2018 Eurovision Australian representative Jessica Mauboy has been gearing up for the release of her new album ‘Hilda’ on October 18, which is her first album in six years.
Since then, she has released two singles from her upcoming album; Sunday and Little Things, with the music video for Little Things being nominated in the ‘Best Video’ category in the ARIA Music Awards.
About ‘Little Things’
When she confirmed her new album ‘Hilda’, Jess has mentioned that ‘Little Things’ holds a “special place to her heart”. In addition to this, Jess has also confirmed that it is her most personal song to date. ‘Little Things’ is about her family, her mother and her grandmother Hilda (the person who the album is dedicated to), who, unfortunately Jess didn’t have a chance to meet.
“This song is everything we want to tell our loved ones… to remind them that all we want is to be loved and appreciated in all of the things we do.”
Jessica on Little Things
After releasing of ‘Little Things’, Jess has been busy on the promotional trail. She has performed the single on The Voice Australia, The Logie Awards, Sunrise, Australia’s Got Talent, Paul Murray’s ‘Our Town’. In addition to that, Little Things has been certified Gold by ARIA, and the music video has over 2.7million views at the time of writing.
What is the ARIA Music Awards?
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry and organised by the Australian Recording Industry Association.
In the ‘Best Video Category’ it has been confirmed that Jess is up against Eurovision 2015 participant Guy Sebastian, who is nominated for his song ‘Choir’, we’ll find out the winner on November 27.
Jessica Mauboy at the Eurovision Song Contest
Danish broadcaster DR invited Australia as an interval act for the Eurovision 2014. Ultimately, Australia decided to send Jessica Mauboy. She performed ‘Sea of Flags‘ during the 2nd Semi-Final of Eurovision 2014 to positive reception.
However, it seems that Jessica had unfinished business. She was selected to represent Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018, with her song ‘We Got Love‘. During her participation in Lisbon, she managed to bring Australia to the Grand Final a 4th time. She managed to finish 20th overall with 99 points.
On behalf of the ESCXTRA team, we would like to wish Jessica good luck and we hope you win the Best Video award at the ARIA Music Awards.
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