Finding her true voice

By Ed Gibbs
August 5 2012 - 3:00am
Reconnecting ... Jessica Mauboy with a fan in the outback. The singer has been discovering more about her Aboriginal heritage.
Reconnecting ... Jessica Mauboy with a fan in the outback. The singer has been discovering more about her Aboriginal heritage.

She's been courted by music mogul Simon Cowell. She had an audition for a Broadway debut, meeting with heavyweight songwriters such as Diane Warren. And her appearance at this year's Cannes Film Festival for the world premiere of The Sapphires caused industry heads to swoon. It finally seems as though life has a golden ticket for Jessica Mauboy, the star once marketed as a wholesome girl next door, only then to be trumped as a vamped-up R&B sexpot.

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