Territory Stories

Jessica Mauboy

Details:

Title

Jessica Mauboy,

Creator

Mauboy, Jessica,

Name

Jessica Mauboy,

Collection

Territory Women, HistoryNT,

Place of birth

Darwin,

Date of birth

1989-08-04,

Occupation

Singer-songwriter, Actress,

Cultural heritage

Indigenous Australian,

Honours and awards

ARIA Music Awards - Highest Selling Single, 2009., NT Indigenous Music Awards - Album of the Year; Single Release of the Year, 2009., MTV Australia Awards - Best Aussie, 2009., Cosmopolitan Fun, Fearless Female. Woman of the Year Awards - Favourite Singer, 2009., NT Indigenous Music Awards - Act of the Year, 2007.,

Biographical notes

Darwin born Jessica Mauboy rose to stardom on the 2006 Australian Idol TV show as the runner-up on the tightly contested fourth season. Since Australian Idol she has released two sucessful solo albums and more recently Jessica starred in the lead role in the Australian movie 'Bran Nue Dae' which was released in 2010. The singer has also visited Indonesia as a cultural ambassador with the Australian Government's In2Oz: Creative Australia program. Jessica has won a number of music awards including MTV Australia, the ARIA's and the NT Indigenous Music Awards.,

Subject

Women, Northern Territory,

Related materials

"Jess just loves to get back home to Darwin", Northern Territory News, 30 Jan 2010, p.7., "Bran nue direction in film for Top End star", Northern Territory News, 14 Jan 2010, p.7., "Our Jess crowned MTV Best Aussie", Northern Territory News, 28 Mar 2009, p.3.,

Related links

http://www.jessicamauboy.com.au, http://www.jessicamauboy.com.au [Jessica Mauboy's Official Website],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/218117,