Jessica Alyssa Cerro was born and raised in the Hills District in Sydney. The child of an Argentinian, professional football-playing father and a Filipino, music loving mother, they were always going to march to the beat of their own drum.

Today, you’re more likely to know them as Montaigne, the Aria award winning artist twice selected to represent Australia at Eurovision and subject of this year’s Archibald Prize winning artwork.

In this chat with Jamila Rizvi, Jessica explains why they chose the name Montaigne and their relationship with fame. 

 

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Watch: Deadloch on Prime Video

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Watch: White men can’t jump on Disney+

Watch: Ed Sheeran doco The Sum of It All on Disney+ 

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