Missy Higgins is one of Australia’s most beloved singer/songwriters. She has struck a deep and enduring chord with her irresistible melodies, ‘arrow through the heart’ lyrics and classics like “Scar”, “The Special Two”, “Steer”, “Everyone’s Waiting” and “Futon Couch”.
2024 was a huge year for Missy with the release of The Second Act – “a kind of sequel” to her hugely influential debut The Sound Of White. That million-selling classic was about taking on the world as a 20-year-old while The Second Act is about doing that all over again as a 40-year-old, after the stories you told yourself turned out not to be true. Written, produced, and performed largely on her own, it’s a powerful statement which topped the ARIA charts 20 years to the day after The Sound Of White reached #1.
The Second Act Tour drew unanimous rave reviews and played to 100,000+ Australians, culminating in her induction into the ARIA Hall Of Fame. Since being Unearthed by Triple J while still at high school, Missy has blazed a trail for female singer/songwriters in this country, marching to her own drumbeat and earning 26 ARIA Award nominations plus seven ARIA #1’s (so far!).
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