This young woman is big news in Australia. Her name? Missy Higgins.

Unlike the other famous Missy, this one isn’t known for her dirty rapping style, or anything like that.

This Antipodean is gaining a reputation for herself as an amazing singer/songwriter, and has already released two albums, The Sound Of White back in 2004 and this year’s On A Clear Night. And she’s only a tender 24 years old.

She’s won stacks of ARIA awards (that’s the Australian recording industry, fact fans), and her music has been featured on loads of American dramas, like Smallville, Grey’s Anatomy and One Tree Hill.

“That’s fantastic,” you’re all saying, “but what does she sound like?”

Well, best to throw a few comparisons in the air - a slightly sultrier version of Dido, a little Jewel, and many of those other femmes of the acoustic scene. Here’s a few links for places you can find Missy on the web, and we’ve thrown in a video of her best-known song, Where I Stood.

• Listen to Missy on MySpace
• Official Website