Missy Higgins
{{short description|Australian musician (born 1983)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Missy Higgins
| image = Missy Higgins Photo by Joel Cangy (cropped).jpg
| alt = 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.
| caption = Higgins performing at Bluesfest 2022
| birth_name = Melissa Morrison Higgins
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|08|19}}
| birth_place = Melbourne, Australia
| genre = {{hlist|Pop rock|indie|acoustic}}
| occupations = Singer-songwriter, musician
| instruments = {{hlist|Vocals|piano|synthesiser|guitar|melodica|xylophone|cowbell|ukulele}}
| years_active = 2001–present
| label = {{hlist|Eleven|Reprise|Warner Bros.}}
| website = {{URL|missyhiggins.com.au}}
}}
Melissa Morrison "Missy" Higgins (born 19 August 1983) 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). In 2018 she released a greatest hits album called The Special Ones.
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.
Early life and education
Melissa Morrison Higgins was born in Melbourne on 19 August 1983 to Christopher Higgins, an English-Australian general practitioner, and Margaret (née Morrison), an Australian childcare centre operator. Her sister, Nicola, is seven years older and her brother, David, six years older. Higgins learned to play classical piano from age six, following in the footsteps of Christopher and David, but realised she wanted to be a singer at about 12, when she appeared in an Armadale Primary School production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Bored with practice, she gave up playing piano at that time.
Hoping for more freedom, she urged her parents to send her to Geelong Grammar School, an independent boarding school that her siblings attended. At Geelong, Higgins took up the piano again, this time playing jazz and performing with her brother David's group on weekends. Introverted by nature, Higgins found that piano practice helped her cope with living at boarding school.
At 15, while attending Geelong Grammar's Timbertop, she wrote "All for Believing" for a school music assignment, completing it just hours before the deadline. The assignment earned an A and she performed her song in front of classmates. She approached a Melbourne record company and was told that they wanted more than one song. She wrote more songs and worked with the Kool Skools project, which enables students to record music.
In 2001, Missy's sister Nicola entered "All for Believing" on her behalf in Unearthed, radio station Triple J's competition for unsigned artists. The song won the competition and was added to the station's play list.
Career
=Early career=
Two record companies showed an interest in Higgins—Sony and Eleven. She signed with Eleven, partly because they agreed that she would not be "made into a pop star" and partly because they were happy for her to take time off for a backpacking holiday. Higgins's manager is Eleven's John Watson, who also managed rock band Silverchair. Watson later disclosed that "Missy's the only time in my career I knew after 90 seconds I really wanted to sign her." The backpacking trip had been planned with a friend for years and the pair spent most of 2002 in Europe; while Higgins was travelling, "All for Believing" started to receive airplay on Los Angeles radio station KCRW. Such radio exposure attracted the attention of American record labels and, by year's end, an international recording deal with Warner Bros. had been negotiated.
=2003–2005: ''The Sound of White''=
Higgins was the support act on a 2003 Australian tour by folk rock band The Waifs and rock band george. She travelled to the US to work with John Porter, who produced her first EP, The Missy Higgins EP, which was released in November and entered the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart Top 50 in August 2004.
She toured Australia, supporting Pete Murray and John Butler Trio. Her four-track single "Scar" was released in July 2004 and debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Charts. Her first album, The Sound of White, was released in September, and debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Also produced by Porter, it sold over 500,000 copies. She was nominated in five categories at the ARIA Music Awards of 2004 for "Scar": Best Female Artist', 'Single of the Year', 'Best Pop Release', 'Breakthrough Artist – Single' and 'Best Video' (directed by Squareyed Films). At the awards ceremony on 17 October, she received the award for Best Pop Release, beating Delta Goodrem, The Dissociatives, Kylie Minogue and Pete Murray. This was followed by her first national headline tour. Her second single "Ten Days" was co-written with Jay Clifford (guitarist in US band Jump, Little Children) and was inspired by Higgins's 2002 break-up with her boyfriend before she travelled to Europe. Released in November, it peaked at No. 12.
On 29 January 2005, Higgins performed with other local musicians including Nick Cave and Powderfinger at the WaveAid fundraising concert in the Sydney Cricket Ground. The concert raised A$2.3 million for four charities supporting the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. In March Higgins performed at the MTV Australia Awards and won the prize for 'Breakthrough Artist of the Year'. The following month she released her third single, "The Special Two", which was a radio hit and reached No. 2. "The Special Two" was released and included her cover of the Skyhooks song, "You Just Like Me Cos I'm Good in Bed", recorded for Triple J's 30th anniversary. The song had been the first track played on Triple J when it launched (as Double J) in 1975. In May, Higgins won the 'Song of the Year' and 'Breakthrough' awards for "Scar" from the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). She continued touring in mid-2005 and released her fourth single, "The Sound of White", in August. In September she played a sold-out performance at the Vanguard in Sydney with the proceeds going to charity. She was nominated for seven more ARIAs and in October won 'Album of the Year', 'Best Pop Release', 'Breakthrough Artist – Album' and 'Highest Selling Album' (all for The Sound of White) and 'Best Female Artist' (for "Scar"). She teamed up with fellow ARIA award-winning singer Ben Lee in late 2005 for a national tour.
=2006–2009: ''On a Clear Night''=
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During 2006, Higgins lived in Broome, Western Australia for six months, away from the entertainment industry. The relaxed lifestyle helped her focus on writing new material. The landscape made a big impression, "It was the first place I'd ever felt honestly connected with my country, with the physical land of my country" and inspired her to write "Going North". She then toured the United States and South Africa, writing more material on the road. In September she based herself in Los Angeles to record her second album, On a Clear Night, with producer Mitchell Froom. "Steer" was released on 14 April 2024, followed a fortnight later by its album on 28 April 2007, both debuted at No. 1 on their respective charts.
In February, Higgins had contributed a tribute song to the album, Cannot Buy My Soul, for noted indigenous singer, Kev Carmody, singing "Droving Woman" with musician Paul Kelly and group Augie March. On 7 July, she participated in the Live Earth concert in Sydney, performing her own set before joining Carmody, Kelly and vocalist John Butler on stage for the song "From Little Things Big Things Grow". Emily Dunn in The Sydney Morning Herald wrote "[the song] could have been the event's anthem". Rolling Stone{{'}}s Dan Lander pointed out a highlight, when the "whole crowd sung along – all eleven verses."
Higgins returned to Los Angeles to focus on the US market—she spent September and October touring—where she was still relatively unknown. On 26 October, backed by the Sydney Youth Orchestra, she headlined the annual Legs 11 concert, a breast cancer benefit held in The Domain, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Two days later Higgins performed at the 2007 ARIAs where she was nominated for 'Best Pop Release', 'Highest Selling Album' and 'Highest Selling Single' (for "Steer") and won 'Best Female Artist' (for On a Clear Night)—her seventh ARIA Music Award. On 31 October, she was a guest at television music channel MAX's inaugural Concert for the Cure, a private concert for people affected by breast cancer. She sang headline act Powderfinger's "Sunsets" with front man Bernard Fanning and joined in with the encore of "These Days". She spent November and December on her For One Night Only Tour, taking in Cairns, Sydney and Perth. You Am I lead singer, Tim Rogers, joined her on some shows.
On a Clear Night, was released in the US on 26 February 2008, supported by a tour in March. Her ten-month stay in Los Angeles during 2008 promoted her songs for films and television shows. Her first US single "Where I Stood" was featured in US series including Smallville, Grey's Anatomy, Ghost Whisperer, One Tree Hill and So You Think You Can Dance. During 2008, Higgins supported the Indigo Girls and then Ben Folds on their respective US tours. February and March 2009 saw her co-headlining a US tour with Canadian Justin Nozuka. On 31 March 2009 she released "More Than This" which was recorded as part of Covered, A Revolution in Sound, a Warner Bros. tribute album also released in March 2009.
=2010–2013: ''The Ol' Razzle Dazzle''=
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Higgins started writing music for her third album in 2009. After about seven years of touring and recording she took a break from the music industry to pursue other interests. In 2010 she enrolled in a course in indigenous studies at the University of Melbourne. Her acting debut was as Annie in 2009 film Bran Nue Dae directed by Rachel Perkins. The film is an adaptation of the 1990 musical Bran Nue Dae, "Australia's first Aboriginal musical". Although Higgins would consider future acting projects, she had no plans to actively pursue it as a career.
