Jessica Hilda Mauboy (born 4 August 1989) is an Australian singer and songw… Read Full Bio ↴Jessica Hilda Mauboy (born 4 August 1989) is an Australian singer and songwriter who rose to prominence on the fourth season of Australian Idol in 2006, placing second behind winner Damien Leith. Since Idol, she has released two solo albums which were certified gold and platinum respectively. She has multiple singles from her second album "Been Waiting" that have charted extremely well particularly the #1 single "Burn", "Running Back" and "Because". She was one of the support act for Beyonce Knowles on tour "I Am..." along with US Singer and Rapper, Flo Rida.
Jessica Hillda Mauboy's father is of Timorese-Indonesian origin while her mother is of Indigenous Australian, Native American and English descent.
At 14, she won the Telstra 'Road to Tamworth' competition, with the grand prize being a single recording contract with Sony BMG. She then recorded a country version of Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". Years later, during Australian Idol, this contract became a source of controversy, with certain media reports stating that already having a recording contract was against the rules of Idol. Grundy Television said Mauboy's experiences in Tamworth had no bearing on her involvement in Australian Idol and that she no longer had a contract with Sony, allowing her to participate in the competition.
Jessica cites Mariah Carey and Michael Jackson as her musical influences; naming Carey's hits "My All", "Anytime You Need A Friend", "Butterfly" and "Hero" as personal favourites.
In the summer of 2006, Jessica auditioned for the fourth season of Australian Idol in Alice Springs. She sang the Whitney Houston hit "I Have Nothing" and her powerful rendition impressed all three judges Mark Holden, Marcia Hines and Kyle Sandilands. Marcia stated that Mauboy was one of the most naturally blessed singers she had ever come across. She made it through to the theatre rounds with a unanimous "yes" and performed at the Kimberley Moon Experience. She came first runner-up in the finale.
On 10 December 2006, it was announced that Mauboy had secured a recording contract with Sony BMG, with company spokesman Denis Handlin stating that her debut album would be released in mid-2007.
On 24 December 2007, Mauboy performed "When a Child Is Born" and Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" at the annual 'Carols by Candlelight' event in Melbourne.
Rather than rushing through a debut album as most Idol contestants do, it was decided that while Jessica recorded her first studio album, she would release a live album containing performances from her appearances as a contestant on Australian Idol, in order to keep her in the mind of the public.
On 24 February 2007, Mauboy released The Journey, a live album containing her Idol performances. The album debuted and peaked at number four on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold for the sale of 35,000 copies.
On 26 September 2007, after much speculation, Mauboy was introduced to the public as the new member of The Young Divas - a group of four female contestants from Idol who cover old songs. Mauboy replaced one of the group's founding members, Ricki-Lee Coulter, who had featured on the group's debut album, but departed in June 2007 in order to concentrate on her solo career. The first Young Divas single to feature vocals from Mauboy, "Turn Me Loose", was released on 17 November 2007, and after debuting at number 21, the song peaked at number fifteen. The group's second studio album (and first with Mauboy) 'New Attitude' was released a week later on 24 November and debuted at #10. The album was quickly certified gold for sales of 35,000 copies.
On 28 March 2008, after six months of apparent inactivity, the Young Divas' record label, Sony BMG announced in The Daily Telegraph that due to the under performance of "Turn Me Loose", a second single would not be released from New Attitude. However, it was also stated that the group were not being dropped from the record label's line-up of artists and would continue to record music.
In early June 2008, Mauboy signed on to the Australian Government 'In2Oz' program, designed to promote closer ties with Indonesia. As a part of this program, she travelled to Indonesia for a week long trip performing around the country. She also performed on Indonesian Idol, singing "Crazy in Love" and "Sempurna" (Perfect) with former Indonesian Idol stars Mike, Judika and Lucky.
On 24 August 2008, following months of rumours, it was officially announced that after a year with the group, Mauboy had decided to quit the Young Divas in order to focus on her solo career. Founding member Paulini Curuenavuli had also decided to depart, leaving Kate DeAraugo and Emily Williams as the only remaining members of the group, though their manager David Champion stated that the Divas would undergo a third line-up change following the departures of Mauboy and Paulini, with a third album to be released later in the year.
