Friday Flashback: Jessica Mauboy auditions for Australian Idol

Before she was a coach on The Voice, Jessica Mauboy was just 16 years old when she auditioned for Australian Idol outdoors in Darwin.

Even then it was clear to judges Marcia Hines, Mark Holden & Kyle Sandilands that she was gifted.

She progressed all the way to the famed Sydney Opera House Grand Final, where she came second to series winner, Damien Leith.