In July and August 2010, Higgins played several dates of Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair tour in the US. At Lilith Fair, she met Australian musician Butterfly Boucher and they decided to work together. In 2011, Higgins travelled to where Boucher was living in Nashville to record her third album, which is co-produced by Boucher and Brad Jones. Titled The Ol' Razzle Dazzle, the album was released on 1 June 2012. Its first single, "Unashamed Desire", co-written with Boucher, was released on 23 April. In November 2011, at the ARIA Music Awards, Higgins performed a duet of "Warwu" with Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, from his Rrakala album.{{cite web|url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8376795/missy-higgins-returns-for-arias |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730190802/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8376795/missy-higgins-returns-for-arias |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 July 2012 |title=Missy Higgins returns for ARIAs |publisher=Ninemsn (Nine Entertainment Co. & Microsoft) |date=20 November 2011 |access-date=20 November 2011 }}
"The Ol' Razzle Dazzle" album debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart the week of 12 June 2012. It was Higgins' 3rd straight number one album. As of January 2019, Higgins ties Olivia Newton-John for the 3rd highest tally of Australian Number One albums by an Australian female artist. Only Delta Goodrem (with four Number 1 ARIA albums) and Kylie Minogue and Kasey Chambers (with five each) have achieved more.
=2014: ''Oz''=
In September 2014, Higgins released her fourth studio album, Oz, which features cover versions of Australian composers, including The Angels, Slim Dusty, Something For Kate, Warumpi Band, Paul Kelly and The Drones. The album is also accompanied by a book of related essays, in which Higgins uses each of the recordings to reflect upon subjects such as music and love.{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/missy-higgins-reveals-an-album-a-book-and-shes-pregnant-with-a-baby-boy/story-e6frfn09-1227011127963|title=Missy Higgins reveals an album, a book and she's pregnant with a baby boy|publisher=news.com.au|date=2 August 2014|access-date=8 August 2014|archive-date=10 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810013115/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/missy-higgins-reveals-an-album-a-book-and-shes-pregnant-with-a-baby-boy/story-e6frfn09-1227011127963|url-status=dead}} Higgins collaborated with Dan Sultan for the recording of the Slim Dusty song "The Biggest Disappointment".{{cite news|author1=Joshua Butler|title=Missy Higgins glowing with new life|url=http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/2612634/missy-higgins-glowing-with-new-life/|access-date=21 October 2014|work=Illawarra Mercury|date=8 October 2014}}
Higgins explained in an October 2014 interview that she experienced a significant bout of writer's block following the completion of her second album and someone suggested an album of cover versions at the time, but she only revisited the idea during the conception of Oz. Higgins further explained:
I responded to all these songs on an emotional level, when I first heard them. I wanted songs I felt I could tell with my own voice, and interpret them authentically ... But it was important to maintain the emotional integrity and the heart of the song. It was a high priority to keep true to the songs.
The album was co-produced by Jherek Bischoff, who previously worked with David Byrne, formerly of Talking Heads, and Amanda Palmer.{{cite news|title=Missy Higgins announces she will kick-off Oz Australian Tour at Cairns Civic Theatre in September|url=http://www.cairnspost.com.au/entertainment/missy-higgins-announces-she-will-kickoff-oz-australian-tour-at-cairns-civic-theatre-in-september/story-fnjput3w-1227021414111|access-date=21 October 2014|work=The Cairns Post|date=12 August 2014}}
Oz debuted at number 3 on the ARIA Albums chart{{cite web|author=|title=Streisand Blocks Missy Higgins And Alt-J From Top of Albums Chart|url=http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2014/09/28/missy-higgins-altj-beaten-to-top-of-chart-by-barbra-striesand-veronicas-top-singles/|website=TheMusic.com.au|publisher=Street Press Australia Pty Ltd|access-date=21 October 2014|date=28 September 2014}} and remained in the top five positions until 18 October 2014.{{cite web|author1=Gavin Ryan|title=Triple J Beats Pink To Top of ARIA Chart|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/triple-j-has-australias-number-one-album-20141018|website=Noise11|access-date=21 October 2014|date=18 October 2014}}
The national Australian tour in support of Oz commenced on 20 September 2014 in Cairns, Queensland, and ended in Melbourne in October 2014. Higgins was accompanied by Bischoff, and Australian artist Dustin Tebbutt appeared as a special guest.
=2015–2023: ''Solastalgia'', ''The Special Ones'' and ''Total Control''=
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On 19 February 2016, Higgins released a new single titled, "Oh Canada",{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/oh-canada-single/1082895675|title=Oh Canada – single|date=19 February 2016 |publisher=iTunes Australia|access-date=19 February 2016}} in her response to the death of Alan Kurdi.
In May 2017, Higgins released "Torchlight", for the Australian drama film, Don't Tell.{{Citation|last=missyhiggins|title=Missy Higgins – Torchlight [Official video]|date=1 May 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP4TvqIAUZ0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211218/EP4TvqIAUZ0 |archive-date=2021-12-18 |url-status=live|access-date=28 October 2017}}{{cbignore}}
In October 2017, Higgins appeared in a revival of the 1996 musical Miracle City by Nick Enright and Max Lambert at the Sydney Opera House, playing the role of Bonnie Mae.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/events/whats-on/musical-theatre/2017/miracle-city.html|title=Miracle City – Sydney Opera House|date=28 October 2017|access-date=28 October 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028024847/https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/events/whats-on/musical-theatre/2017/miracle-city.html|archive-date=28 October 2017}}
In February 2018, Higgins released the single "Futon Couch", the first single from her fifth studio album, called Solastalgia, released in May 2018.{{Citation|last=missyhiggins|title=Missy Higgins – Futon Couch [Official Audio]|date=7 February 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XBGKAWmsEY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211218/2XBGKAWmsEY |archive-date=2021-12-18 |url-status=live|access-date=7 February 2018}}{{cbignore}}
In February 2018, it was announced that Missy Higgins would support Ed Sheeran's tour around Australia.{{Cite web|url=http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2018/02/08/missy-higgins-to-support-ed-sheeran-on-aussie-stadium-tour/|title=Missy Higgins To Support Ed Sheeran on Aussie Stadium Tour|website=theMusic|access-date=8 February 2018}}
In November 2018, Higgins released her first greatest hits album titled The Special Ones.{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/pop/special-ones-the-best-of-missy-higgins/345962/|title=Special Ones, The – Best of Missy Higgins |publisher=JBHiFi|access-date=20 October 2018}} A stand-alone single, "When the Machine Starts", was released in November 2020;{{cite web |last1=Langford |first1=Jackson |title=Missy Higgins Returns With New Single 'When The Machine Starts' |url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/missy-higgins-returns-with-new-single-when-the-machine-starts/ |website=Music Feeds |date=5 November 2020 |publisher=Evolve Media |access-date=4 February 2022}} a second, "Edge of Something", was released in October 2021.{{cite web |last1=Doria |first1=Matt |title=Listen to Missy Higgins's triumphant new single 'Edge Of Something' |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/listen-to-missy-higgins-triumphant-new-single-edge-of-something-3071293 |website=NME Australia |date=15 October 2021 |publisher=BandLab Technologies |access-date=4 February 2022}}
In October 2019, new music by Higgins featured in the Australian television series Total Control.{{cite web |url=https://pacific.livefromquarantine.com/event/missy-higgins/0c417a47-9daf-405a-885b-b3ef61b85d28 |title=Missy Higgins |date=15 April 2021 |website=Promogogo |access-date=23 March 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} This would later serve as the basis of a mini-album, also titled Total Control, that Higgins released on 4 March 2022.{{cite web |title=Missy Higgins Returns, Detailing New Mini-Album & Releasing Single |url=https://themusic.com.au/news/missy-higgins-announces-new-mini-album-alongside-lead-single/azt3f35hYGM/04-02-22/ |website=theMusic.com.au |publisher=SCG Media |access-date=4 February 2022}}
=2024: ''The Second Act''=
On 23 February 2024, Higgins released "You Should Run", the lead single from her forthcoming sixth studio album.{{cite web|url=https://www.917thewave.com.au/news/entertainment-news/listen-to-missy-higgins-heart-breaking-new-single-you-should-run/|title=Listen to Missy Higgins's heart-breaking new single 'You Should Run' |website=917 The Wave|date=23 February 2024|access-date=23 February 2024}} The album, titled The Second Act, was released on 6 September 2024.{{cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/missy-higgins-the-second-act-album-release-66593/|title=Missy Higgins Releases New Album 'The Second Act' 20 Years After Groundbreaking Debut |website=Rolling Stone Australia|date=6 September 2024|access-date=9 September 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/missy-higgins-the-second-act-album-announcement-57381/|title=Missy Higgins Is Ready for Her Second Act, Announces New Album |website=Rolling Stone Australia|date=5 April 2024|access-date=7 April 2024}} The album was written in the wake of the breakup of her marriage in December 2021, and the songs deal with the sadness associated with this event.{{cite web | last1=Scott | first1=Leisa | last2=Armstrong | first2=Rebecca | title=Singer-songwriter Missy Higgins on the moment her life 'burned to the ground' | website=ABC News | date=30 August 2024 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-31/how-divorce-reshaped-missy-higgins-music/104200836| access-date=9 September 2024}}
Musical influences and technique
Higgins grew up in the 1980s and 1990s listening to artists that her older siblings liked—Nicola played Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, while David favoured Queen and Kiss. Departing for boarding school at age 13, she was exposed to alternative artists like Nirvana and Hole and started teaching herself guitar and writing her own music. She also began singing with David's jazz group on weekends. As an adult she prefers Nina Simone and Ray Charles to "poppy dance music". She has cited Patty Griffin, Ron Sexsmith, Rufus Wainwright, Paul Kelly and Sarah McLachlan as influences. Material from her third album is influenced by ambient music from Low, Jon Hopkins, Icelandic band Sigur Rós and Estonian classical composer Arvo Pärt.
