Jessica Hilda Mauboy is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, she rose to fame in 2006 on the fourth season of Australian Idol, where she was runner-up and subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia.
Who is Jessica Mauboy’s father?
Jessica Mauboy’s father, Ferdy, is an Indonesian-born electrician from West Timor. Her mother, Therese, is an Indigenous Australian from the Kuku Yalanji people of the rainforest regions of Far North Queensland. Mauboy has three older sisters, Sandra, Jenny, and Catherine; and a younger sister, Sophia.
Is Jessica Mauboy’s dad still alive?
During an interview with The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Tuesday to promote her new single Blessing, Jessica reflected on her father’s near-death experience.
‘My dad was on fire’: Jessica Mauboy reveals the day her world fell apart when her father Ferdy was badly injured in a workplace accident