m other ▁Har ri ett . ▁Her ▁home ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁" no isi est ▁house ▁on ▁the ▁block ", ▁with ▁her ▁mother ▁often ▁singing , ▁her ▁father ▁playing ▁guitar ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁displaying ▁their ▁passion ▁for ▁music . ▁Ma ub oy ▁attended ▁W ul agi ▁Primary ▁School ▁and ▁Sand erson ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Dar win . ▁She ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁school ▁in ▁year ▁ 1 1 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four teen , ▁Ma ub oy ' s ▁tal ents ▁were ▁exposed ▁through ▁the ▁Tel stra ▁Road ▁to ▁Tam worth ▁competition ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Tam worth ▁Country ▁Music ▁Festival ▁in ▁ ▁Tam worth , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁As ▁the ▁first ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁competition , ▁Ma ub oy ▁travel led ▁to ▁Sydney ▁to ▁perform ▁and ▁scored ▁a ▁recording ▁deal ▁with ▁Sony ▁Music ▁Australia . ▁She ▁then ▁released ▁a ▁country - in sp ired ▁rend ition ▁of ▁the ▁Cy nd i ▁Lau per ▁hit ▁" G irls ▁Just ▁W anna ▁Have ▁Fun ". ▁A ▁video ▁for ▁her ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁had ▁a ▁release ; ▁however , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁un success ful ▁and ▁Ma ub oy ▁returned ▁to ▁Dar win . ▁ ▁Music ▁career ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 : ▁Australian ▁Id ol ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Ma ub oy ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁season ▁of ▁Australian ▁Id ol ▁in ▁Alice ▁Spr ings , ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁singing ▁Whit ney ▁Houston ' s ▁" I