Higgins's songwriting grew out of a desire to express her emotions when she was at school, and her lyrics describe her feelings about her own life and relationships. The piano was the first instrument she learned to play, and she continues to use it as well as digital pianos, including a Roland RD-300SX, RD-700 and KR-15. She also uses guitars extensively in her music—particularly when touring, due to their portable nature—and favours the Australian brand Maton. On occasion, she plays keytar, xylophone and melodica during performances.
On 7 September 2012, Higgins recorded a cover version of Gotye's "Heart's A Mess" for the "Like a Version" segment on Australian radio station Triple J, explaining on-air that the song is her favourite Gotye composition. Higgins had travelled with Gotye previously and referred to him as "an incredible singer" in the interview prior to the rendition.{{cite web|title=Missy Higgins|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/live/lav/sessions/s3585297.htm|work=triple j|publisher=ABC|access-date=7 September 2012|author=Tom & Alex|date=7 September 2012}}
In the 2020 Australian documentary film Slim and I, directed by Kriv Stenders, Higgins paid tribute to the influence on her life and career of acclaimed Australian country music singer-songwriter couple Slim Dusty and Joy McKean. The film features interviews and covers of McKean songs by acclaimed contemporary artists including Higgins (The Biggest Disappointment), Keith Urban, Paul Kelly, and Troy Cassar-Daley.[https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/pure-joy-in-this-loving-portrait-of-slim-dusty-20200910-p55uci.html Slim Dusty documentary is pure joy, in more ways than one]; SMH; Sep 10, 2020[https://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/smart/country-music-great-joy-mckean-reveals-why-living-with-legend-slim-dusty-wasnt-always-easy/news-story/5e0bcd4f215c78503c35ea6745db4822 Country music great Joy McKean reveals why living with legend Slim Dusty wasn't always easy]; Herald Sun, Spe 9, 2020
She has also been a creative inspiration for a number of Artists including Gretta Ray, Angie McMahon, G Flip and Amy Shark{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTmxwrQsHrY&t=148s | title=Missy Higgins: ARIA Hall of Fame Induction - A celebration of an Australlian Icon | website=YouTube | date=18 December 2024 }}
Activism and charitable works
Higgins has been active and vocal about many issues including climate and environmental issues, animal welfare, female empowerment, refugees and Indigenous issues. These issues have been influential to her works throughout her career.
=Climate and environment=
Higgins has been a longtime advocate for the environment and has actively participated in many environmental initiatives and events aimed at raising awareness on climate change and environmental issues. She is currently a patron of Green Music Australia, which aims to harness the cultural power of music to create a greener and safer planet.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-19 |title=Rob Hirst, Missy Higgins, Katie Noonan & Montaigne among new ambassadors for Green Music |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/green-music-australia-ambassadors/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=The Music Network}}
From her early tours such as her On A Clear Night tour, Higgins has aimed for her tours to be carbon neutral,{{Cite web |title=MISSY JOINS LIVE EARTH {{!}} Missy Higgins |date=9 May 2007 |url=https://www.missyhiggins.com/missy-joins-live-earth/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Carbon Offsetting {{!}} Missy Higgins |date=11 September 2007 |url=https://www.missyhiggins.com/carbon-offsetting/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=McCabe |first=Kathy |date=May 9, 2007 |title=Hot acts fight global warming |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/hot-acts-fight-global-warming/news-story/a6003d621f0f4a93d540487c4ce540c3 |website=Daily Telegraph}} and she was named one of Billboard magazine's 2007 Top 10 Green Artists.{{Cite web |title=Second Cup: Missy Higgins, Pushing Green |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/second-cup-missy-higgins-pushing-green/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=www.cbsnews.com |date=4 June 2009 |language=en-US}} She also contributed to Green Music Australia and Creative Victoria's 2022 initiative 'Sound Country: A Green Artist Guide' which aims to provide a practical framework for touring musicians to implement sustainable solutions.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-12 |title='Sound Country' Provides Artists With Tools Needed To Go Green On Tour |url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/sound-country-provides-artists-with-tools-needed-to-go-green-on-tour/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Music Feeds}}
Higgins has also participated in many environmental fundraising and donation campaigns including the Sierra Club's 2009 2% Solution Campaign where she made her song "Where I Stood" available for free to those who pledged to decrease their carbon output by 2% .{{Cite web |title=Trendsetter: Singer-Songwriter Missy Higgins |url=https://blogs.sierraclub.org/greenlife/2009/07/trendsetter-singersongwriter-missy-higgins.html |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=The Green Life |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=MISSY AND THE SIERRA CLUB {{!}} Missy Higgins |date=20 January 2009 |url=https://www.missyhiggins.com/missy-and-the-sierra-club/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |language=en-US}} Higgins also donated royalties from her 2009 "More Than This" to the Save the Kimberley organisation{{Cite magazine |last=Brandle |first=Lars |date=2014-08-04 |title=Missy Higgins Announces New Album, Book…and a Baby |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/missy-higgins-announces-new-album-bookand-a-baby-6206882/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=MISSY'S NEW EP "MORE THAN THIS" AVAILABLE TODAY {{!}} Missy Higgins |date=31 March 2009 |url=https://www.missyhiggins.com/missys-new-ep-more-than-this-available-today/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |language=en-US}} focused on conservation of Western Australia's Kimberley Region; an area which Higgins is passionate about protecting from industrialisation.{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Cameron |date=December 16, 2010 |title=Missy goes back to school |url=https://www.news.com.au/news/missy-goes-back-to-school/news-story/61acd9acf5469b9da398dcd316273949 |website=News.com.au}} In October 2012, Higgins also performed at two "Save the Kimberley" events held at Federation Square in Melbourne and The Esplanade in Fremantle, Western Australia;{{cite news |author=Cameron Adams |date=15 December 2010 |title=Missy Higgins on Melbourne Universe and saving the Kimberley |newspaper=The Telegraph |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/missy-higgins-on-melbourne-universe-and-saving-the-kimberley/story-e6frewz0-1225971722640 |access-date=6 October 2012}}{{cite web |author=San Cisco |date=22 February 2013 |title=Hey everyone in West Australia. Make sure you go down to the Fremantle Esplanade this Sunday to support the Concert for the Kimberley. Our good friends Ball Park Music, John Butler Trio and Missy Higgins are all playing, and best thing, its free. Need to get there by 2 pm. We wish we could have played but we ended up here in Berlin! Who's going? |url=http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=480839718642781&set=a.135369013189855.22914.123797031013720&type=1 |access-date=1 March 2013 |work=San Cisco on Facebook |publisher=Facebook}} march to protest against the proposed gas refinery construction at James Price Point accompanied the free concert and campaign supporters were photographed with banners and placards.{{cite web |date=27 February 2013 |title=News Live Reviews Photos Album Reviews Interviews Guide Bands Submit Win PHOTOS: CONCERT FOR THE KIMBERLEY AT FREMANTLE ESPLANADE |url=http://www.spaceshipnews.com.au/photos-concert-for-the-kimberly-at-fremantle-esplanade/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501072443/http://www.spaceshipnews.com.au/photos-concert-for-the-kimberly-at-fremantle-esplanade/ |archive-date=1 May 2013 |access-date=1 March 2013 |work=Space Ship News |publisher=Space Ship News {{!}} Perth Music. |format=Photo upload}}
