Jessica Mauboy

At 34 years old, Jessica Mauboy has this physical status:

Music career

Mauboy auditioned for the fourth season of Australian Idol in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, singing Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing." Her audition impressed all three judges, and she then advanced to the semifinals and then to the top twelve. The media cited her prior Sony employment as the reason for dismissal, but the producers refused to ban her from the show because it had already ended. Judge Kyle Sandilands weighed in on Mauboy's weight in the final 11 weeks, after her interpretation of Kelly Clarkson's "Walk Away" in the film industry, saying she should "lose the jelly belly" if she wanted to succeed in the music industry. Mauboy was astonished by the remark. Mauboy said, "I kind of took it as a joke" in an interview with Alicia Neil of Who magazine, two years after the incident. "I look back on it as a positive thing; it made me a better person."

Mauboy's first touchdown of the season came from judge Mark Holden's rendition of Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful" in the final ten weeks of the season. She had a sore throat that culminated in a poor interpretation of Phil Collins' "Another Day in Paradise" and near-elimination, putting her in third place in the bottom three. She never made it to the bottom of the rankings again, and Damien Leith's final show was a hit. Mauboy was voted runner-up to Leith at the grand finale on November 27th at the Sydney Opera House on November 27th. She signed a recording deal with Sony Music Australia in December 2006, just two weeks after Idol came to an end.

On February 24, 2007, Mauboy's debut live album The Journey was released, but it came with two discs. On one of the re-recorded covers of Mauboy's chosen songs as part of the top twelve on Australian Idol, while on the other hand, there was a DVD of her performances on the series. The Journey debuted at number four on the ARIA Albums Chart and was awarded gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for deliveries of 35,000 units. Mauboy became the new member of the Girl group Young Divas in September 2007, replacing Ricki-Lee Coulter, one of the group's original members who had left in June to restart her solo career. New Attitude, the band's second studio album, was released on November 24, 2007, and was rated gold on debut. The album was preceded by lead single "Turn Me Loose," which reached the top of the ARIA Singles Chart, at number 15 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Mauboy accepted the In2Oz initiative by the Australian government in March 2008, which was intended to strengthen ties with Indonesia. She travelled to Indonesia for a three-day tour around the region, including an appearance on Indonesian Idol. Mauboy had begun to work on her first solo studio album at this time. Mauboy revealed in August 2008 that after a year with the Young Divas, she had to resign in order to focus on her solo career. Paulini, the Founding member, had already decided to leave, leaving Kate DeAraugo and Emily Williams as the only remaining members. However, DeAraugo and Williams both resumed their solo careers, and the group officially disbanded.

Been Waiting, Mauboy's debut studio album, debuted on November 22, 2008, putting it at number 11 on the charts and earning double platinum for 140,000 units. Mauboy co-wrote eleven of the album's songs, which were produced by Audius Mtawarira, Israel Cruz, Jonas Jeberg, Cutfather, Adam Reily, Fingaz, and Kwamé. Critics also gave the album high marks. Davey Boy of Sputnikmusic ranked the album three out of five stars and said that it was a "impressive debut" which means there might be quality music to look forward to as she matures and expands experience. Flo Rida, an American rapper, reached the top of the charts with his album "Running Back," which was rated double platinum. The second single, "Burn," became Mauboy's first number-one single and was certified platinum. It also ranked at number 92 on the Japan Hot 100, becoming Mauboy's first single to chart internationally. The album's third single and title track debuted at number 12 and was named gold. Both "Because" and "Up/Down" were the top-selling singles, with "Because" and "Up/Down" gaining the highest sales at number nine and 11, respectively, and both were certified gold.

Mauboy signed with UK record label Ministry of Sound in February 2009. Been Waiting was first introduced in Japan on April 22, 2009, and the Japanese Albums Chart ranked it at number 138. Mauboy received three accolades in the categories of Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for Been Waiting, and Single Release of the Year for "Burn" at the 2009 Deadly Awards. On the Australian leg of her I Am... World Tour in September 2009, Mauboy, along with Flo Rida, served as a support act for Beyoncé. Mauboy received seven awards for Been Waiting and its Singles, Best Pop Release, Breakthrough Artist Album, Best Female Artist, Breakthrough Artist Single for "Running Back," and "Burn"; she was nominated for Best Selling Album, Best Pop Release, Breakthrough Artist Single for "Running Back," as well as the highest selling single for "Running Back" and "Burn." Mauboy gained the Most Popular Single for "Running Back" in the end.

