{"id":1289,"date":"2021-04-09T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/?p=1289"},"modified":"2021-04-10T00:17:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-10T00:17:57","slug":"montaigne-brought-to-you-in-technicolour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/2021\/04\/09\/montaigne-brought-to-you-in-technicolour\/","title":{"rendered":"Montaigne, brought to you in &#8216;Technicolour&#8217; \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>Montaigne will represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest with her song called \u2018Technicolour\u2019. She will perform as the fifth act in Semi Final 1.<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":1294,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"}--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_153909_661-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_153909_661-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_153909_661-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_153909_661-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_153909_661-1232x821.jpg 1232w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_153909_661.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Photo Credit: Jess Gleeson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:image-->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4}--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<h4>10 facts you probably did not know about Montaigne!<\/h4>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:heading-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>1. Jessica Alyssa Cerro aka Montaigne is an Australian art pop singer\/songwriter\/musician, who was born 14 August 1995. The artist revealed her ethnic background in one of her Instagram posts. According to the post the artist has mixture of Argentinian, Spanish, Filipino and French.<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:html--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/76l1OpoOxl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/76l1OpoOxl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\"> <div style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\"> View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/76l1OpoOxl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by montaigne (@actualmontaigne)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:html-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>2. Her father Gus Cerro was a professional soccer\/football player who played in the Australian National Soccer League, as well as for Negeri Sembilan FA and Pahang FA in Malaysia. Like her father, she is also an avid soccer player, and her musical chops were discovered when she sang and composed the music accompanying a show-reel of her skills she was making in order to get a collage soccer scholarship.<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":1299,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"}--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Montaigne_and_father.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Montaigne_and_father.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Montaigne_and_father-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Montaigne_and_father-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:image-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>3. Montaigne is bisexual, but has expressed how she had doubts about bringing her queerness into her lyrics:<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:quote--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Writing about my queerness is something I never thought my dad or mum could handle, but they are totally on board. I was initially afraid of how Dad might react but he&#8217;s been supportive.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:quote-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>4. In 2012, the then 17-year-old high school student was a Triple J Unearthed finalist with her indie pop song &#8216;Anyone But Me&#8217;, but waited until she had finished high school to pursue her music career. <\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3I-CDuICQVE\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"responsive\":true,\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"}--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class='embed-container'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anyone But Me - Jessica Cerro\" width=\"1778\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3I-CDuICQVE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:embed-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>5. In late 2013, Jessica Cerro decided to use the stage name Montaigne, inspired by the 16th century philosopher Michel de Montaigne.<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>6. In 2014, Montaigne began recording her debut EP &#8211; &#8216;Life of Montaigne&#8217; with producer Tony Buchen. Besides her debut EP, in 2016 Montaigne released her first album called &#8216;Glorious Heights&#8217;, and in 2019 her second album called &#8216;Complex&#8217;.<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[1292,1291,1290],\"linkTo\":\"none\"}--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Life-of-Montaigne.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1292\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Life-of-Montaigne.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/?attachment_id=1292\" class=\"wp-image-1292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Life-of-Montaigne.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Life-of-Montaigne-300x287.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Glorious-Heights.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1291\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Glorious-Heights.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/?attachment_id=1291\" class=\"wp-image-1291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Glorious-Heights.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Glorious-Heights-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Glorious-Heights-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Complex.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1290\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Complex.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/?attachment_id=1290\" class=\"wp-image-1290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Complex.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Complex-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Complex-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:gallery-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>7. In December 2019, Montaigne was announced as one of the ten participants for Eurovision &#8211; Australia Decides &#8211; the Australian national final. Montaigne won the competition with the highest points from jury, and second highest points from the televoters. She was supposed to represent Australia in Eurovision with &#8216;Don&#8217;t Break Me&#8217;, but due to cancellation of the event, she could not perform her song for Europe. She was very devastated, posting about the cancellation: <em>&#8220;I&#8217;ve had my cry. I spent a couple of hours paralyzed in bed, despondently scrolling through the many lovely tweet mentions from people expressing their love and support. I imagine I&#8217;ll probably have a lot more cries in the next little while, for me and for the wonderful team who were working with me to make our vision come to life.&#8221;<\/em> However, the artist also understood the risk by stating: it is <em>&#8220;the most responsible and ethical decision that the EBU could have made.&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gr-wWxu4974\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"responsive\":true,\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"}--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class='embed-container'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Montaigne - Don&#039;t Break Me - Australia \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa - Official Video - Eurovision 2020\" width=\"1778\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gr-wWxu4974?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:embed-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>8. In April 2020, the Australian broadcaster SBS confirmed that Montaigne would represent Australia in Eurovision Song Contest for 2021. &#8216;Technicolour&#8217; was internally selected. Montaigne gave her first live performance of Technicolour at the 2021 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The recording of the performance was used for the official video.<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":1295,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"}--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_203925_622-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_203925_622-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_203925_622-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_203925_622-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_203925_622-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_203925_622-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_203925_622-1232x1232.jpg 1232w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_203925_622-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_203925_622.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Photo Credit: Jess Gleeson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:image-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>9. The song is written by Montaigne herself, as well as Sydney-based songwriter and producer Dave Hammer. <\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":1297,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"}--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/InShot_20210409_230006864-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/InShot_20210409_230006864-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/InShot_20210409_230006864-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/InShot_20210409_230006864-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/InShot_20210409_230006864-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/InShot_20210409_230006864-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/InShot_20210409_230006864-1232x1232.jpg 1232w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/InShot_20210409_230006864-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/InShot_20210409_230006864.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Photo Credit: Nick Wilson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:image-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>10. In one of her interviews Montaigne revealed that she initially started writing the song after a catch-up call with her mother. The process of writing for Montaigne was emotional. According to the artist, after talking to her mother, she grabbed her guitar and started improvising around until she was interrupted by arrival of dinner guests.<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":1296,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"}--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_213451_304-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_213451_304-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_213451_304-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_213451_304-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_213451_304-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_213451_304-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_213451_304-1232x1232.jpg 1232w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_213451_304-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_20210409_213451_304.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Photo Credit: Jess Gleeson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:image-->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ghT5QderxCA\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"responsive\":true,\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"}--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class='embed-container'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Montaigne - Technicolour - Australia \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa - Official Video - Eurovision 2021\" width=\"1778\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ghT5QderxCA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:embed-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>What do you think of Montaigne and her Technicolour? Do you think we will see her in the Grand Final of Eurovision 2021?<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montaigne will represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest with her song called \u2018Technicolour\u2019. She will perform as the fifth act in Semi Final 1. 10 facts you probably did not know about Montaigne! 1. Jessica Alyssa Cerro aka Montaigne is an Australian art pop singer\/songwriter\/musician, who was born 14 August 1995. The artist revealed&nbsp;&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[68,89],"class_list":["post-1289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english","tag-australia","tag-eurovision-2021"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1289"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1289"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1302,"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1289\/revisions\/1302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}