Montaigne (musician)

Montaigne
Montaigne in 2019
Background information
Birth name	Jessica Alyssa Cerro
Born	(1995-08-14) 14 August 1995 (age 28) Sydney, Australia
Genres	Art pop
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals acoustic guitar piano
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Wonderlick
Website	montaignemusic.com.au

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