Mauboy's debut solo single "Running Back", featuring American rapper Flo Rida, was released for download on 23 September 2008 and physical sales commenced on 11 October 2008. The single peaked at number 3, spent nineteen weeks on the singles chart and achieved double platinum status for sales of over 140,000 copies. It has also peaked at number 1 on the ARIA Urban Charts. The music video was filmed in the Docklands area of Melbourne, Victoria in Australia. Her debut studio album 'Been Waiting' was released on 22 November 2008 and debuted at number 16 peaking at number 11 on the ARIA Album Charts in its ninth week. It peaked at number 1 on the ARIA Urban Charts and was certified platinum for sales of over 70,000 copies. The album was released in Japan on April 22, 2009 and she will promote the album there later in the year. In March 2009, it was announced that Mauboy would release her debut album in the UK and would start promotion in June after signing a contract with the Ministry of Sound label. The deal made Mauboy only the second Australian Idol contestant ever to sign a UK record deal, after Ricki-Lee.
Mauboy's second single, "Burn" was released on December 6, 2008 and debuted at number 30 but after 7 weeks of rising up the ARIA singles chart it hit the number 1 spot, making it Mauboy's first number one single. It spent over twenty weeks on the chart and achieved platinum status. Like her first single, it too peaked at number 1 on the ARIA Urban Charts. The single made its debut on the Japan Hot 100 at number ninety-two on April 25, 2009.
On January 26, 2009 at the annual Australia Day concert Mauboy announced that the title track of her album "Been Waiting" would be her next single. The song was meant to make its debut on radio on February 16, 2009 but was pushed forward due to Burn being removed from most radio playlists in light of the devastating bush fires in Victoria. The single was officially released on 14 March 2009 and Mauboy performed it live on Funniest Home Videos on Saturday 4 April. The single peaked at number 12 on the official ARIA charts and at #6 on the ARIA Urban Charts.
In the week of 25 May 2009, fourth single "Because" was the number-one most added track on Australian radio. The single was released on June 12 and debuted on the ARIA Charts at number nine.
Her fifth single, "Up/Down", is expected to be released in September 2009 to coincide with her appearances supporting Beyoncé Knowles and Flo Rida on their Australian tours.
Also in 2009, Mauboy signed with cosmetic company Bloom to create a range of designer nail-polishes and in June performed at the Sydney launch of video game The Sims 3.
Jessica Mauboy's hit debut album "Been Waiting" is set for a Re-Release, it will contain a CD and DVD. It Is set to be called "Been Waiting - Deluxe Edition" The Double Disc Deluxe edition has been confirmed to come out on the 21st of August, 2009.
Jessica Hillda Mauboy's father is of Timorese-Indonesian origin while her mother is of Indigenous Australian, Native American and English descent.
At 14, she won the Telstra 'Road to Tamworth' competition, with the grand prize being a single recording contract with Sony BMG. She then recorded a country version of Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". Years later, during Australian Idol, this contract became a source of controversy, with certain media reports stating that already having a recording contract was against the rules of Idol. Grundy Television said Mauboy's experiences in Tamworth had no bearing on her involvement in Australian Idol and that she no longer had a contract with Sony, allowing her to participate in the competition.
Jessica cites Mariah Carey and Michael Jackson as her musical influences; naming Carey's hits "My All", "Anytime You Need A Friend", "Butterfly" and "Hero" as personal favourites.
In the summer of 2006, Jessica auditioned for the fourth season of Australian Idol in Alice Springs. She sang the Whitney Houston hit "I Have Nothing" and her powerful rendition impressed all three judges Mark Holden, Marcia Hines and Kyle Sandilands. Marcia stated that Mauboy was one of the most naturally blessed singers she had ever come across. She made it through to the theatre rounds with a unanimous "yes" and performed at the Kimberley Moon Experience. She came first runner-up in the finale.
On 10 December 2006, it was announced that Mauboy had secured a recording contract with Sony BMG, with company spokesman Denis Handlin stating that her debut album would be released in mid-2007.
On 24 December 2007, Mauboy performed "When a Child Is Born" and Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" at the annual 'Carols by Candlelight' event in Melbourne.
Rather than rushing through a debut album as most Idol contestants do, it was decided that while Jessica recorded her first studio album, she would release a live album containing performances from her appearances as a contestant on Australian Idol, in order to keep her in the mind of the public.
