Jessica Mauboy is known as an Australian R&B and pop singer, songwriter and actress. Mauboy became famous in 2006 on the fourth season of Australian Idol.
Background
Jessica Mauboy was born on August 4, 1989 in Australia. She was raised in Darwin, Northern Territory. Her family comes from the Indigenous tribe, KuKu Yalanji.
Career
A standout amongst Australia's best female artists, Jessica Mauboy has been making a splash in the music industry of Australia. On the fourth season of Australian Idol, Jessica became the runner-up but she still ended up a winner. After the show, she signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia.
After her music adventure started in 2006 with Australian Idol, Jessica went on to sell over 2.5 million units in Australia. She accomplished fourteen Top 30 hit singles from three studio albums, four ARIA certify platinum albums and she got various honors including the 2014 ARIA Award for Best Female and the 2012 ARIA Award for Best Pop Release.
Jessica added being an actress to her resume when she made her film debut in the Australian film musical, Bran Nue Dae in 2010. The film featured Academy Award winner, Geoffrey Rush. Her performance proved that she was multi-talented.
Birth Date: | 4 Aug, 1989 |
Age: | 30 yrs |
Occupations: | Singer Actor Singer-songwriter Film actor Lyricist |
Citizenship: | Australia |
Birth Place: | Darwin |
residence: | Sydney |
Gender: | Female |
Description: | Australian singer-songwriter, actress |
Twitter Id: | Jessicamauboy |
Net Worth 2021: | 6 million |