Melissa Morrison Higgins is Missy Higgins. This week's Friday Flash(back) is an Aussie icon! Born 19 August 1983), her Australian number-one albums are The Sound of White (2004), On a Clear Night (2007) and The Ol' Razzle Dazzle (2012).
Along with her number-one singles including Scar, Steer & Where I Stood.
Higgins was nominated for five ARIA Music Awards in 2004 and won 'Best Pop Release' for Scar. In 2005, she was nominated for seven more awards and won five.
Higgins won her seventh ARIA in 2007. Her third album, The Ol' Razzle Dazzle, was released in Australia in June 2012 (July in the USA).
Higgins's fourth studio album, Oz, was released in September 2014 and consists of cover versions of Australian composers, as well as a book of related essays.
Alongside her music career, Higgins pursues interests in animal rights and the environment, endeavouring to make her tours carbon neutral. In 2010 she made her acting debut in the feature film Bran Nue Dae and also performed on its soundtrack.
On 23 February 2024, Higgins released You Should Run, the lead single from her forthcoming sixth studio album. The album, titled The Second Act, was released last Friday.
Upon announcement of the album in April 2024, Higgins called the album as "a kind of sequel" to her debut The Sound of White, released twenty years ago to the day.
About the two albums, Higgins said "They're both looking forward nervously and wondering what comes next. They're both asking questions like 'who am I?' and 'who do I want to be?'".
Come back tomorrow to stream the new record, while below discover some old, new Missy magic below. This is a big Friday Flash(back) this week. Another big one next week as we get ready to say hello daylight savings and summer 2024/2025!
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