Montaigne

Jessica Alyssa Cerro (born 14 August 1995), who performs as Montaigne, is an Australian art pop musician and Twitch streamer. Their 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 they won Breakthrough Artist – Release for the album and was nominated for three other categories. In April 2016 they were a featured vocalist on Hilltop Hoods' track, "1955", which reached No. 2 on the ARIA Singles Chart. They were supposed to represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with their song "Don't Break Me", until the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, they represented Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Technicolour".

Latest Articles

News / Music

Montaigne To Represent Australia At Eurovision 2021

“I’m so happy to receive this good news during such times."

News / Music

COVID-19 Outbreak Forces Cancellation Of 2020 Eurovision Contest

"The health of artists, staff, fans and visitors, as well as the situation in the Netherlands, Europe and the world, is at the heart of this decision."

News / Music

Montaigne To Warm Up For Eurovision With Performances At Major Pre-party Events

The countdown begins!

News / Music

Montaigne To Represent Australia At Eurovision 2020: 'This Is Wild!'

"I’m so excited to go to Rotterdam and give it a red hot go!”

Reviews / Live

Live Review: Montaigne, Miss Blanks, Stevie Jean

"What we witnessed was theatre."

Reviews / Live

Live Review: Montaigne, Miss Blanks, Stevie Jean

"An out of this world performance."

News / Music

Today Montaigne Found Out Just How Heavy (And Pointy) An ARIA Award Is

"Y’all, the wildest shit just happened."

News / Music

Montaigne Scores Triple J Feature Album With ‘Complex’

Another great week for Aussie music.

Features / Music

Accepting Flaws & Finding Therapy: Inside Montaigne's Complex

On her new album, Montaigne navigates the complexities of growing up - something she's done a lot of since Glorious Heights..

Features / Music

'I Just Became A Shell Of Myself': The Path To Montaigne's Second Album

Art-pop singer-songwriter Montaigne, aka Jess Cerro, talks to Hannah Story about finding the strength to overcome burnout and write her second album, 'Complex'.

Reviews / Album

Album Review: Montaigne – Complex

"[A]rt-pop superstar Montaigne’s second record 'Complex' far from disappoints."

Features / Music