Biography
Jensen was born in Albury, New South Wales, but has lived in Canberra for most of her life. She started out performing music with an acoustic trio around Canberra where she lived at the time. She also spent time working at Magpies Sports Club and was discovered while singing karaoke at the club. Before entering the Australian Idol competition she was a university student at University of Canberra studying Economics and Management.
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