Women in Music, Abby Dobson & Jessica O' Donoghue @ Ziggy's Barber Shop

Ziggy’s is hosting a series of pop-up live music nights featuring emerging female artists, and party number two stars the much loved Abby Dobson and the eclectic dramatic pop of Jessica O'Donoghue.

Abby Dobson was a founding member of the hugely successfully band Leonardo’s Bride. Their chart-topping song Even When I'm Sleeping won APRA’s ‘Song of the Year’ and was later voted as one of the APRA Top 20 Australian Songs of All Time. She went on to record more gold selling albums and has toured extensively with dance producer wunderkind Paul Mac. She has supported Tom Jones, Everything but the Girl, Barry White, Joe Jackson, Neil Finn among others. She has been invited to sing duets with Neil Finn, Daniel Johns, Alex Lloyd, Mark Seymour and Leo Sayer, and was commissioned to record her songs for the hit TV series The Secret Life of Us, and released her highly acclaimed solo album Rise Up. She has just released her new solo album It’s Okay, Sweetheart that she produced with Brad Jones in Nashville. 

Jessica O’Donoghue is a reformed opera singer. She has performed in festivals and venues around the world including Vivid Sydney, Sydney Festival, Adelaide Festival and Melbourne International Arts Festival. In 2017, Jessica released her debut EP Emerge to sell out performances in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. She showcases new songs that will feature on her much anticipated follow up EP.