Jessica Mauboy

Jessica Hilda Mauboy is an Australian RampB and pop singer, songwriter, and actress. In 2006, Mauboy was the runnerup on the fourth season of Australian Idol she had auditioned for the talent show in Alice Springs, Northern Territory to pursue a recording career. Mauboy subsequently signed a contract with Sony Music Australia.

Jessica Hilda Mauboy was born onAugust 1989 and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory. Her father, Ferdi, is an electrician of Indonesian descent who came from West Timor, and her mother, Therese, is an Indigenous Australian. Mauboys mother is from the indigenous Kuku Yalanji people in the rainforest regions of Far North Queensland. Mauboy has three older sisters Sandra, Jenny and Catherine, and a younger sister Sophia. From an early age, she was involved in the local church choir with her grandmother Harriett. Her home was described as the noisiest house on the block, with her mother often singing, her father playing guitar and the rest of the family displaying their passion for music. Mauboy attended Wulagi Primary School and Sanderson High School in Darwin. She dropped out of school in year 11.

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