Jessica Hilda Mauboy famed as Jessica Mauboy is an Australian R&B and pop singer, songwriter, and actress who rose to fame after finishing 2nd in the fourth season of the music competition, ‘Australian Idol’, which also resulted in a recording deal with Sony Music Australia. She competed for Australia at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest and reached 20th place. Overall, she is a very talented singer.
Jessica Mauboy performs latest single "Little Things" on 'Australia's Got Talent'
The semi-final episode of Australia's Got Talent was probably one of the best, mainly because it starred guest judge and Australian icon Jessica Mauboy. Not only did the show display some of the best talents from the show, the audience, and viewers at home were treated with a special performance of Jessica's latest single "Little Things". Mauboy's' performance comes shortly after the premiere of her music video for the new single. After her emotional performance during the Channel Seven talent show, host Ricki-Lee asked Mauboy about the inspiration behind her new song. "This song means so much to me first of all, and this song really comes fro mym family so I wanted to write something that was so authentic and personal and I've never really done that before with any of my music, so I guess really this is about growth for me at this stage. "With this song, the reaction has been so unbelievable. every moment that I sing it I feel that everyone's connecting to it in their own way. I just want to thank you all for your love and support on this song," Jessica told the crowd. The song marks the second teaser from her upcoming fourth studio album titled Hilda, which is available from October 18th. But her performance during the show wasn't the only exceptional thing Mauboy did as a guest judge. After fan-favorite singer 15-year-old Olina Loau sang Beyonce's "Listen", Mauboy awarded her the Golden Buzzer (again!).
Early Life of Jessica Mauboy
Jessica was born on 4th August 1989, in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia as Jessica Hilda Mauboy. Her father’s name is Ferdy Mauboy who is an electrician and her mother’s name is Therese Mauboy. She was raised in a musical household, which has been described as the “noisiest house on the block”; the whole family was passionate about music, with her mother often singing and her father playing guitar. In addition, she herself sang in the local church choir with her grandmother Harriett since she was very young. She has a sister namely, Sandra Mauboy. She holds Australian citizenship and mixed (Indonesian- Kuku Yalanji Aboriginal Australian) ethnicity. Her birth sign is Leo. Talking about Jessica’s education history, she attended Wulagi Primary School and Sanderson High School in Darwin but dropped out of school. As of 2019, she celebrated her 30th birthday. Her religion is Christian. Her other early life information will be added soon.
Body Measurements of Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Mauboy is a very beautiful singer. She has a height of 5 feet 4 inches and she weighs 54Kg. Additionally, she has a measurement of 34-26-32 inches and her bra size is 34B. Her hair color is dark brown and her eyes color is dark brown. Overall, she has got a very healthy body with a charming smile on her lips.
Career of Jessica Mauboy
- In 2006, Jessica Mauboy’s rendition of Whitney Houston’s ‘I Have Nothing’ at the audition for season four of ‘Australian Idol’ impressed all three judges, following which she passed the semi-finals to reach the top twelve.
- Despite once suffering from a sore throat, which almost eliminated her, she reached the finals giving impressive performances consistently, but finished the competition as runner-up to Damien Leith.
- In December 2006, two weeks after ‘Australian Idol’ ended, she again signed a record deal with Sony Music Australia and debuted into the music industry with the live album ‘The Journey’ on 24th February 2007.
- Whereas, as part of the girl group Young Divas, which she joined in September 2007, she recorded the album ‘New Attitude’ which was released on 24th November and received a gold certification from Australian Recording Industry Association.
- The next year she was selected for the Australian Government program ‘In2Oz’ to promote closer ties with Indonesia, and subsequently made an appearance on ‘Indonesian Idol’.
- The album peaked at the top of the Australian chart and received double-platinum certification.
- She performed at the ICC Cricket World Cup opening ceremony held on 12 February 2015 at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne.
- She released the single "Where I'll Stay" in March 2016.
- She was announced as the Australian representative for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Portugal on 11th December 2017.
- On 11th April 2019, she released her new single "Sunday" from her upcoming fourth studio album, Hilda.
- A video for the song was released on 30th April 2019, directed by Nick Waterman and produced by Jo Austin.
- he album's second single "Little Things" was released on 21 June along with the pre-order for the album.
Net Worth of Jessica Mauboy
Jessica is a very successful actress and she has an estimated net worth of around $6 million and she has earned that sum of money from her professional career. Her exact salary has not been revealed yet but it will be added soon.
Marital Status, Dating, Girlfriend
Jessica Mauboy is not married yet but he is involved in a long-distance relationship with Themeli “Magoo” Magripilis, a soccer player and council worker of Greek descent. Born and raised in Darwin, he played for the soccer league’s club Hellenic Athletic, which Mauboy’s younger sister Sophie also played for. Mauboy, who has been living in Sidney since late 2008, doesn’t get to meet her boyfriend very often, who still lives in Darwin. However, whenever she is not working, she visits Darwin to spend time with her family and her boyfriend. As of today, the couple is living a happy life without any disturbances.