Higgins was among 21 artists to write and record music for the album 'Sounds for the Reef'{{Cite web |date=2018-07-31 |title=Artists United for the Great Barrier Reef |url=https://www.pbsfm.org.au/news/artists-united-great-barrier-reef |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=PBS FM |language=en}} which raised funds for legal action against plans to turn Queensland's Abbot Point into one of the world's largest coal ports and the decision to allow dredging near the Great Barrier Reef.{{Cite web |title=Missy Higgins sings for Barrier Reef fight |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/missy-higgins-sings-for-barrier-reef-fight/8ag5kx6gx |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=SBS News |language=en}}{{Cite web |title='Sounds for the Reef' Compilation {{!}} Missy Higgins |date=7 April 2014 |url=https://www.missyhiggins.com/sounds-for-the-reef-compilation/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |language=en-US}} The album's 21 songs were sold on the Bandcamp website.{{cite web |date=7 April 2014 |title=Artists United for the Great Barrier Reef |url=http://pbsfm.org.au/node/34381 |access-date=15 April 2014 |publisher=PBS}}{{cite web |date=7 April 2014 |title=Sounds for the Reef |url=http://soundsforthereef.bandcamp.com/releases |access-date=15 April 2014 |work=Sounds for the Reef on Bandcamp |publisher=Bandcamp}}
Higgins also vocally protested against the Adani coal mine in 2017, writing an open letter to the former Australian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and current Australian Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus, and donating time to narrating two campaign videos{{Cite web |date=2017-10-25 |title=Missy Higgins adds voice to Adani coal mine protest |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/missy-higgins-adds-voice-to-adani-coal-mine-protest/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=The Music Network}} and the #StopAdani Roadshow Opener.{{Citation |last=Adani |first=Stop |title=#StopAdani Roadshow Opener |date=2017-04-04 |url=https://vimeo.com/211432049 |access-date=2022-09-01}}
Climate change played a large role in the creation of the music{{Cite web |date=2018-05-16 |title=Solastalgia: Missy Higgins makes digital music for the natural world |url=https://www.outinperth.com/missy-higgins-solastalgia/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=OUTInPerth {{!}} LGBTQIA+ News and Culture}} for her 2018 album 'Solostalgia', which was named for a kind of distress brought on by environmental changes close to home.{{Cite web |date=2018-04-29 |title=Missy Higgins – Solastalgia |url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/featured-music/feature-albums1/missy-higgins-solastalgia/10265986 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Double J |language=en-AU}} The album is also influenced by the feeling of climate grief and climate anxiety.{{Cite web |last=Tech |first=Women Love |date=2021-05-18 |title=Dr Jonica Newby Talks To Missy Higgins About Climate Grief |url=https://womenlovetech.com/dr-jonica-newby-speaks-with-missy-higgins-about-the-influence-of-climate-grief-on-creativity/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Women Love Tech |language=en}}
=Animal welfare=
Higgins has been a vegetarian for many years after being introduced to the idea by an ex-boyfriend{{Cite web |last=Northover |first=Kylie |date=2016-10-11 |title=Missy Higgins: still something to say |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/missy-higgins-still-something-to-say-20161010-grz6qa.html |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}} and wanted to do something for animals rights after reading 'Eating Animals' by Jonathan Safran Foer. She helped promote the 2005 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) advertising campaign and has supported their anti-fur stance.
In 2012, Higgins voiced a series of radio advertisements organised by the group Animals Australia in a campaign to put an end to battery-hen egg production in Australia.{{Cite web |last=Cubby |first=Ben |date=2012-04-01 |title=Campaign to ban eggs from battery farms |url=https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/campaign-to-ban-eggs-from-battery-farms-20120401-1w6im.html |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=MISSY SUPPORTS WORLD FIRST CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO END FACTORY FARMING {{!}} Missy Higgins |date=23 October 2012 |url=https://www.missyhiggins.com/missy-supports-world-first-campaign-launched-to-end-factory-farming/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |language=en-US}} Higgins was one of numerous publicly known advocates for the 'Oscar's Law' campaign. The campaign, launched in 2010, protests against the existence of "puppy factories" in Australia, whereby animals are factory farmed. One of the campaign's slogans was "Break the Puppy Trade—Don't buy puppies from pet shops" and the list of notable advocates included Paul Dempsey, Kate Ceberano and Mick Molloy.{{cite web |title=Home |url= http://www.oscarslaw.org/ |work= Oscar's law |access-date= 13 October 2012 |year= 2010}}
Higgins has also performed at animal welfare and conservation related fundraising and awareness concerts.This includes kicking off Animal Australia's 2013 event 'Animal Matters' with a performance of 'Hidden Ones',{{Cite web |title=Leading Communication Organization Paves the Way for Solutionary Changes in the Animal Welfare Space Through High-End Entertainment Events with a Strong Message |url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/3/prweb10476540.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726132019/https://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/3/prweb10476540.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 July 2021 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=PRWeb}}{{Cite web |last=Higgins |first=Missy |date=March 19, 2013 |title=Missy Higgins Tweet March 19 2013 |url=https://twitter.com/missyhiggins/status/313875784785883136 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Twitter |language=en}} and performing at Melbourne Zoo's Twilights concert in 2012,{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Mat |date=December 11, 2012 |title=Missy Higgins, Clare Bowditch Lead The Melbourne Zoo Twilights Lineup |url=https://themusic.com.au/news/missy-higgins-for-melbourne-zoo-twilights-program/FBIHBgkICwo/11-12-12 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=themusic.com.au |language=en}} 2013{{Cite web |last=Aubrey |first=Sophie |date=January 14, 2013 |title=Missy Higgins performs dusky Zoo groove |url=https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/missy-higgins-performs-dusky-zoo-groove/news-story/8b46003385511df0919963e6bf4fdb08 |website=news.com.au}} and the 2020{{Cite web |date=2019-10-15 |title=Melbourne Zoo Twilights Announce Full 2020 Lineup |url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/melbourne-zoo-twilights-announce-full-2020-lineup/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Music Feeds}} where proceeds from the event went to conservation efforts and aims to save threatened species.
=Refugees=
In 2016, Missy Higgins released "Oh Canada", which was written from the perspective of the refugee father of Alan Kurdi,{{Cite web |title=Art from refugee children illustrates Missy Higgins new single Oh Canada |url=https://www.globalcitizen.org/es/content/missy-higgins-oh-canada-syrian-refugee-music-video/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Global Citizen |date=5 March 2016 |language=es}}{{Cite web |title=New single 'Oh Canada' out now – watch the video {{!}} Missy Higgins |date=18 February 2016 |url=https://www.missyhiggins.com/new-single-oh-canada-out-now-watch-the-video/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |language=en-US}} a two-year-old Syrian boy who drowned while fleeing to Europe. All of the song's net profits went to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC),{{Cite web |date=2017-07-05 |title=Missy Higgins announced as new ASRC Ambassador |url=https://asrc.org.au/2017/07/05/missy-higgins-announced-new-asrc-ambassador/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Asylum Seeker Resource Centre |language=en-US}} and Higgins performed the song during the ASRC telethon held on World Refugee Day. In 2017 Higgins was announced as a new ASRC Ambassador and in 2018 appeared on ABC's Q&A program and expressed her views on the Australian Government's treatment of asylum seekers.{{Cite web |date=2018-04-17 |title=Missy Higgins takes aim at Aus Government for treating refugees like "criminals" |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/missy-higgins-takes-aim-at-australian-government-for-treating-refugees-like-criminals/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=The Music Network}}
Higgins also featured in the 2022 documentary 'Scattered People: A Song Can Take You Home'{{Cite web |title=Scattered People |url=https://www.scatteredpeoplefilm.org/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Scattered People |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=FilmInk |date=2022-07-15 |title=The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2022: Aussie Titles |url=https://www.filmink.com.au/the-melbourne-documentary-film-festival-2022-aussie-titles/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=FilmInk |language=en-AU}} presented by the ASRC and Being Reel Films, along with other Australian Musicians.
