Audius Tonderai Mtawarira is a Zimbabwean singer-songwriter and record producer,who often works mononymously as Audius. From 1996 to 2012 he lived in Australia. At the APRA Music Awards of 2009 he was co-winner of Urban Work of the Year for writing "Running Back" with its singer,Jessica Mauboy,and with American rapper,Sean Ray Mullins.
Jessica Hilda Mauboy is an Indonesian and Aboriginal 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 (ARIA).
"Running Back" is the debut single of Australian R&B recording artist Jessica Mauboy,featuring American rapper Flo Rida. The track was written by Mauboy,Audius Mtawarira,and Sean Ray Mullins,and was produced by Audius. "Running Back" was released for digital download on 19 September 2008 as the lead single from Mauboy's debut studio album,Been Waiting. Mauboy felt "so excited and honoured" to work with Flo Rida,calling it a dream come true.
Been Waiting is the debut studio album by Australian recording artist Jessica Mauboy,released on 22 November 2008 by Sony Music Australia. While Mauboy was still a member of the girl group Young Divas,she began to work on what became Been Waiting. She co-wrote several of the album's songs and worked with many songwriters and producers,including Israel Cruz,Cutfather,Audius Mtawarira,Michael "Fingaz" Mugisha,Kwame Holland,Jonas Jeberg and Adam Reily,among others.
"Inescapable" is a song by Australian recording artist Jessica Mauboy. It was written by Diane Warren and produced by Youngboyz,Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci. "Inescapable" was sent to Australian contemporary hit radio on 4 July 2011,and was released for digital download on 15 July 2011 as the first single from the deluxe edition of Mauboy's second studio album Get 'Em Girls. The song's lyrics revolve around "a relationship all gone wrong but also a celebration."
Australian singer and songwriter Jessica Mauboy has released five studio albums,one live album,three soundtrack albums,one extended play,and forty singles. Mauboy was the runner-up on the fourth season of Australian Idol in 2006,and subsequently signed a contract with Sony Music Australia. She released her debut live album The Journey in February 2007,which features songs she performed as part of the top twelve on Australian Idol. The album debuted at number four on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA),denoting shipments of 35,000 copies. Mauboy briefly became a member of the Australian pop girl group Young Divas later that year,before resuming her solo career early in 2008.
American singer and songwriter Jason Derulo has released five studio albums,one re-issued album,two compilation albums,four extended plays,56 singles,six promotional singles,and 37 music videos. Before Derulo established himself as a solo artist,he wrote songs for many artists,including Lil Wayne,Pitbull,Pleasure P and Cassie. He also wrote "Bossy" for rapper Birdman,and made a guest appearance on the song.
Get 'Em Girls is the second studio album by Australian recording artist Jessica Mauboy,released on 24 August 2010 by SRC Records and Universal Republic Records. Mauboy recorded the album in Los Angeles,New York City and Atlanta. She worked with various American songwriters and producers she had not worked with before,including Bangladesh,Harvey Mason Jr.,Chuck Harmony,Brian Kennedy,and Alex James,among others. Musically,Get 'Em Girls contains up-tempo and ballad-oriented songs,which derive from the genres of pop,hip hop and R&B. The album features guest vocal appearances from Snoop Dogg,Ludacris,Jay Sean,and Iyaz.
"Pop a Bottle (Fill Me Up)" is a song recorded by Australian singer Jessica Mauboy for her third studio album,Beautiful. The song was digitally released on 27 September 2013,as the second single from the album. "Pop a Bottle (Fill Me Up)" was written by Mauboy,Mario Marchetti,Gino Barletta and Rebecca Johnson,and produced by Marchetti. The song received positive reviews from critics,many of whom complimented it as an anthem.
Beautiful is the third studio album by Australian recording artist Jessica Mauboy,released on 4 October 2013 by Sony Music Australia. The album was recorded at several recording studios in Hollywood,Los Angeles and Sydney. Mauboy worked on Beautiful with a variety of producers and songwriters,including DNA,The Fliptones,Brian Kennedy,Harvey Mason,Jr.,Adam Reily and The Underdogs. She co-wrote ten of the thirteen songs on the album's standard edition. The album explored a mixture of dance-oriented tracks with R&B and pop.
"Can I Get a Moment?" is a song recorded by Australian singer Jessica Mauboy for the platinum edition of her third studio album,Beautiful. It was released on 17 October 2014 as the album's fifth overall single and the first single from the platinum edition. "Can I Get a Moment?" was written by Antonio Dixon,Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds,Khristopher Riddick-Tynes,Carmen Reece,Leon Thomas III and Helen Jane Culver. Production of the song was helmed by Edmonds,Dixon and The Rascals. Musically,"Can I Get a Moment?" is an up-tempo funk and soul song that consists of a percussion,horns,"chunky beats" and handclaps. Upon its release,the song received positive reviews from various publications,who praised its production and Mauboy's vocal performance.
"This Ain't Love" is a song recorded by Australian singer and songwriter Jessica Mauboy,originally for a fourth studio album,but was left off the track listing of Hilda (2019). It was released on 11 September 2015 as the intended first single from the album,However the album never materialized and left "This Ain't Love" as a standalone single. "This Ain't Love" was written by Mauboy,David Sneddon and Carl Ryden,who also handled the production. It is a drum and bass song,which contains elements of soul music. The song marks a new musical direction for Mauboy as it is a departure from her usual pop and R&B style. "This Ain't Love" received mostly positive reviews from music critics,who complimented Mauboy's vocals and the production,and believed that the song had potential to do well on international charts. They also noted that it was reminiscent of artists such as Rudimental,Disclosure and Ella Eyre.
The Secret Daughter:Songs from the Original TV Series is the first individual soundtrack album by Australian recording artist Jessica Mauboy,featuring music used in the television series of the same name,which stars Mauboy. The 17-track album includes five original songs by Mauboy along with covers of past and contemporary songs. The album debuted atop the ARIA Albums Chart and became Mauboy's first individual number-one album. She also became the first indigenous artist to debut at number one on that chart.
"Fallin'" is a song by Australian recording artist Jessica Mauboy. It was released digitally on 9 June 2017 as the lead single from Mauboy's second soundtrack album,The Secret Daughter Season Two:Songs from the Original 7 Series. Mauboy performed the song live on The Voice Australia on 25 June 2017.
"Then I Met You" is a song by Australian recording artist Jessica Mauboy,announced as a single on 8 September 2017 in a Sony Music Australia media statement. "Then I Met You" was released digitally on 17 September 2017 as the second single from Mauboy's second soundtrack album,The Secret Daughter Season Two:Songs from the Original 7 Series.
"Sunday" is a song by Australian recording artist Jessica Mauboy. It was released digitally on 12 April 2019 as the lead single from Mauboy's forthcoming fourth studio album,Hilda.
"Little Things" is a song by Australian recording artist Jessica Mauboy. It was released digitally on 21 June 2019 as the second single from Mauboy's fourth studio album,Hilda.
"First Nation" is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil featuring Jessica Mauboy and Tasman Keith. The song was released on 25 September 2020 as the second single from the band's twelfth studio album The Makarrata Project;a themed mini-album of collaborations with Indigenous artists.
Yours Forever is the fifth studio album by Australian singer Jessica Mauboy,released on 9 February 2024 by Warner Music Australia. It is her debut on Warner after leaving Sony Music Australia in 2020.
