Missy Higgins

Quick Facts

Won Triple J's Victoria Unearthed while still in high school.
Apart from being a talented singer, Missy writes her own songs (lyrics and music) and plays the guitar and piano.
Missy has been the supporting act for Bic Runga, John Buttler Trio and The Waifs.
Entertained Australian troops stationed in East Timor at a special concert.
Born in Melbourne, Australia.
Her first album, The Sound of White is five times platinum.
Missy is signed with Eleven records.
She is a vegetarian.

Bio

Missy Higgins was born Melissa Morrison Higgins on August 19, 1983. She is the youngest of three children of a doctor and a childcare centre operator, was raised in Melbourne, Victoria and attended Geelong Grammar School for her secondary education.

She began her professional musical career in mid-2001. When she went home to visit her family, she would occasionally sing in her brother's band and during this time she worked with the Kool Skools program and also won the Triple J Unearthed competition for her song "All For Believing". She had written this at 16 and included it in her first release.

She released her first EP in November 2003 after attracting the attention of manager John Watson. Her second EP Scar was released in August 2004, debuting at #1 on the Australian charts. Her first album, The Sound of White, was released in September 2004. Many of her songs feature her on piano or guitar.

In 2004, Missy was nominated in four categories at the ARIA Awards. These included "Best Female Artist" and "Single of the Year". A year later, Missy was nominated for a further seven ARIA Awards, winning "Album of the Year" (for The Sound of White), "Best Female Artist", "Best Pop Release" (for The Sound of White), "Breakthrough Artist - Album Release" (for The Sound Of White) and "Highest Selling Album" (again, for The Sound of White). Her single "Ten Days", co-written with Jay Clifford of Jump, Little Children, peaked at number 12 on the ARIA charts.

Her second album, On a Clear Night, was released in the US on February 28, 2008 with a tour in March to coincide with the release. Missy's success is steadily growing with her single "Where I Stood" recently featured in various popular US series including Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, Smallville, Lipstick Jungle, The Hills (TV series), One Tree Hill and So You Think You Can Dance.

Quick facts courtesy of Ally with some additions made by yours truly.

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