=Female empowerment=
Rolling Stone Australia called Higgins's soundtrack for the second season of the ABC drama Total Control an "outspoken fight for equality", and the work was inspired by Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins and the 2021 Australian Parliament House sexual misconduct allegations,{{Cite web |date=2022-03-03 |title=Missy Higgins: 'Women are endlessly disappointed by the men running Australia' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/mar/04/missy-higgins-women-are-endlessly-disappointed-by-the-men-running-australia |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=the Guardian |language=en}} with themes of exploitation and female empowerment. The album was about taking control as a woman,{{Cite web |author=Staff Writers |title=Missy Higgins Covers The Motels' Classic 'Total Control' That's The Title Track For A Surprise Mini-Album |url=https://scenestr.com.au/music/missy-higgins-covers-the-motels-classic-total-control-that-s-the-title-track-for-a-surprise-mini-album-20220204 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=scenestr - Pop Culture & Entertainment |date=4 February 2022 |language=en-gb}} with songs like 'I Take It Back' which was written about reclaiming story, identity and power as a woman.{{Cite web |title=MISSY HIGGINS TAKES CONTROL ON NEW SINGLE "I TAKE IT BACK" FROM MINI-ALBUM 'TOTAL CONTROL' {{!}} Missy Higgins |date=28 June 2022 |url=https://www.missyhiggins.com/missy-higgins-takes-control-on-new-single-i-take-it-back-from-mini-album-total-control/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |language=en-US}}
In 2021, Higgins appeared on the panel of ABC's Q&A Season Finale 'Power, Protests and Parliament' and discussed her views on the behaviour of Australian Parliament in relation to women in parliament, advice for young women who want to move into the music industry and the power imbalance of the music industry.{{Citation |title=Power, Protests and Parliament: Q+A Season Finale |date=2021-11-25 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/qanda/2021-02-12/13648652 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |language=en |access-date=2022-09-01}}
Higgins also headlined the all-female festival tour Wildflower{{Cite web |last=Live |first=Newcastle |date=2021-10-07 |title=Missy Higgins to headline Wildflower festival in the Hunter Valley |url=https://newcastlelive.com.au/wildflower-festival-missy-miggins/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Newcastle Live |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |title=WILDFLOWER |url=https://www.wildflowerfestivalaustralia.com.au/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=WILDFLOWER |language=en-AU |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901031659/https://www.wildflowerfestivalaustralia.com.au/ |url-status=dead }} in 2022 alongside Kate Miller-Heidke, Kasey Chambers, Sarah Blasko, Deborah Conway, Thornbird and Alice Skye in order to celebrate women and the return of the live scene.{{Cite web |last=Brereton |first=Greta |date=2021-10-07 |title=Missy Higgins, Kasey Chambers lead line-up for new Wildflower Festival celebrating women in music |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/missy-higgins-kasey-chambers-lead-line-up-for-new-wildflower-festival-celebrating-women-in-music-3065354 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=NME |language=en-AU}}
Generational strength has also been a motivator for Higgins, wanting to show her daughter how to be a strong, independent woman.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-24 |title=Missy Higgins has perfectly walked the line of heartbreaking and heroic storytelling |url=https://happymag.tv/missy-higgins-interview/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Happy Mag |language=en-US}}
=Indigenous issues=
Higgins undertook an Indigenous Studies{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} Missy Higgins |url=https://www.missyhiggins.com/about/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |language=en-US}} course at the University of Melbourne{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Cameron |date=December 16, 2010 |title=Missy goes back to school |url=https://www.news.com.au/news/missy-goes-back-to-school/news-story/61acd9acf5469b9da398dcd316273949 |website=news.com.au}} and has been a supporter of Indigenous Australian peoples. In 2007 she joined the Oxfam Australia 'Close the Gap' campaign{{Cite web |date=2007-07-01 |title=Missy Higgins joins Close the Gap campaign {{!}} Media Oxfam Australia |url=https://media.oxfam.org.au/2007/07/missy-higgins-joins-close-the-gap-campaign/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=media.oxfam.org.au |language=en-US}} and recorded a cover of 'Droving Woman' with Augie March on the tribute album to Kev Carmody, an Aboriginal Australian singer-songwriter and musician. In 2008, Higgins collaborated on a re-release of the song "From Little Things Big Things Grow" along with Tim Levison and others.{{Cite journal |last1=Barney |first1=Katelyn| first2=Elizabeth|last2= Mackinlay |date=Summer 2010 |title="Singing Trauma Trails": Songs of the Stolen Generations in Indigenous Australia |journal=Music and Politics |volume=IV |issue=2 |doi=10.3998/mp.9460447.0004.202 |hdl=2027/spo.9460447.0004.202 |issn=1938-7687|doi-access=free |hdl-access=free }} The song begins with a sample from the 2008 Formal Apology to the Stolen Generations made by former Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
When discussing the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, Higgins stated that First Nations people have never been treated as equals and have been oppressed as a people.
Higgins mentioned that her album Total Control was partly inspired by strong First Nations women who she knew{{Cite web |date=2022-03-04 |title=Rage, Power & Resilience Fuel Missy Higgins's Mini-Album 'Total Control' |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/missy-higgins-interview-total-control-37649/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Rolling Stone Australia |language=en-AU}} and in an interview with Rolling Stone Australia, Higgin's was quoted saying "Australian First Nations people have to cop so much every day and they're still surviving in a country that refuses to acknowledge our history.".
=Other charitable works=
Higgins has also been involved in other charitable works throughout her career.
All proceeds from her 2015 charity show at Sydney's 'The Vanguard' were donated{{Cite web |last=Sams |first=Christine |date=2005-10-16 |title=Fans clamour to see secret Missy Higgins charity show |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/fans-clamour-to-see-secret-missy-higgins-charity-show-20051016-gdm9e2.html |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}} to the One In Five Foundation, a Melbourne charity supporting research into mental health.
In 2020, along with Tim Minchin, Higgins gave her support to the Fred Hollows Foundation{{Cite web |date=2020-06-01 |title=Tim Minchin & Missy Higgins Help Carry Fred Hollows's Vision In Latest Campaign Via Campaign Edge |url=https://www.bandt.com.au/tim-minchin-missy-higgins-help-carry-fred-hollows-vision-in-latest-campaign-via-campaign-edge/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=B&T |language=en-US}} with the collaborative song "Carry You" which was adapted to the foundation's 2020 campaign to encourage people to carry on Fred Hollows's legacy of ending avoidable blindness.{{Cite web |title=Tim Minchin and Missy Higgins help carry on Fred Hollows's vision via Campaign Edge - AdNews |url=https://www.adnews.com.au/campaigns/tim-minchin-and-missy-higgins-help-carry-on-fred-hollows-vision-via-campaign-edge |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=www.adnews.com.au |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2020-06-03 |title=Sync Watch: Tim Minchin & Missy Higgins in Fred Hollows campaign |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/fred-hollows-carry-you/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=The Music Network}} She also performed the song with Minchin at the streamed charity concert Music from the Home Front which paid tribute to the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps and workers on the frontline of COVID-19 pandemic responses.{{Cite web |title=MUSIC FROM THE HOME FRONT - ALBUM OUT NOW - Bloodlines Music |url=https://bloodlinesmusic.com.au/music-from-the-home-front-album-out-this-friday/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=bloodlinesmusic.com.au}}{{Cite web |author=Staff Writer |date=April 22, 2020 |title=Kevin Parker, Barnsey, Courtney Barnett & More To Perform On Anzac Day TV Concert |url=https://themusic.com.au/news/kevin-parker-jimmy-barnes-missy-higgins-music-home-front-anzac-day/hhGSmJuanZw/22-04-20 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=themusic.com.au |language=en}} Proceeds from the album of the same name went towards the music crisis charity Support Act.{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Josh |date=2020-05-29 |title=Music From The Home Front live album announced for release |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/music-from-the-home-front-live-album-announced-for-release-2678109 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=NME |language=en-AU}}
In 2022, Higgins headlined the Nine Network telethon concert in support of the Children's Hospital Foundation,{{Cite web |last=Ness |first=Sasha |date=2022-03-07 |title='Such incredible work': Missy Higgins to headline Nine Telethon |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/such-incredible-work-missy-higgins-to-headline-nine-telethon-20220307-p5a2e5.html |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Brisbane Times |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-03-08 |title="Vulnerability and honesty" – Missy Higgins on music, mental health and Nine's Telethon Concert - Westender |url=https://westender.com.au/vulnerability-and-honesty-missy-higgins-on-music-mental-health-and-nines-telethon-concert/,%20https://westender.com.au/vulnerability-and-honesty-missy-higgins-on-music-mental-health-and-nines-telethon-concert/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |language=en-GB }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} raising funds for medical research, equipment and support services for young patients and their families. Higgins also joined the Australian Red Cross event Australia Unites: Red Cross Flood Appeal along with other Australian artists{{Cite web |last=Cosenza |first=Emily |date=March 12, 2022 |title=Australian music greats join forces to raise money for Red Cross flood appeal |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/australian-music-greats-join-forces-to-raise-money-for-red-cross-flood-appeal/news-story/36743db12f6d92af6ac5f0b74b0ed85d |website=news.com.au}}{{Cite web |title=Everything you need to know about the Red Cross Flood Appeal |url=https://www.nine.com.au/entertainment/latest/australia-unites-red-cross-flood-appeal-2022-telethon-date-hosts-how-to-watch-donate-everything-to-know-explainer/a5fc735e-a061-445c-af87-ed70fbcbaaa6 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=www.nine.com.au |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |title=Aussies dip deep to raise over $25 million for flood victims |url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-unites-red-cross-flood-appeal-2022-aussies-dip-deep-with-enormous-donation-total-to-help-flood-victims/3515ec8e-1a14-4865-b2fa-629e0a53ca90 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=www.9news.com.au|date=13 March 2022 }} in order to raise funds for victims of the 2022 eastern Australia floods.
