Jessica Mauboy

Biography

Jessica Hilda Mauboy (born 4 August 1989) is an Australian R&B and pop singer, songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, Mauboy rose to fame in 2006 on the fourth season of Australian Idol; she became the runner-up and subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. Her mother, is an Aboriginal Australian woman of the Kuku Yalanji people. Mauboy released her debut live album The Journey in February 2007. The Journey debuted at number four on the …