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My father is Indonesian Timorese, my mother Aboriginal Australian.

- Jessica Mauboy
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Jessica Mauboy
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I never went to music school.

The first thing I do when I get home is take my shoes off and go barefoot.

When I was growing up, every Sunday was a rest day, so after church, we'd get all my cousins and sisters together, and my parents would take us all shop hopping. We'd go to all the different shops, and Target was always the last on the list; we'd walk in, and Mum would say, 'Go on, go crazy!'

There's been moments where I've felt, as an indigenous woman growing up in Australia, there's been that kind of rivalry of being indigenous... I've had that experience of someone saying, 'I don't know if she's going to go that far.'

I have a black pair of suede Jimmy Choos. I've only worn them once to a Sony event. The heels have these arrow plates in a pattern. There's gold, black and white and they're amazing!

I've always been a big fan of Mariah Carey. I think it's her personality. As much as she has an amazing voice, she has a crazy personality and I love the fact that she's not afraid to hide that.

When I go back home, I am just Jess, no-one special.

Country music is who I really, really am deeply.

Listening to country music as a kid allowed my imagination to run wild.

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My father is Indonesian Timorese, my mother Aboriginal Australian.

My father is Indonesian Timorese, my mother Aboriginal Australian.

My father is Indonesian Timorese, my mother Aboriginal Australian.

My father is Indonesian Timorese, my mother Aboriginal Australian.

My father is Indonesian Timorese, my mother Aboriginal Australian.

My father is Indonesian Timorese, my mother Aboriginal Australian.

My father is Indonesian Timorese, my mother Aboriginal Australian.

My father is Indonesian Timorese, my mother Aboriginal Australian.

My father is Indonesian Timorese, my mother Aboriginal Australian.

My father is Indonesian Timorese, my mother Aboriginal Australian.

My father is Indonesian Timorese, my mother Aboriginal Australian.

My father is Indonesian Timorese, my mother Aboriginal Australian.

My father is Indonesian Timorese, my mother Aboriginal Australian.

My father is Indonesian Timorese, my mother Aboriginal Australian.

My father is Indonesian Timorese, my mother Aboriginal Australian.