Personal life
File:Missy Higgins during the Second Act tour. Melbourne, December 2024.png
Higgins has been a patron of multiple mental health charities since 2003. She described her younger self as introverted, and that she had "experienced various degrees of depression" from childhood onwards. Prescribed antidepressant medication while in high school, she learned to channel low moods into songwriting, calling music her "emotional outlet". In a 2006 interview she said that her songs were "coming from more of a happier place". While recording her second album, she discovered a passion for rock climbing, as a "meditative pursuit"
From 2004 to 2007, Higgins's sexual orientation was the subject of media speculation based partly on interpretations of her lyrics and her interviews. In an October 2007 interview with Australian lesbian magazine Cherrie, she was asked if she fell under the moniker of "not-so-straight" girls. She replied "Yeah, definitely. ... I think sexuality is a fluid thing and it's becoming increasingly more acceptable to admit that you're that way." In November 2007, her Myspace page and website reported, "I've been in relationships with both men and women so I guess I fall most easily under the category 'Bisexual'."{{Cite web |title=Message from Missy {{!}} Missy Higgins |date=26 November 2007 |url=https://www.missyhiggins.com/message-from-missy-2/ |access-date=2022-12-30 |language=en-US}} In 2024 it was revealed that she had had a relationship with her female tour manager during those early years.
In 2013, Higgins began a relationship with Broome playwright and comedian Dan Lee.[http://au.news.yahoo.com/qld/a/18419631/missy-higgins-finds-love-in-broome/ Missy Higgins finds love in Broome – Yahoo7] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302020217/http://au.news.yahoo.com/qld/a/18419631/missy-higgins-finds-love-in-broome/ |date=2 March 2014 }}{{cite news|author1=Nicola Kalmar|title=Dan's the man for Missy|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/20740117/dans-the-man-for-missy/|access-date=21 October 2014|work=The West Australian|date=14 January 2014}} Higgins gave birth to a son in 2015.{{cite web|title=Missy Higgins Welcome New Son Samuel Arrow Lee into The World|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/missy-higgins-welcomes-new-son-samuel-arrow-lee-into-the-world/story-fnk826rj-1227176033060|website=news.com.au|access-date=16 May 2015|date=6 January 2015|archive-date=4 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804052914/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/missy-higgins-welcomes-new-son-samuel-arrow-lee-into-the-world/story-fnk826rj-1227176033060|url-status=dead}} Higgins and Lee were married in March 2016,{{Cite web|title=Twitter|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/TheTodayShow/status/763130023880462337/photo/1|access-date=2020-10-12|website=mobile.twitter.com}}{{Cite web|title=Missy Higgins to double her money on Bondi unit she bought with ex lover - realestate.com.au|url=https://www.realestate.com.au/news/missy-higginss-north-bondi-unit-with-love-factor-a-hit-with-buyers/|access-date=2020-10-12|website=www.realestate.com.au|language=en}} and she gave birth to a daughter in August 2018.{{cite web | url=https://www.marieclaire.com.au/missy-higgins-welcomes-baby-girl | title=Missy Higgins Welcomes Baby Girl with Husband Dan Lee | date=14 August 2018 }}
In early 2022, Higgins and Lee separated amicably.{{cite web | url=https://honey.nine.com.au/parenting/missy-higgins-announces-single-parent-break-up-husband-dan-lee/434b2e7f-3f80-428d-9562-e97399ea545f | title='I never thought it would happen': Missy Higgins announces she's a single parent after quiet split from husband | date=12 June 2022 }} The songs on her 2024 album The Second Act were written during and following the breakup. She spoke at some length about her career and relationships on Australian Story in August 2024.
Discography
{{Main|Missy Higgins discography}}
- The Sound of White (2004)
- On a Clear Night (2007)
- The Ol' Razzle Dazzle (2012)
- Oz (2014)
- Solastalgia (2018)
- The Second Act (2024)
Filmography
- 2010: Bran Nue Dae as Annie
- 2014: Unity – Narrator (Documentary)
Awards and nominations
File:Missy Higgins ARIA 2013.jpg ceremony, December 2013, Star Event Centre, Sydney]]
=APRA Awards=
The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).{{Cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |title=APRA History |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |access-date=6 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920230857/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |archive-date=20 September 2010 }} Higgins has won two awards from twelve nominations.
