Jessica Mauboy
Canberra Theatre Centre, Civic Sq London Circuit, 2600 Canberra Directions
Sat 03.10.2026 19:30
Join Jessica Mauboy for a deeply personal and unforgettable evening in The Story of Me: A Musical Journey Through My Career.
Through music and candid storytelling, Jessica reflects on her extraordinary evolution from a young Darwin girl to one of Australia’s most celebrated artists. For the first time, she opens up about the defining moments of her career, the highs, the setbacks, and the resilience it took to keep moving forward.
With multiple ARIA #1 hits, gold and platinum releases, and acclaim as an award-winning actress across film and television, Jessica has become one of Australia’s most celebrated entertainers.
Audiences will experience heartfelt ballads, reimagined classics, and powerhouse anthems as Jessica shares stories of leaving her long-time record label to reclaim creative control and launching her own music label and beauty brand, Desert Rose.
This intimate performance offers a rare glimpse into Jessica Mauboy as an artist, entrepreneur, and proud Indigenous woman honest, powerful, and inspiring.
One night only on October 3 + Canberra Performing Arts Theatre Canberra
More info via www.jessicamauboy.com
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Jessica Mauboy
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. After releasing a live album of her Idol performances and briefly being a member of the girl group Young Divas in 2007, Mauboy released her debut studio album, Been Waiting, the following year. It included her first number-one single, "Burn", and became the second highest-selling Australian album of 2009, certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. Her second studio album, Get 'Em Girls, showcased a harder-edged R&B sound, and produced four platinum singles. Her third studio album, Beautiful, a mixture of dance-oriented tracks, R&B and pop, included the top-ten hits "Pop a Bottle", "Never Be the Same" and "Can I Get a Moment?