‘He wasn’t impressed’: Jessica Mauboy says her father didn’t like seeing her in tight clothing in a Snoop Dogg music video – as she breaks down over the pressures of fame on Andrew Denton’s Interview
Australian pop singer Jessica Mauboy rose to fame in 2006 on the fourth season of Australian Idol.
And on Tuesday, Jessica admitted her father wasn’t very impressed by her collaboration with Snoop Dogg in 2010 for pop hit Get ‘Em Girls.
Appearing on Andrew Denton’s Interview, the 30-year-old said her dad ‘wasn’t really impressed’ after watching her music video with the rapper.
‘He was like “What are you wearing? Why is it so tight? Who is that?”‘ she laughed.
Jessica went on to say her father had ‘no idea’ who Snoop Dogg was and was more worried about her tight clothing in the clip.
The Pop A Bottle hitmaker admitted she was ‘s**t scared’ when she found out about her collaboration with the American rapper.
‘He wasn’t really impressed’: Jessica Mauboy admits her dad didn’t like seeing her in tight clothing in music video with Snoop Dogg in 2010
She told Andrew that she wished her sisters were there with her during her collaboration with Snoop Dogg.
‘They were big fans who listened to his music, they should have been there with me, because they knew everything… They knew every song, every lyric… I probably only knew one song!’ she said.
Jessica has since collaborated with many international stars, including Flo Rida, Ludacris, Jay Sean and Pitbull.
On Tuesday, The 30-year-old singer went on to say her father had ‘no idea’ who Snoop (pictured) was and was more worried about her tight dress she was wearing in the music clip
Nice to meet you! The Pop A Bottle hit-maker admitted she was ‘sh*t scared’ when she found out about her collaboration with the American rapper as she only knew one song
Elsewhere in the interview, she spoke candidly about how she lost her love of music due to the pressures of fame.
Jessica tearfully said: ‘Oh, my God. It’s so important to me. And I just kind of lost track of what music is and what it does.
‘There was a lot of noise. There was a lot of noise and a lot of doubt. Doubt had come back in and I lost the relationship for six years, with music.’
‘There was a lot of doubt’: Elsewhere in the interview, she spoke candidly about how she lost her love of music due to the pressures of fame
Jessica’s new album Hilda is her first in six years, with her last solo release, Beautiful, being released in 2013.
The Darwin-born star rose to fame in 2006 on the fourth season of Australian Idol, on which she was the runner-up.
Her new album, Hilda, is dedicated to her grandmother, who died tragically after her grass skirt caught fire when she was just 36.
New arrival: Jessica’s new album, Hilda, is her first in six years, with her last solo release, Beautiful, being released in 2013