March 31st, 2009 12:51 pm

Jessica Mauboy goes international

‘Idol’ artist, Jessica Mauboy will enter the global arena this April with her debut album hitting Japan and the UK later this year.

She’s come a long way since ‘Idol’, and this year Jessica Mauboy is set to go even further.

Mauboy’s debut album ‘Been Waiting’ will go international, with releases planned for Japan and the UK.

In the mobile phone centric Japan, Jessica’s first Australian single, ‘Running Back’ has already been a no. 2 ringtone on Japan’s biggest ringtone provider ‘Rekochoku’. The album is scheduled for release in Japan on April 22nd.

The album will be released in the UK later this year under the Ministry of Sound label, with the first UK single planned, ‘Burn’, which reached no. 1 on the ARIA Top 50 singles chart.

Jessica’s current single ‘Been Waiting’ is currently at no. 2 on the Australian singles chart. The music video can be seen below.

Jessica’s album ‘Been Waiting’ and singles are available from iTunes.

Also, on Friday night, Jessica took home the ‘Best Aussie’ award at this year’s Vodafone MTV Australia Awards, held in Sydney.

Not bad for a young girl we first saw auditioning for ‘Idol’ in Alice Springs way back in 2006.