Missy Higgins

Missy Higgins
A woman in her late 30s with mid length brown hair and a fringe, wearing a cream blouse that is lightly striped with puffy sleeves and fabric shorts of the same colour and pattern.
Higgins performing at Bluesfest 2022
Background information
Birth nameMelissa Morrison Higgins
Born (1983-08-19) 19 August 1983 (age 41)
Melbourne, Australia
Genres
OccupationsSinger-songwriter, musician
Instruments
Years active2001–present
Labels
Websitemissyhiggins.com.au

Melissa Morrison Higgins (born 19 August 1983), stage name Missy Higgins, is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Her most popular singles include "Scar", "Steer", and "Where I Stood". Her Australian number-one albums are The Sound of White (2004), On a Clear Night (2007) and The Ol' Razzle Dazzle (2012). Higgins's fourth studio album, Oz, was released in September 2014. In 2018 she released a greatest hits album called The Special Ones, and in September 2024 released the album The Second Act.

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. Nominated for many more, Higgins won her seventh ARIA in 2007 and two more in 2012, including Best Adult Contemporary Album for The Ol' Razzle Dazzle.

Alongside her music career, Higgins pursues interests in animal rights and the environment, endeavouring to make her tours carbon neutral. In 2009 she made her acting debut in the music feature film Bran Nue Dae and also performed on its soundtrack.