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Montaigne (Jessica Alyssa Cerro) was born on 14 August, 1995 in Sydney, Australia, is an Australian singer. Discover Montaigne's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 28 years old?

Popular As Jessica Alyssa Cerro
Occupation Musician
Age 28 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 14 August 1995
Birthday 14 August
Birthplace Sydney, Australia
Nationality Australia

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1955

The following month, they featured on Hilltop Hoods' song "1955", which reached number 2 in Australia.

1995

Jessica Alyssa Cerro (born 14 August 1995), who performs as Montaigne, is an Australian art pop musician and Twitch streamer.

Cerro was born in Sydney on 14 August 1995, and was raised in the Hills District.

Their father Gus Cerro was a professional football player who played in the Australian National Soccer League, as well as for Negeri Sembilan FA and Pahang FA in Malaysia.

Cerro has stated that their "ethnic background is a mixture of Argentinian, Spanish, Filipino and French".

2012

Jessica Cerro was a Triple J Unearthed High School finalist in 2012 with the indie pop song "Anyone But Me", but they waited until finishing high school to pursue their music career.

In November 2012, Cerro signed a publishing deal with Albert Music and spent the following two years refining their songwriting skills under the guidance of Michael Szumowski.

2013

In late 2013, Cerro decided to adopt The Moniker Montaigne, inspired by the 16th century philosopher and essayist Michel de Montaigne.

Shortly after completing their HSC, Montaigne began recording their debut EP with producer Tony Buchen (The Preatures, Andy Bull).

2014

In 2014, Montaigne released their first single "I Am Not an End", which was added to high rotation on Triple J. In July 2014 Montaigne signed a management and recording deal with Wonderlick Entertainment.

On 21 November 2014, Montaigne performed "I Am Not an End" for the radio station's Like a Version segment, along with their cover of Sia's "Chandelier".

The song was listed as its 36th most played song of 2014.

The same day Montaigne also released their second single "I'm a Fantastic Wreck", in conjunction with the Life of Montaigne EP.

"I'm a Fantastic Wreck" also received high rotation on Triple J and Sydney-based community radio station FBi Radio, which also listed the song as its eighth most played song of 2014.

Montaigne was selected by San Cisco as the support act for their Run tour in November 2014.

2015

Shortly after, Montaigne was also chosen by Megan Washington to be the main support for their February 2015 national There There tour.

In January 2015, Montaigne won FBi Radio's Next Big Thing Award at its annual SMAC Awards, which recognises "the musicians, artists, performers, restaurants and events that shaped the Sydney's creative culture in 2014".

Montaigne announced their first headline tour in February 2015, visiting Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in April.

In August 2015, Montaigne released "Clip My Wings", the first single from their debut studio album, Glorious Heights.

2016

Montaigne's debut album, Glorious Heights, was released in August 2016 and peaked at No. 4 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2016 Montaigne won Breakthrough Artist – Release for the album and was nominated for three other categories.

In April 2016, Montaigne was a featured vocalist on Hilltop Hoods' track, "1955", which reached No. 2 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

In January 2016, Montaigne released "In the Dark", the second single from their debut album, along with the announcement of the In the Dark Tour.

A music video for the song followed in March.

In June 2016, Montaigne released the third single from their debut album Glorious Heights, titled "Because I Love You".

On 30 July, "Because I Love You" debuted at number 98 on the ARIA Singles Chart, marking Montaigne's first solo chart appearance.

Glorious Heights was released a week later on 5 August.

In November 2016, at the ARIA Music Awards of 2016, Montaigne won the ARIA award for Breakthrough Artist – Release.

2017

On 4 May 2017, Montaigne was featured on Akouo's single "Feel That".

2018

In 2018, Montaigne was featured on the track "The Best Freestylers in the World" from the Aunty Donna album, The Album.

In November 2018 Montaigne released "For Your Love" as the lead single from their upcoming sophomore album.

2019

In June 2019, Montaigne released the second single "Ready" alongside the announcement that the album would be titled Complex.

On 9 August 2019, the album's third single "Love Might Be Found (Volcano)" was released.

The album was released on 30 August 2019, and debuted at #19 on the ARIA albums chart.

"Ready" plays over the end credits of the 2022 film Good Luck to You, Leo Grande starring Emma Thompson.

On 6 December 2019, Montaigne, along with fellow singer Didirri, were announced as two out of the ten participating performers for Eurovision - Australia Decides the Australian national final in which the winner would represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Don't Break Me".

2020

Montaigne was supposed to represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Don't Break Me", until the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Instead, Montaigne represented Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Technicolour".

On 8 February 2020, Montaigne won the competition, and would have competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, to be held in Rotterdam in May 2020, but on 18 March 2020, the EBU announced that the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 has been cancelled due to the uncertainty created by the spread of COVID-19.

On 19 March 2020, Montaigne made a Facebook post clarifying their feelings, saying "I've had my cry. I spent a couple of hours paralysed in bed, despondently scrolling through the many lovely tweet mentions from people expressing their love and support. I imagine I'll probably have a lot more cries in the next little while, for me and for the wonderful team who were working with me to make our vision come to life."