{{awards table}}
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|rowspan="3"| 2005
| "Scar" (Missy Higgins, Kevin Griffin) – Missy Higgins
| {{won}}
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| "Ten Days" (Missy Higgins, Jay Clifford) – Missy Higgins
| {{nom}}
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| Missy Higgins
| Breakthrough Award{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/2005Winners.aspx | title = 2005 Winners – APRA Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 2 December 2013 }} || {{won}}
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|rowspan="3"| 2006
| rowspan="2"| "The Special Two" (Missy Higgins) – Missy Higgins
| {{nom}}
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| Most Performed Australian Work
| {{nom}}
|-
| "Ten Days" (Missy Higgins, Jay Clifford)
| Most Performed Australian Work
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2013
| "Everyone's Waiting" (Missy Higgins and Daniel Wilson)
|rowspan="2"| Song of the Year{{cite web|url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/apra-song-year-shortlist-revealed/|title=APRA Song Of The Year 2013 Shortlist Revealed|website=Tone Deaf|date=11 April 2013|access-date=28 April 2022}}
| {{shortlisted}}
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| "Set Me On Fire" (Missy Higgins, Butterfly Boucher and Daniel Wilson)
| {{shortlisted}}
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| 2017
| "Oh Canada"
| {{shortlisted}}
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2020
| "Carry You" (Tim Minchin) – Missy Higgins
|rowspan="2"| Best Original Song Composed for the Screen{{cite web | url = https://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2020-awards/screen-music-awards/full-list-of-winners/ | title = Screen Music Awards: Full List of Winners & Nominees | publisher = APRA AMCOS Australia | year = 2020 | access-date = 14 December 2020 | archive-date = 27 December 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201227230140/https://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2020-awards/screen-music-awards/full-list-of-winners/ | url-status = dead }}
{{cite web | url = https://apraamcos.com.au/news/2020/december/2020-screen-music-awards-winners-announced/ | title = 2020 Screen Music Awards winners announced | publisher = APRA AMCOS Australia | date = 1 December 2020 | access-date = 14 December 2020 | archive-date = 27 December 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201227230139/https://apraamcos.com.au/news/2020/december/2020-screen-music-awards-winners-announced/ | url-status = dead }}
| {{nom}}
|-
| "Edge of Something" (Higgins, Antony Partos, Matteo Zingales) – Missy Higgins
| {{nom}}
|-
| "Arrows"
| {{shortlisted}}
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| 2021
| "Carry You" (Tim Minchin) – Missy Higgins
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2022
| "Bloody Game" from Total Control
| Best Original Song Composed for the Screen{{cite web | url = https://www.noise11.com/news/missy-higgins-and-josh-pyke-nominated-for-apra-screen-music-awards-20221013| title = Missy Higgins and Josh Pyke Nominated for APRA Screen Music Awards | website=Noise11|date=13 October 2022|access-date=14 October 2022 }}
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2023
| "Edge of Something"
| Song of the Year{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/2023-apra-song-of-the-year-nominees-announced/101888132 |title=These 20 songs are up for 2023 APRA Song Of The Year |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=25 January 2023 |access-date=28 January 2023 }}
| {{shortlisted}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2025
|rowspan="2"| "The Second Act"
| Song of the Year
| {{nominated}}
|-
| Most Performed Alternative Work
| {{nominated}}
|}
=ARIA Awards=
The ARIA Music Awards are presented annually from 1987 by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Higgins has won eleven awards, including a hall of fame induction.{{cite web|title=ARIA Award Winners By Category|url=http://alldownunder.com/australian-music-aria/total-aria-awards.htm|publisher=ALLdownunder.com|access-date=6 September 2012|author=ALLdownunder.com|year=1998–2012}}ARIA Music Awards for Missy Higgins:
- Search Results 'Missy Higgins's {{Cite web |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/search?q=Missy+Higgins |title=Winners By Year: Search Results 'Missy Higgins's |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |access-date=2 December 2013 }}
- 2004 winners and nominees: {{Cite web |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2004 |title=ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2004: 18th Annual ARIA Awards |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |access-date=2 December 2013 }}
- 2005 winners and nominees: {{Cite web |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2005 |title=ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2005: 19th Annual ARIA Awards |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |access-date=2 December 2013 }}
- 2006 winners and nominees: {{Cite web |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2006 |title=ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2006: 20th Annual ARIA Awards |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |access-date=2 December 2013 |archive-date=27 November 2011 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/63VAKuljl?url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2006 |url-status=dead }}
- 2007 winners and nominees: {{Cite web |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2007 |title=ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2007: 21st Annual ARIA Awards |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |access-date=2 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118143950/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2007 |archive-date=18 November 2007 }}
- 2008 winners and nominees: {{Cite web |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2008 |title=ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2008: 22nd Annual ARIA Awards |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |access-date=2 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813152819/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2008 |archive-date=13 August 2009 |url-status=dead }}
- 2012 winners and nominees: {{cite web |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2012 |title=2012 ARIA Awards Winners By Year |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |access-date=5 October 2012 }}
- 2013 winners and nominees: {{cite web |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2013 |title=2013 ARIA Awards Winners By Year |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |access-date=2 December 2013 }}
{{awards table}}
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| rowspan="5"| 2004
| rowspan="4"|"Scar"
| {{nom}}
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| {{nom}}
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| Breakthrough Artist – Single
| {{nom}}
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| {{won}}
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| "Scar" – Squareyed Films
| {{nom}}
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| rowspan="8"| 2005
| rowspan="5"| The Sound of White
| {{won}}
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| Best Female Artist
| {{won}}
|-
| {{won}}
|-
| {{won}}
|-
| {{won}}
|-
| The Sound of White – Cathie Glassby
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|"The Special Two"
| Single of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| Highest Selling Single
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2006
| If You Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine
| Best Music DVD
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2007
| rowspan="3"| On a Clear Night
| Best Female Artist
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Pop Release
| {{nom}}
|-
| Highest Selling Album
| {{nom}}
|-
| "Steer"
| Highest Selling Single
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2008
| "Peachy"
| rowspan="2"| Best Female Artist
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2012
| rowspan="3"| The Ol' Razzle Dazzle
| {{nom}}
|-
| Album of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Adult Contemporary Album
| {{won}}
|-
| "Everyone's Waiting" – Natasha Pincus
| Best Video
| {{won}}
|-
| 2013
| "Set Me on Fire"
| Best Female Artist
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2018
| rowspan="2"| Best Adult Contemporary Album
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2022{{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/2022-aria-awards-nominees/|title=Rüfüs Du Sol Leads 2022 ARIA Awards Nominees (Full List)|website=The Music Network|date=12 October 2022|access-date=12 October 2022|author=Lars Brandle}}
| Total Control
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2024{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-26/aria-awards-2024-nominations-royel-otis-kylie-minogue-dom-dolla/104398174|title= ARIA Awards 2024 nominations — everything you need to know|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=26 September 2024|access-date=29 September 2024}}
| The Second Act Tour 2024
| {{won}}
|-
| Herself
| {{yes2|inducted}}
{{end}}
=EG Awards / Music Victoria Awards=
The EG Awards (known as Music Victoria Awards since 2013) are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.
{{awards table}}
|-
| 2007{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/music-talent-honoured-at-the-eg-awards-20071201-ge6fho.html|title=Music talent honoured at the EG Awards|website=The Age|date=1 December 2007|access-date=19 August 2020}}
| rowspan="2"| Missy Higgins
| rowspan="2"| Best Female
| {{won}}
|-
| 2014{{Cite web|url= https://musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-nominees|title= Previous Nominess|website= Music Victoria|access-date= 13 August 2020|archive-date= 19 September 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200919214225/https://www.musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-nominees|url-status= dead}}{{cite web|url=https://musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-winners|title=Previous Winners|website=Music Victoria|access-date=13 August 2020|archive-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731040330/https://musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-winners|url-status=dead}}
| {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}
=Helpmann Awards=
The Helpmann Awards is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Performance Australia since 2001.{{cite web | title=Events & Programs| website=Live Performance Australia | url=https://liveperformance.com.au/events-programs/ | access-date=4 October 2022}} Note: 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2005
| rowspan="2"| Missy Higgins
| Best Performance in an Australian Contemporary Concert
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| Best Australian Contemporary Concert
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2017
| Missy Higgins Orchestral Concert Series 2016
| {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}
=J Awards=
The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2024
| Missy Higgins
| Double J Artist of the Year
| {{won}}
| {{Cite web |last=Varvaris |first=Mary |date=1 November 2024 |title=Amyl And The Sniffers, Speed, Emily Wurramara Lead 2024 J Award Nominees |url=https://themusic.com.au/industry/amyl-and-the-sniffers-speed-emily-wurramara-lead-2024-j-award-nominees/OAmGKi0sLy4/01-11-24 |access-date=1 November 2024 |website=The Music |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/2024-j-awards-winners/104483982|title=Here are your big winners of the 2024 J Awards |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=14 November 2024|access-date=14 November 2024}}
|}
=MTV Australia Video Music Award=
The MTV Australia Video Music Award were presented annually from 2005 to 2009 by MTV Australia.FasterLouder.com.au.[http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/1438/Nominees-Announced-For-The-MTV-Australia-Video-Music-Awards.htm Nominees Announced For The MTV Australia Video Music Awards ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524030759/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/1438/Nominees-Announced-For-The-MTV-Australia-Video-Music-Awards.htm |date=24 May 2011 }} FasterLouder.com.au. Accessed 17 June 2008.
