Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Hilda Mauboy (born 4 August 1989) is an Australian-Indonesian R&B singer-songwriter and actress. She has released three studio albums, one live album, three soundtrack albums, one extended play and 35 singles.
Competitions
In 2006, she was runner-up on the fourth season of Australian Idol. After this, she signed for Sony Music Entertainment. She was a guest performer at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014. She later competed for Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018 with the song "We Got Love", placing 20th out of the 26 finalists.[1]
Film & television
Mauboy has appeared in the movies Bran Nue Dae (2010) and The Sapphires (2012). She has also starred in the drama television series The Secret Daughter since 2016. From 2021 to 2023, she was a judge on The Voice Australia.
Personal life
Mauboy was born in Darwin, Northern Territory. Her mother is an Indigenous Australian and her father is from West Timor, Indonesia.
Jessica Mauboy Media
Mauboy with Damien Leith at the Australian Idol grand finale
Mauboy at the 2013 ARIA Music Awards
Jessica Mauboy at the Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon (2018)
Mauboy at the Australian premiere of The Sapphires in August 2012
References
- ↑ "Jessica Mauboy will represent Australia at Eurovision 2018". Special Broadcasting Service. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.