Mauboy signed a long-term publishing deal with Universal Music in January 2010. Mauboy collaborated with four other international artists on the continent in May 2010 —Sean Kingston representing America, Jody Williams representing Africa, Tabitha Nauser (Asia), Steve Appleton (Europe), with Mauboy representing Oceania — on the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics' theme song, "Everyone." At the start of the Youth Olympics held in Singapore on August 14, 2010, Mauboy, Williams, Nauser, and Appleton all performed "Everyone." Due to a passport mismatch, Kingston was unable to attend the performance. Get 'Em Girls, Mauboy's second studio album, debuted on November 5th and was awarded gold. She had flown to the United States in February to work on the record in Los Angeles, New York, and Atlanta with American songwriters and producers, the bulk of whom she had not worked with before. Mauboy co-wrote eight of the album's songs. Critics generally disagree on 'Em Girls.' Majhid Heath of ABC Online Indigenous rated the album two-and-a-half out of five actors as "non-cohesive, auto-tuned ravaged pop/R&B that strips away this brilliant young singer's talent."

The album's title track, which starred American rapper Snoop Dogg, debuted at number 19 on the charts. At the 2010 Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards, Mauboy co-hosted the award ceremony with Liam Hemsworth and Jerry Trainor, and received the trophy for Fave Aussie Muso. The following singles, "Saturday Night" starring American rapper Ludacris and "What Happened to Us," starring English singer Jay Sean, peaked at number seven and fourteen respectively, peaked at number seven and fourteen respectively. The former single was awarded double platinum, but the latter was only certified platinum. Mauboy received her first nomination for Young Australian of the Year at the 2010 Australian of the Year Awards. On December 10, 2010, she performed at the Federation Square in Melbourne, before Oprah Winfrey's visit to the city. In the first of The Oprah Winfrey Show's four Australian specials on January 18, 2011, Mauboy's appearance was on display. She appeared as a support act for Chris Brown's Australian leg of his F.A.M.E. Tour de France.

On August 12, 2011, get 'Em Girls,' a deluxe edition that included Stan Walker's singles "Inescapable" and "Galaxy." The former single peaked at number four and was awarded double platinum, while the latter peaked at number 13 and was named platinum. "Galaxy" debuted at number 36 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, making it Mauboy's first single to chart in the country. At RAAF Base Darwin, Australia's troops were on display on November 17, 2011, ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit to the location. Mauboy and Walker embarked on their Galaxy Tour through Australia in January 2012, marking her first headlining tour. On The Sapphires' soundtrack album, Mauboy performed 15 songs. The album debuted at number one and was rated platinum. "Gotcha" was Mauboy's first single, and it was awarded gold by the company. "Gotcha" was nominated for Best Female Artist, Best Pop Release for "Gotcha," and "Galaxy" was a year-end award at the 2012 ARIA Music Awards.

Mauboy was nominated for two awards at the 2013 Australian of the Year Awards for Young Australian of the Year and Young Australian of the Year; she received the latter award. She appeared in a singing quiz segment for Ellen DeGeneres' two Australian shows in Sydney and Melbourne in March 2013. She appeared at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards Governors Ball in Los Angeles in September 2013. Beautiful, Mauboy's third studio album, was announced on October 4th, 2013; it debuted at number three and was certified platinum. The lead single "To the End of the Earth" reached number 21 and was rated gold, while "Pop a Bottle (Fill Me Up)" debuted at number two and was designated platinum. "Pop a Bottle (Fill Me Up)" debuted in New Zealand and became Mauboy's third single to chart internationally in New Zealand. The following singles, "Beautiful" and "Never Be the Same," debuted at numbers 46 and six, respectively, with the latter single being designated platinum.

Mauboy sang of "Live at Dawn," with Ricky Martin and Ricky Martin, as well as a medley of "Something's Got a Hold on Me" and "Pop a Bottle (Fill Me Up) on October 6, 2013 at the 2013 NRL Grand Final. Mauboy was named Best Female Artist for "To the End of the Earth" at the 2013 ARIA Music Awards. From November 2013 to January 2014, she embarked on the To the End of the Earth Tour, her second headlining tour. Mauboy, Dami Im, Justice Crew, Nathaniel Willemse, Samantha Jade, and Taylor Henderson unveiled a cover of "I Am Australian" on the 2014 Australia Day commemoration, which peaked at number 51. In a clip that was shot in Alice Springs with children from Yipirinya State Primary School, she appeared in an episode of Sesame Street on 20 March 20, 2014, singing "Count the Kangaroos." SBS selected Mauboy to compete at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in recognition of Australia's love affair with the annual event. During the second semi-final in Denmark, she performed the single "Sea of Flags." Jessica Mauboy's Road to Eurovision was shown on SBS on May 10, 2014, before they announced the second semi-final coverage.

