december 2013 - january 2014 cex.com.au
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essica Mauboy is enjoying another `career' year.
Though this time, it's been a `global' year. in
just a matter of months, Mauboy's star went
stratospheric thanks to her starring performance
as Julie in the The Sapphires, she cut a new album,
and now she's ready to take it on the road for her first solo
national tour. right now, the multi-talented artist is one
of Australia's hottest young creative exports. And all her
energies are focused on music. Jessica opens up like never
before on Beautiful, her eagerly awaited third album. Beautiful
is Jessica's most honest album, most confident recording to
date. it's a set that reflects who she is, and where she's come
from. "i worked extremely hard on this one. it's much more
personal. i've been really hard on myself with this album. And
it's exactly what i wanted and sounds exactly as i imagined it
would," Mauboy explains.
The album was recorded in a whirlwind process. Mauboy
hit the studio immediately after she'd finished promoting
The Sapphires
; it was a long, intense route that kept her
from friends and family. "it has been, i guess, a whole new
emotional journey and ride. There was a lot of doubt that
went into this record, and emotion and heartbreak. I write
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`To The End of the Earth' Tour
supported by nathaniel Willemse.
much better when I talk of being angry or sad," she says
with smile. "it's easier to write hard break-up songs than a
pop song." Mauboy has channelled all her emotions into the
song writing process. She has writing credits on most of the
songs from Beautiful. With this album, audiences will get a
deeper sense of who Mauboy is. "i feel i really have pushed
myself. I gave myself a challenge and I got through it. I felt like
I stepped back, and really reviewed the album and took time
to reflect. it was about not trying too hard, and just singing
the songs and allowing them to breathe."
Mauboy's story so far is a remarkable one. She grew up
in darwin, and became a national darling thanks to the
platform of Australian Idol's fourth season, back in 2006. Her
debut 2008 album Been Waiting scored double platinum
sales and yielded seven ARiA Award nominations. Mauboy's
collaboration-crammed follow-up Get `Em Girls was a top
10 ARiA album and generated four multi-platinum selling
singles. now, with more than 2 million sales in australia and
a trophy cabinet full of awards, Mauboy finds herself at the
dizzying heights of pop stardom in her homeland. She got
there through deftly climbing the ladder. it's a difficult journey,
navigated with immense talent, hard work and good instincts.
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