On 24 February 2007, Mauboy released The Journey, a live album containing her Idol performances. The album debuted and peaked at number four on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold for the sale of 35,000 copies.
On 26 September 2007, after much speculation, Mauboy was introduced to the public as the new member of The Young Divas - a group of four female contestants from Idol who cover old songs. Mauboy replaced one of the group's founding members, Ricki-Lee Coulter, who had featured on the group's debut album, but departed in June 2007 in order to concentrate on her solo career. The first Young Divas single to feature vocals from Mauboy, "Turn Me Loose", was released on 17 November 2007, and after debuting at number 21, the song peaked at number fifteen. The group's second studio album (and first with Mauboy) 'New Attitude' was released a week later on 24 November and debuted at #10. The album was quickly certified gold for sales of 35,000 copies.
On 28 March 2008, after six months of apparent inactivity, the Young Divas' record label, Sony BMG announced in The Daily Telegraph that due to the under performance of "Turn Me Loose", a second single would not be released from New Attitude. However, it was also stated that the group were not being dropped from the record label's line-up of artists and would continue to record music.
In early June 2008, Mauboy signed on to the Australian Government 'In2Oz' program, designed to promote closer ties with Indonesia. As a part of this program, she travelled to Indonesia for a week long trip performing around the country. She also performed on Indonesian Idol, singing "Crazy in Love" and "Sempurna" (Perfect) with former Indonesian Idol stars Mike, Judika and Lucky.
On 24 August 2008, following months of rumours, it was officially announced that after a year with the group, Mauboy had decided to quit the Young Divas in order to focus on her solo career. Founding member Paulini Curuenavuli had also decided to depart, leaving Kate DeAraugo and Emily Williams as the only remaining members of the group, though their manager David Champion stated that the Divas would undergo a third line-up change following the departures of Mauboy and Paulini, with a third album to be released later in the year.
Mauboy's debut solo single "Running Back", featuring American rapper Flo Rida, was released for download on 23 September 2008 and physical sales commenced on 11 October 2008. The single peaked at number 3, spent nineteen weeks on the singles chart and achieved double platinum status for sales of over 140,000 copies. It has also peaked at number 1 on the ARIA Urban Charts. The music video was filmed in the Docklands area of Melbourne, Victoria in Australia. Her debut studio album 'Been Waiting' was released on 22 November 2008 and debuted at number 16 peaking at number 11 on the ARIA Album Charts in its ninth week. It peaked at number 1 on the ARIA Urban Charts and was certified platinum for sales of over 70,000 copies. The album was released in Japan on April 22, 2009 and she will promote the album there later in the year. In March 2009, it was announced that Mauboy would release her debut album in the UK and would start promotion in June after signing a contract with the Ministry of Sound label. The deal made Mauboy only the second Australian Idol contestant ever to sign a UK record deal, after Ricki-Lee.
Mauboy's second single, "Burn" was released on December 6, 2008 and debuted at number 30 but after 7 weeks of rising up the ARIA singles chart it hit the number 1 spot, making it Mauboy's first number one single. It spent over twenty weeks on the chart and achieved platinum status. Like her first single, it too peaked at number 1 on the ARIA Urban Charts. The single made its debut on the Japan Hot 100 at number ninety-two on April 25, 2009.
On January 26, 2009 at the annual Australia Day concert Mauboy announced that the title track of her album "Been Waiting" would be her next single. The song was meant to make its debut on radio on February 16, 2009 but was pushed forward due to Burn being removed from most radio playlists in light of the devastating bush fires in Victoria. The single was officially released on 14 March 2009 and Mauboy performed it live on Funniest Home Videos on Saturday 4 April. The single peaked at number 12 on the official ARIA charts and at #6 on the ARIA Urban Charts.
In the week of 25 May 2009, fourth single "Because" was the number-one most added track on Australian radio. The single was released on June 12 and debuted on the ARIA Charts at number nine.
Her fifth single, "Up/Down", is expected to be released in September 2009 to coincide with her appearances supporting Beyoncé Knowles and Flo Rida on their Australian tours.
