Montaigne (singer)

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Montaigne (2015)

Jessica Alyssa Cerro (born August 14, 1995 ) is an Australian singer who performs under the stage name Montaigne . She should have represented Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam , which was canceled in March 2020 . Instead, she will represent her home country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 .

Life

Cerro is the daughter of soccer player Gus Cerro , who played in Malaysia and in the National Soccer League in Australia. She grew up with her parents and a younger sister in the north-west of Sydney and claims her origins as a mix of Argentinian , Spanish , Filipino and French . She also played soccer in her youth and wanted to get a soccer scholarship to college in the United States . Her first publication came about when she and her father wanted to add music to a football video. Your stage name Montaigne is a reference to the French philosopher Michel de Montaigne .

Cerro took part in 2012 with the song Anyone But Me in the newcomer competition Triple J Unearthed of the Australian radio station Triple J , where she could reach the final. In 2014 she released her first single, I Am Not an End. In February 2016 she released the single 1955 together with the band Hilltop Hoods , which reached number two on the Australian charts. In August 2016 she released her debut album Glorious Heights , which entered the Australian album charts at number four. At the ARIA Awards 2016 she was nominated in five categories. Cerro was able to win in the Breakthrough Artist category. In 2019 she released her second album Complex .

In 2020, Cerro came with the song Do not Break Me at Euro Vision 2020: Australia Decides , the Australian qualifying round for the Euro Vision Song Contest on. There she was able to prevail against nine other entries in the final and should now have represented her country at the music event in Rotterdam. The competition was canceled on March 18, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . On April 2, 2020, the Australian television station Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) announced that Cerro would compete in 2021 instead.

engagement

Cerro is more expressive of political and social issues on social media, in her songs, and in interviews. At the ARIA Awards in 2016, she showed the words “people over profit” (German: “people over profit”) on her skin. In a similar action, she protested two years later against the Adani Group and its Carmichael coal mine . She supports the climate strike movement and is vegan. In interviews, she stated that she was bisexual .

Awards

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
AU AU
2016 Glorious Heights AU4 (3 weeks)
AU
2019 Complex AU19 (1 week)
AU

EPs

  • 2014: Life of Montaigne

Singles

  • 2014: I Am Not an End
  • 2014: I'm a Fantastic Wreck
  • 2015: Clip My Wings
  • 2016: In the Dark
  • 2016: Because I Love You
  • 2018: For Your Love
  • 2019: Ready
  • 2019: Love Might Be Found (Volcano)
  • 2020: Don't Break Me

Guest Posts

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
AU AU
2016 1955
Drinking from the Sun, Walking Under Stars - Restrung 		AU2
Seven times platinum
× 7
Seven times platinum

(28 weeks)AU
Hilltop Hoods feat. Montaigne & Tom Thum

Web links

Commons : Montaigne  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Montaigne on Instagram: “Belated post! It was my birthday yesterday and I didn't manage to squeeze this post in then but what is time but a concept - hell, who's to… " Retrieved on February 9, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam is canceled. In: eurovision.tv. March 18, 2020, accessed on March 18, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Jane Rocca: What my father taught me. September 1, 2016, accessed February 9, 2020 .
  4. ↑ a b Craig Mathieson: 'Why not do something a little wacky': Montaigne on new album Complex. September 20, 2019, accessed February 9, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Montaigne on Instagram: "So my ethnic background is a mixture of Argentinian, Spanish, Filipino and French, and these are my great grandparents from the French side ..." . Accessed February 9, 2020 .
  6. ^ How football helped Montaigne's music. July 6, 2017, accessed April 2, 2020 .
  7. ↑ a b Montaigne. Triple J Unearthed, accessed February 9, 2020 .
  8. ^ Montaigne On Being Discovered By Triple J & Why She Doesn't Care Who She Supports. In: Tone Deaf. October 19, 2015, accessed February 9, 2020 (Australian English).
  9. ↑ Hilltop Hoods Drop '1955' Featuring Montaigne & Tom Thum. In: Tone Deaf. February 9, 2016, accessed February 9, 2020 (Australian English).
  10. ↑ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2019 Singles. Retrieved February 9, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Montaigne Adds Adelaide to National Tour! Retrieved May 5, 2017, February 9, 2020 (Australian English).
  12. ^ Aria Awards. ARIA, accessed February 9, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Guardian staff, agencies: Eurovision 2020: Montaigne to represent country after winning Australia Decides . In: The Guardian . February 9, 2020, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed February 9, 2020]).
  14. ^ Montaigne to represent Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. In: SBS. April 2, 2020, accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Nina Englert: ESC 2021: Montaigne competes for Australia. In: eurovision.de. NDR, April 2, 2020, accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  16. Jump up ↑ Elle Hunt, Steph Harmon, Janine Israel, Janine Israel, Steph Harmon: Arias 2016: Flume cleans up as Crowded House joins Hall of Fame - as it happened . In: The Guardian . November 23, 2016, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed April 2, 2020]).
  17. ^ 'Stop Adani': Montaigne arrives at ARIAs. November 28, 2018, accessed April 2, 2020 .
  18. ↑ Jessica Corbett: WATCH: Australian Singer Releases Music Video She Calls 'Homage to the Youth Climate Movement'. July 19, 2019, accessed April 2, 2020 .
  19. ^ Sarah Malik: Montaigne: "I'm very aware how strange and exceptional to the rule of my life is". In: SBS. Retrieved on April 2, 2020 (English).
  20. ↑ Chats with Montaigne. In: Art Felicis. March 1, 2015, accessed April 2, 2020 .
  21. ↑ a b Chart sources: AU
  22. ↑ Awards for music sales: AU
personal data
SURNAME Montaigne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cerro, Jessica Alyssa (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian singer
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1995