On July 18, 2014, Mauboy's first extended play iTunes Session debuted at number 25. She appeared at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Flag Handover Ceremony at Hampden Park Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, on August 3rd, marking the official handover of the Commonwealth Games from Glasgow to the Gold Coast in 2018. On November 21, 2014, Beautiful was re-released as a platinum version, as well as the singles "Can I Get a Moment?" "The Day Before I Met You" and "The Day Before I Met You" The former single debuted at number five and was awarded platinum status. At the 2014 ARIA Music Awards, Mauboy received three nominations, including Album of the Year and Best Female Artist for Beautiful and Best Video for "Never Be the Same."

On Tuesday, Mauboy performed at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne, at the ICC Cricket World Cup opening ceremony. She appeared on the US Today show on May 3, 2015, during a segment that was filmed live at the Sydney Opera House with host Savannah Guthrie. In an interview with the Australian Associated Press the same month, Mauboy revealed that she had already begun writing songs for her forthcoming fourth studio album. "This time around with the album, I would like to...just take risks in terms of the appearance and identifying myself as a woman," she said. It's more of a rhythmic pop so it isn't likely to be popular. It's going to be a little bit more soul." This Ain't Love," originally planned to be the album's lead single, debuted at number five and was labeled gold. At the 2015 ARIA Music Awards, Mauboy, The Veronicas, and Tina Arena performed Arena's 1994 single "Chains," where Arena was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. Following the success, their version was announced as a single and peaked at number 14.

Mauboy's single "Where I'll Stay" was released in March 2016 to promote the Seven Network's coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympics. When she first solo soundtrack album, The Secret Daughter: Songs from the Original TV Series, on October 14, 2016, Mauboy's forthcoming fourth studio album was put on hold. The album featured music from the television series of the same name, in which Mauboy plays Billie Carter's lead role. Cold Chisel, Crowded House, The Clash, Roxette, Ed Sheeran, and Alex Lloyd were among the twelve original songs and twelve cover versions of songs on the album. "Risk It" (one of the original songs) was released as the lead single from the soundtrack album. The Secret Daughter: Songs from the Original TV Series became Mauboy's first individual number one album and also made her the first Indigenous artist to reach number one on the ARIA Albums Chart. In March and April 2017, Mauboy embarked on her third headlining tour, All the Hits Live – The Australian Tour, where she performed songs from the last ten years of her career.

The Secret Daughter Season Two: Songs from the Original 7 Series, Mauboy's second individual soundtrack album, was released on October 6, 2017. The compilation contained two original songs and sixteen covers of songs by The Church, Crowded House, Thirsty Merc, Paul Kelly, Lighthouse Family, and Aretha Franklin, among others. "Fallin'" was the album's lead single; it debuted at number 11, became Mauboy's sixteenth top-twenty hit and was certified platinum. The Secret Daughter Season Two: Songs from the Original 7 Series debuted at number two and became Mauboy's fifth top-ten album. The Secret Daughter, Best Female Artist and Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album for her debut, and Best Original Soundtrack, Best Australian Live Actor, and Best Video for "Fallin" earned six nominations at the 2017 ARIA Music Awards, including Best Female Artist and Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album for "Fallin."

Mauboy was named as the Australian representative for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Portugal on December 11, 2017, becoming the fourth artist to compete for Australia. "We Got Love," Mauboy's debut in the final in May 2018, ranked 20th in the final.

Mauboy's new single, "Sunday" from her forthcoming fourth studio album, Hilda, was released on April 11, 2019. On the 30th of April 2019, Nick Waterman directed the project and produced by Jo Austin, there was a video for the song. On June 21, the album's second single "Little Things" was released along with the album's pre-order. Hilda debuted on the ARIA Albums Chart at number one. "Little Things" was named as an ARIA platinum single in October 2019. "Selfish" from Hilda's third official single of the month.

Mauboy resigned Sony after fourteen years and signed a new recording contract with Warner Music Australia in December 2020, with new music to be announced in 2021.

Mauboy's first appearance on Warner Music Australia was on November 12, 2021. She revealed the debut of her forthcoming single "Automatic" on April 27, 2022, saying, "It's happening!" "Automatic's new single is out on May 8th." The track's music video was also posted on her YouTube channel on May 8, 2022.

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