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Jessica Mauboy and Stan Walker
Galaxy
"Galaxy" is a song performed by famous Australian recording artist Jessica Mauboy featuring New Zealand recording artist Stan Walker. This song released from her fifth studio album, Get'Em Girls (2011). It was released under Sony Music label on October 28, 2011. This song was written by Richard Vission, Ferras Alqaisi, Brett McLaughlin, Dominique Calvillo, Chico Bennett & Brad Ackley. "Galaxy" was produced by Richard Vission, Chico Bennett & Brad Ackley.
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Jessica Mauboy (born August 4, 1989 in Darwin, Northern Territory) is a singer and songwriter who was the runner-up on the fourth season of Australian Idol in 2006.
Jessica Hilda Mauboy was born to a father of Indonesian origin and a mother of Indigenous Australian, Native American and English descent.
At the age of 14 she won the Telstra Road to Tamworth competition, with the grand prize being a single recording contract with Sony BMG. She then recorded a country version of Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".
In the summer of 2006, Jessica auditioned for the fourth season of Australian Idol in Alice Springs. She sang the Whitney Houston hit "I Have Nothing" and her powerful vocals impressed all three judges Mark Holden, Marcia Hines and Kyle Sandilands. Marcia stated that Mauboy was one of the most natually blessed singers she had ever come across. She made it through to the theatre rounds with a unanimous "yes" and performed at the Kimberley Moon Experience. She came first runner-up in the finale.
In February 2007, she released her debut live album, The Journey, which reached number four on the ARIA Albums Chart, and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The album contained selected songs Mauboy performed as part of the top 12 on Australian Idol. Later that year, she briefly became a member of all-girl pop group Young Divas, before resuming her solo career early in 2008. Mauboy released her debut studio album, Been Waiting, in November 2008, which spawned her first number-one single, "Burn", as well as the album's other top 10 hits, "Running Back" and "Because". In 2010, Been Waiting was certified double platinum by the ARIA, for shipments of 140,000 units, and became the second highest-selling Australian album of 2009.[2] At the 2009 ARIA Music Awards, Mauboy earned seven nominations for the album and singles; she won 'Highest Selling Single' for "Running Back".
Her second studio album, Get 'Em Girls, was released in November 2010; it debuted at number six on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold. Additionally, it spawned the hit singles, "Saturday Night" and "Inescapable". As of August 2011, Mauboy has released five top 10 singles, as well as two top 10 albums.[3] Mauboy made her acting debut in the film adaptation of the 1990 Aboriginal musical, Bran Nue Dae (2010), for which she received a nomination for 'Female Actress of the Year' at the 2010 Deadly Awards. In 2011, Mauboy made a guest appearance in TV series, Underbelly: Razor. In 2012, she played a lead role in the film, The Sapphires.
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Stan Walker (born 23 October 1990 in Melbourne, Victoria), is a New Zealand-Australian recording artist, actor and television personality. He is of Māori descent and is from the Tuhoe and Ngati Ranginui tribes inNew Zealand.[3] Walker grew up on a marae in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand.[4] In 2009, Walker was the winner of the seventh and last season of Australian Idol. He subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. In December 2009, Walker released his debut studio album, Introducing Stan Walker, which included the hit single, "Black Box". The album debuted at number three on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). It also appeared on the New Zealand Albums Chart at number two and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ).
In 2010, Walker released his second studio album, From the Inside Out, which spawned the hit singles, "Unbroken" and "Choose You". The album debuted at number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart and number two on the ARIA Albums Chart. In November 2011, Walker released his third studio album, Let the Music Play, which debuted at number 18 on the ARIA Albums Chart and number 12 in New Zealand, and spawned the hit single "Loud". During his career, Walker has won five New Zealand Music Awards and has received four ARIA Music Awardnominations. He will make his acting debut in the upcoming New Zealand film, Mt Zion. Walker will also become a judge on the first season of The X Factor (New Zealand) in 2013.