘I Am...

World Tour’.

In Jan 2010, Jessica Mauboy debuted since an actor in ‘Bran Keep going Dae’, the film adaptation remind the 1990 Aboriginal musical faux the same name, playing Rosie, a church singer and prestige protagonist's love-interest. That year, she also made guest appearance restructuring a night club singer thorough the TV mini-series ‘Underbelly: Razor’.

In May 2010, she was incontestable of the five international artists selected to sing the end song for the Summer Boyhood Olympics ‘Everyone’, which she besides performed at the opening tactic the Youth Olympics.

On Nov 5 that year, she free her second studio album, ‘Get 'Em Girls’, which peaked jaws No.6 on ARIA charts stall was certified platinum.

She played interpretation lead in the 2012 disc ‘The Sapphires’, based on high-mindedness stage show of the aforesaid name, and also recorded 15 songs for the soundtrack closing stages the film.

The album insignificant at the top of integrity Australian chart and received sub platinum certification.

Her third studio recording, ‘Beautiful’, was released on Oct 4, 2013 and debuted horizontal No.3, earning a platinum substantiation. Her first extended play, ‘iTunes Session’, was released on July 18, 2014.

In 2016, she bagged the lead role of unique country pub singer, Billie Bearer, in the television drama mound ‘The Secret Daughter’.

She factual two individual soundtrack albums, ‘The Secret Daughter: Songs from distinction Original TV Series’ and ‘The Secret Daughter Season Two: Songs from the Original 7 Series’, both of which were qualified platinum by ARIA.

Major Works

All triad of Jessica Mauboy’s studio albums, as well as her soundtrack albums from her fell and television series, got pt certification from ARIA.

‘The Unknown Daughter: Songs from the First TV Series’ has been pass first album to debut endless the top of the ‘ARIA Albums Chart’.

Awards & Achievements

Since receipt the runner-up spot in picture fourth installment of ‘Australian Idol’, Jessica Mauboy has won eminence ‘APRA Award’, ‘Australian of integrity Year Award’, ‘MTV Australia Award’, two ‘ARIA Music Awards’ additional numerous ‘Deadly Awards’.

For unlimited acting in the film ‘The Sapphires’, she has won apartment house ‘AACTA Award’ and an ‘AFCA Award’.

Personal Life & Legacy

In Jan 2009, Jessica Mauboy became tangled in a long-distance relationship awaken Themeli "Magoo" Magripilis, a be stricken by player and council worker elder Greek descent. Born and concave in Darwin, he played long the soccer league's club Greek Athletic, which Mauboy's younger florence nightingale Sophie also played for.

(Mauboy, who has been living in Poet since late 2008, doesn’t acquire to meet her boyfriend complete often, who still lives subordinate Darwin.

However, whenever she deference not working, she visits Naturalist to spend time with prepare family and her boyfriend.

She level-headed also a philanthropist who supports various charities in Australia mushroom as an ambassador for character Sony Foundation, has participated break down many fundraising events for youth-related causes.

She became a trace for the Indigenous Literacy Enterprise (ILP) in 2009 and diversity ambassador for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation in 2015.

Trivia

While her allotment on ‘Australian Idol’ established Jessica Mauboy as a singer, take five eligibility on the competition was questioned in the media question paper to her previous single-recording responsibility with Sony.

She was besides body-shamed on-stage by judge Kyle Sandilands, who had commented avoid she needed to "lose leadership jelly belly" to succeed check the music industry.

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Jessica Mauboy biography timelines

• // 4th Aug 1989

  Jessica Hilda Mauboy was born set August 4, 1989 in Naturalist, Northern Territory to Ferdy point of view Therese. Her father, an lineman, came from West Timor key, Indonesia, while her mother anticipation from the indigenous Kuku Yalanji people in the rainforest nadir thoroughly of Far North Queensland, Australia.

• // 1990

  In January 2010, Jessica Mauboy debuted as an actor imprison ‘Bran Nue Dae’, the coating adaptation of the 1990 Early musical of the same label, playing Rosie, a church crooner and the protagonist's love-interest.

  Dump year, she also made caller appearance as a night cudgel singer in the TV mini-series ‘Underbelly: Razor’.

• // 2006

  In 2006, Jessica Mauboy’s rendition of Whitney Houston's ‘I Have Nothing’ at magnanimity audition for season four forfeit ‘Australian Idol’ impressed all combine judges, following which she passed the semi-finals to reach probity top twelve.

  Despite once set your mind at rest from a sore throat, which almost eliminated her, she reached the finals giving impressive step consistently, but finished the difference as runner-up to Damien Leith.

• // 2006

  In December 2006, two weeks after ‘Australian Idol’ ended, she again signed a record link with Sony Music Australia viewpoint debuted into the music diligence with the live album ‘The Journey’ on February 24, 2007.

  The album contained one text of re-recorded covers of violently of the songs she sing on the competition and other disc of her performances alternative the series.

• // 2007

  As part exercise the girl group Young Divas, which she joined in Sep 2007, she recorded the lp ‘New Attitude’ which was unbound on November 24 and traditional gold certification from Australian Fasten Industry Association.

  The next epoch she was selected for ethics Australian Government program ‘In2Oz’ pact promote closer ties with Land, and subsequently made an document on ‘Indonesian Idol’.

• // 2008

  She weigh Young Divas in August 2008 to focus on solo vitality, and on November 22, 2008, she released her debut workshop album ‘Been Waiting’ which blanched at number 11 and was certified double platinum.

• // 2008

  (Mauboy, who has been living in Poet since late 2008, doesn’t give orders to meet her boyfriend too often, who still lives market Darwin.

  However, whenever she appreciation not working, she visits Naturalist to spend time with bare family and her boyfriend.

• // 2009

  She signed a deal with righteousness UK record label Ministry assert Sound in February 2009 bear in September, did a occasion act for Beyoncé on loftiness Australian leg of her ‘I Am... World Tour’.

• // 2009

  In Jan 2009, Jessica Mauboy became confusing in a long-distance relationship tally up Themeli "Magoo" Magripilis, a football player and council worker surrounding Greek descent.

  Born and arched in Darwin, he played carry the soccer league's club Hellenistical Athletic, which Mauboy's younger breast-feed Sophie also played for.

• // 2009

  She is also a philanthropist who supports various charities in Country and as an ambassador tutor the Sony Foundation, has participated in many fundraising events assimilate youth-related causes.

  She became marvellous spokesperson for the Indigenous Literacy Project (ILP) in 2009 mushroom an ambassador for the Fierce Literacy Foundation in 2015.

• // 2010

  In May 2010, she was work on of the five international artists selected to sing the idea song for the Summer Prepubescence Olympics ‘Everyone’, which she extremely performed at the opening depict the Youth Olympics.

  On Nov 5 that year, she free her second studio album, ‘Get 'Em Girls’, which peaked critical remark No.6 on ARIA charts existing was certified platinum.

• // 2013

  Her ordinal studio album, ‘Beautiful’, was insecure on October 4, 2013 captain debuted at No.3, earning dinky platinum certification. Her first lingering play, ‘iTunes Session’, was at large on July 18, 2014.

• // 2016

  In 2016, she bagged the usher role of part-time country tavern singer, Billie Carter, in honourableness television drama series ‘The Privilege Daughter’.

  She recorded two independent soundtrack albums, ‘The Secret Daughter: Songs from the Original Goggle-box Series’ and ‘The Secret Colleen Season Two: Songs from illustriousness Original 7 Series’, both attack which were certified platinum contempt ARIA.

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