Also in 2009, Mauboy signed with cosmetic company Bloom to create a range of designer nail-polishes and in June performed at the Sydney launch of video game The Sims 3.
Jessica Mauboy's hit debut album "Been Waiting" is set for a Re-Release, it will contain a CD and DVD. It Is set to be called "Been Waiting - Deluxe Edition" The Double Disc Deluxe edition has been confirmed to come out on the 21st of August, 2009.
Stickwitu
Jessica Mauboy Lyrics
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Avant I don't want to go another day So I'm telling you…
Kid Drew and the Kids Oh, no, oh, no Come on I don't wanna go another day So…
Kidz Bop Oh, no, oh, no Come on I don't wanna go another day So…
KIDZ BOP Kids Oh, no, oh, no Come on I don't wanna go another day So…
Pussy Cat Dolls/Avant I don't want to go another day So I'm telling you…
Pussycat Dolls Hm, c'mon I don't want to go another day So I'm telling…
Pussycat Dolls(푸시캣 돌스) Hm, c'mon I don't want to go another day So I'm telling…
Pussycat Dolls/pussy cat dolls Hm, c'mon I don't want to go another day So I'm telling…
Regina Avenue I don't want to go another day So I'm telling you…
Studio Artist I Don′t Wanna Go Another Day So I'm Telling You Exactly…
The Pussy Cat Dolls/The Pussycat Dolls Hm, c'mon I don't want to go another day So I'm telling…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Jessica Mauboy:
Accelerate That Speed up speed up, speed up speed up I don't wanna…
All I Want for Christmas Is You I don't want a lot for Christmas There is just one…
All Mine Baby it's been seven months since I've held you close…
All The Way Jesus All the way Jesus, all the way low Lend me and…
Automatic Do-do (woo) Do-do-do-do-do (woo) Move for me, baby Say I'm …
Back2U I owe you twenty dollars baby, you were right I guess…
Barriers I I thought I really had it all I I never…
Beautiful Everyday is so wonderful, then suddenly, it's hard to breath…
Because It's all because, I waited for so long, you showed…
Been Waiting We've been friends for so long, I can't deny These feelings…
Better Little did you know I meant it When I set my…
Big Girls Cry Tough girl In the fast lane No time for love No time for…
Blessing Excuse me I don't wanna be the one To act out…
Breathe How can I, how can I breathe? How can I, how…
Burn Did my make up and my hair The way you like,…
Burn (Nufirm remix) Did my make-up and my hair the way you like…
Butterfly Typical of you, typical of me It's difficult for both of…
Can Anybody Tell Me Where you go, I'll follow, is that so naive of…
Can I Get a Moment? Too hot to touch? I'm burning up How you heard the news? …
Chinese Whispers Ohh, ohh, ohh Ohh, ohh, ohh, whoo Looking back to the th…
Come Runnin' You just had your ways And I never minded Turning up so…
Do It Again I'll do it again, I'll do it again ohhh mmm I'll…
Empty You just walked in through the door And you're home late…
Fallin' Something about the way you drive me up the wall…
Fight for You Everywhere I turn there's bombs going off Just total chaos …
Flame Trees Kids out driving Saturday afternoon pass me by I'm just savo…
Foreign Now, you know we could just exchange numbers but then…
Forget Your Name Funny when you had me you didn't do a thing But…
Galaxy Not sure how I survived Before I left this night Before I…
Get 'Em Girls I don't need a runway I got on my Get 'Em…
Get Back Up I know you don't think you're good enough (mmh, yeah) You…
Give You Love (Ooh, yeah-yeah) (If your heart is) If your heart is empty…
Gotcha Bang bang heat it up, Fill my cup I'm filling up Double…
Handle It He said he couldn't wait to get me alone I got…
Heartbreak Party He's a one way ticket Hate to tell you you'll be…
Here for Me When did this house get so big And when did I…
Honest You know it's not even what you've gone and done That…
I Staring out at a beautiful sunrise, I begin taking in…
I Can't Help Myself Sugar pie, honey bunch You know that I love you I can′t…
I Heard It Through The Grapevine Ooh, I bet you′re wonderin' how I knew Baby baby baby…
I'll Be There I can't lie, boy I've been missing you tonight I thought…
In Love Again (Verse 1) A single rose, the card he chose the fact…
Inescapable I'll be inescapable, unshakable, incapable You won't get rid…
It Must Have Been Love Lay a whisper on my pillow Leave the winter on the…
