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 family?
Jessica Hilda Mauboy was born on August 4, 1989, in Darwin, Northern Territory to Ferdy and Therese. Her father, an electrician, came from West Timor island, Indonesia, while her mother is from the indigenous Kuku Yalanji people in the rainforest regions of Far North Queensland, Australia.
She is the fourth child of her parents and has three older sisters – Sandra, Jenny, and Catherine – and one younger sister Sophia. She attended Wulagi Primary School and Sanderson High School in Darwin but dropped out of school when she was only eleven years old.
How many family members does Jessica Mauboy have?
Mauboy has three older sisters, Sandra, Jenny, and Catherine; and a younger sister, Sophia.
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. She sang in the local church choir with her grandmother Harriett since she was very young.