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| rowspan="3"| 2005 || rowspan="3"| Missy Higgins || Best Female || {{nom}}
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| Best Breakthrough || {{won}}
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| Supernova Award || {{nom}}
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| 2006 || "The Special Two" Missy Higgins || Best Female Artist || {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}
=Melbourne Prize for Music=
The Melbourne Prize for Music is a financial prize, founded in 2004 by Simon H. Warrender, and awarded to music every three years.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2022
| Missy Higgins
| Melbourne Prize Trust
| {{yes2|awarded}}
| {{cite web | title=Melbourne Prize for Music 2022 | website=Melbourne Prize | date=23 May 2022 | url=https://www.melbourneprize.org/mp2022/ | access-date=16 January 2024}}{{cite web | title=Melbourne Prize for Music | website=Australian Music Centre | url=https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/award/melbourne-prize-for-music | access-date=16 January 2024}}
|}
=Rolling Stone Australia Awards=
The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually in January or February by the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2025
| The Second Act
| Best LP/EP
| {{shortlist}}
|rowspan="2"| {{cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rolling-stone-australia-awards-longlist-revealed-73101/|title= 2025 Rolling Stone Australia Awards: Longlist Revealed|publisher=Rolling Stone Australia|date=5 March 2025|access-date=6 March 2025}}
|-
| Missy Higgins
| Best Live Act
| {{shortlist}}
|-
{{end}}
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{{Citation | last = Mengel | first = Noel | title = Hits and Missy | newspaper = The Courier-Mail | date = 27 April 2007 | url = http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/music/hits-and-missy/story-e6freqgx-1111113409113 | access-date =6 March 2010
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{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131023134408/http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/comp/cannotbuymysoul.html | url = http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/comp/cannotbuymysoul.html | work = Passagen.se | title = Cannot Buy My Soul – The Songs of Kev Carmody | publisher = Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren) | first1 = Magnus | last1 = Holmgren | archive-date = 23 October 2013 | url-status = usurped | access-date = 10 May 2014
}}
{{cite magazine | title = Crowded House Stars As Live Earth Begins in Sydney | magazine = Billboard | url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1051068/crowded-house-stars-as-live-earth-begins-in-sydney | access-date =15 January 2010
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{{Citation | last = Lander | first = Dan | title = International Report: Live Earth Sydney | newspaper = Rolling Stone | date = 7 July 2007 | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/07/07/international-report-live-earth-sydney/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070911231215/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/07/07/international-report-live-earth-sydney/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = 11 September 2007 | access-date =15 January 2010
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|last=Australian Associated Press (AAP)
|title=Powderfinger, Missy Higgins, join forces
|newspaper=ninemsn
|publisher=ninemsn Pty Ltd
|date=31 October 2007
|url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=313192
|access-date=6 March 2010
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605062435/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=313192
|archive-date=5 June 2011
}}
{{Citation|title=Missy Higgins announces national tour "...For One Night Only" |work=Event Details: Missy Higgins |publisher=Sydney Entertainment Centre |url=http://www.sydentcent.com.au/index.cfm?s=content&p=event_detail&event_id=102018 |date=1 December 2007 |access-date=7 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013124132/http://www.sydentcent.com.au/index.cfm?s=content&p=event_detail&event_id=102018 |archive-date=13 October 2009 }}
}}
|last=Reitz
|first=Allison
|title=Missy Higgins tour supports Indigo Girls, Ben Folds
|newspaper=TicketNews
|publisher=TicketNews.com
|date=26 August 2008
|url=http://www.ticketnews.com/Missy-Higgins-tour-supports-Indigo-Girls-Ben-Folds08826125
|access-date=19 January 2010
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323012732/http://www.ticketnews.com/Missy-Higgins-tour-supports-Indigo-Girls-Ben-Folds08826125
|archive-date=23 March 2010
}}
}}
{{Citation | last = Murfett | first = Andrew | title = Missy proves you can go home again | newspaper = Brisbane Times | date = 9 April 2009 | url = http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2009/04/08/1239222970187.html?page=fullpage | access-date =1 February 2010
}}
}}
{{Citation | last = Farber | first = Jim | title = Warner Bros. artists take a crack at catalogue | newspaper = Daily News| date = 11 April 2009 | url = http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2009/04/12/2009-04-12_how_to_remake_history_warner_bros.html | access-date =11 February 2010
}}
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}}
}}
{{Citation | last = Hirsh | first = Marc | title = This Time Around, McLachlan's Lilith Is A More Intimate Affair | newspaper = Boston Globe | date = 2 August 2010 | url = https://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/08/02/this_time_around_mclachlans_lilith_is_a_more_intimate_affair/ | access-date =3 August 2010
}}
|title=Missy Higgins
|work=lilithfair.com
|publisher=Lilith Fair
|year=2010
|url=http://www.lilithfair.com/artists/missy-higgins
|access-date=3 August 2010
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707160423/http://www.lilithfair.com/artists/missy-higgins
|archive-date=7 July 2010
|url-status=dead
}}
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|last=Sawyer
|first=Rhiannon
|title=A Bran Nue Dae for Missy Higgins
|newspaper=Film Ink
|publisher=Filmink
|date=29 October 2008
|url=http://www.filmink.com.au/news/a-bran-nue-dae-for-missy-higgins/
|access-date=1 February 2010
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100207062620/http://www.filmink.com.au/news/a-bran-nue-dae-for-missy-higgins/
|archive-date=7 February 2010
}}
|title=Missy Clarifies Things
|first=Christian
|last=Taylor
|url=http://www.samesame.com.au/news/local/1689/Missy-Clarifies-Things.htm
|date=27 November 2007
|access-date=29 November 2007
|newspaper=Same Same
|publisher=SameSame Pty Ltd
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712102536/http://www.samesame.com.au/news/local/1689/Missy-Clarifies-Things.htm
|archive-date=12 July 2012
}}
{{citation | last = Bendix | first = Trish | title = Interview With Missy Higgins | newspaper = AfterEllen.com | publisher = AfterEllen.com | date = 31 March 2008 | url = http://www.afterellen.com/people/2008/4/missyhiggins?page=0%2C0 | access-date = 15 January 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130101190630/http://www.afterellen.com/people/2008/4/missyhiggins?page=0,0 | archive-date = 1 January 2013 | df = dmy-all }}
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{{cite web | last = van der Linden | first = Nils | title = Australian artistry | work = iAfrica.com | publisher = Primedia Online | date = 27 July 2006 | url = http://entertainment.iafrica.com/features/798218.htm | access-date = 1 February 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110929112431/http://entertainment.iafrica.com/features/798218.htm | archive-date = 29 September 2011 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}
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{{Citation | last = Vaziri | first = Aidin | title = Pop Quiz: Missy Higgins | newspaper = San Francisco Chronicle | pages = 1–2 | date = 26 March 2006 | url = https://www.sfgate.com/music/popquiz/article/POP-QUIZ-MISSY-HIGGINS-2500951.php | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130202010117/http://articles.sfgate.com/2006-03-26/entertainment/17285744_1_mariah-carey-missy-higgins-whitney-houston | url-status = live | archive-date = 2 February 2013 | access-date =6 March 2010
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{{cite news | last = Christensen | first = Matthew | title = The Missy Higgins Interview | newspaper = Music Industry Online | publisher = MIO Media CC | date = 5 July 2006 | url = http://www.mio.co.za/article/the-missy-higgins-interview-2006-07-05 | access-date = 6 March 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716085818/http://www.mio.co.za/article/the-missy-higgins-interview-2006-07-05 | archive-date = 16 July 2011 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}
{{Citation | title = Missy Higgins-Melbourne's Missy | newspaper = Australian Musician | publisher = Australian Music Association | date = Summer 2005 | url = http://www.australianmusician.com.au/DisplayStory.asp?StoryID=29 | access-date =6 March 2010
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080720050722/http://australianmusician.com.au/DisplayStory.asp?StoryID=29 |archive-date = 20 July 2008}}}}
=General sources=
- {{Citation
| last1 = Leahey | first1 = Andrew | last2 = Loftus | first2 = Johnny | title = Missy Higgins Biography | publisher = AllMusic | url = {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p666587|pure_url=yes}} | access-date =5 March 2010
}}
- {{Cite web | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120726191200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20120727-0512/www.howlspace.com.au/en5/missyhiggins/missyhiggins.htm | url = http://www.howlspace.com.au/en5/missyhiggins/missyhiggins.htm | title = Missy Higgins | last = Nimmervoll | first = Ed | author-link = Ed Nimmervoll | publisher = Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd | archive-date = 26 July 2012 | access-date = 30 January 2014 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
- {{Citation
| title = The Who's Who of Australian Rock
| last = Spencer
| first = Chris
|author2=Zbig Nowara |author3=Paul McHenry | orig-year = 1987
| year = 2002
| publisher=Five Mile Press
| location = Noble Park, Vic.
| isbn = 1-86503-891-1
}} ({{Citation | url = http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2090055 | title = Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry | work = catalogue | publisher = National Library of Australia | access-date = 6 March 2010| isbn = 9781865038919 | date = September 2002 }}) Note: [on-line] version established at [https://web.archive.org/web/20120229232852/http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/whoswho/aboutww.htm White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd] in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
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- [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/3ac2a4a2-52b3-498b-bbc8-31443c68dfe0.html Missy Higgins discography] at MusicBrainz
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