Jealous I don't wanna waste this But, would you wait a minute? Don't…
Just Like You The way she listens when you talk The way you're watching…
Just My Imagination Each day through my window I watch her as she Passes…
Kick up Your Heels One time for the land down under Two times for Mr.…
Kiss Me Hello I've tried this love thing before And lost it somewhere This…
Land Of A Thousand Dances One, two, three! One, two, three! You gotta know how to pony…
Let Me Be Me I'm a grown up woman but a girl again It's been…
Like This When i'm with him my body's weaker Fall deeper, one word…
Little Things You don't say I'm pretty Not like you used to And I'd…
Magical (Robotic Voice) I was on my way to the back of…
Maze You are so hard to read Like a foreign novel I don't…
Miss You Most (At Christmas Time) The fire is burning The room's all aglow Outside the Decembe…
Misty Blue Oh, Its, been such a long long time Looks like I…
Never Be the Same Let me tell you about a girl that I used…
Never Ever Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah You were ther…
No One Like You Got used to being alone that I hid the pain…
Nobody Knows I know I'm in love Cause you're all I'm thinking of Every…
Nothing to Lose I, I've heard a million times before Play it safe by…
Now I Know But now I know, but now I know but now…
On The Radio Someone found a letter you wrote me On the radio And they…
Photograph Loving can hurt Loving can hurt sometimes But it's the only …
Pop a Bottle Day and night?? Day and night your?? On my mind?? On my mind…
Reconnected Oh we need to be reconnected Oh we need to be…
Right Here Right Now So many things go round and round inside my head But…
Risk It Ain't no love gon' come your way when you play…
Run There's someone Very deep inside my heart But a million mi…
RUNNIN [Part 1] These days, you barely even say my name, Like you…
Runnin' You just had your ways And I never minded Turning up so…
Running Back These days you barely even say my name Like you don't…
Running Back Remix (feat. Flo Rida and Israel) These days you barely even say my name, Like you don't…
Saturday Night I got my cup filled up, on my way to…
Scariest Part I'm walking down the road I start to see the ghost Of…
Sea of Flags All of the colors here connecting Into the wild we go…
Selfish Tell me your out, out with your friends I'm waiting up Don't…
Stand By Your Man Sometimes it's hard to be a woman Giving all your love…
Sunday Oh Ayy, mm Woke up thinking 'bout last night (last night) A…
That Girl You might be thinkin' thinkin' Maybe maybe I'm just like tha…
The Day Before I Met You Got me walking on the sun Got me flying to the…
Then I Met You Got me walking on the sun Got me flying to the…
Then I Met You (From the TV Series "The Secret Daughter") I was living life out here all on my own Starving…
Then I Met You - Original Song from the TV Series "The Secret Daughter" I was living life at here all of my own Starving…
There for You Everywhere I turn there's bombs going off Just total chaos a…
This Ain't Love All night, daylight, everything that we had, we had. Viole…
Time After Time See sometimes you picture me I'm walking too far ahead You'r…
To the End of the Earth We can go for miles after midnight Tracing every shadow til…
To the Floor We go on We go on We just let the beat take…
Tough Love You woke up on the wrong side of the bed Was…
Tracks Of My Tears People say I′m the life of the party 'Cause I tell…
Up/Down Up/down up/down (let it go!) Can't beat me, you can't stop…
Used2B I know it's been a little tough lately You've been looking…
Wake Me Up Feeling my way through the darkness Guided by a beating hear…
Walk Away You've got your mother and your brother Every other, underco…
We Got Love Why do we always feel like we need to try? Why…
What a Man I get loving by the hundred And I get loving by…
What Happened To Us I feel you even though we're apart And without you there's…
Who We're Meant to Be These are the moments that you can't replace Ain't got no…
Who's Loving You Wheeeeeeen I had you (had you) I treated you baaaaaaad and…
Wish You Well I don't know when we stopped talking Or who had the…
Words Smile an everlasting smile a smile could bring you near…
Yellow Bird Yellow bird, up high in banana tree. Yellow bird, You…
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Nessa5651
She has such a nice voice