Jessica Mauboy gatecrashes high school assembly

Burwood Girls High School students, who won the Eurovision 'Win a visit from Jessica Mauboy' competition, were suitably starstruck and surprised.

Artist Jessica Mauboy with Burwood Girls High School competition winners.

Artist Jessica Mauboy with Burwood Girls High School competition winners. Source: SBS News

Artist Jessica Mauboy wowed a packed school hall on Thursday morning.

The 1,200 students from Burwood Girls High School were treated to a very special visit from Mauboy after they won SBS's Eurovision song contest competition. 

The girls' winning video entry interpreted Mauboy's hit song We Got Love through art, dance music and art.

Jessica Mauboy
Source: SBS News

Mauboy, 28, was subjected to an intensive Q&A session ahead of her performance of We got Love and Fallin' where she was asked about her pre-performance rituals, career path and collaborations with artists such as Snoop Dogg.

The girls, many of them art students, wanted to know about the challenges faced by Indigenous artists.

One student asked what it was like to perform her Eurovision song in front of the world.

“Being able to sing it live in action is completely different to creating it in a small room,” Mauboy said.

Year 11 student Sophia Tudman had the enviable task of accompanying the star on the piano.

Jessica Mauboy
Source: SBS News

“It’s a pleasure to be collaborating with her and I think it’s going to be a memory not only for me, but for her as well," Mauboy said.

“This is something that I love to do, is getting out, and working with students and young adults that are going on in their life for their future.

“I guess giving positivity is really my key message and being a really kind and creative human.”

Following the performance, Sophia told SBS News she was still awestruck.

“I dreamed of it, I mean I fantasised about that happening. I'm still a bit shook up about it," she said.

Year 11 student Sophia Tudman with Jessica Mauboy.
Year 11 student Sophia Tudman with Jessica Mauboy. Source: SBS News

 

 

 

 

 


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