Delta Goodrem
Birth name Delta Lea Goodrem
Born 9 November 1984 (1984-11-09) (age 24)
Origin Sydney, New South Wales
Genre(s) Pop
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, performer, actress
Instrument(s) Vocals, piano, guitar
Years active 2001 – present
Label(s) Sony BMG (WW)
(2000 - present)
Columbia Records (U.S.) (2005-2008)
Mercury Records (U.S.)
(2008 - present)
Delta Lea Goodrem (born 9 November 1984) is an Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress.
Signed to Sony at the age of 15, Goodrem rose to prominence in 2002, starring in the popular Australian soap Neighbours as Nina Tucker, and this assisted her in establishing an international music career. Her repertoir falls under the pop and adult contemporary styles, and heavily features the piano, which she usually plays barefoot while performing live. Her music is usually heavily influenced by classical or Adult Contemporary music. She is currently the face of Sunsilk, So Good and has recorded a commercial for Wii Sports, Nintendo DS and Proactive.
In 2004 Goodrem released Mistaken Identity, her second studio album which entered the ARIA charts at #1 spawning two #1 singles and quickly gained multi-platinum status. In 2005, Goodrem embarked on The Visualise Tour, her debut concert tour of Australia, combining songs from both Innocent Eyes and Mistaken Identity.
Goodrem released her third studio album, self-titled Delta, on 20 October 2007 to yet another number-one debut, gaining multi-platinum status within the first few months of release. Goodrem also shifted attention to different markets, releasing the album in the Far East and the USA. In January 2009, Goodrem embarked on the Believe Again Tour of Australia to support her third studio album. To date, she has sold approximately 5 million albums, and 6 million combined albums and singles worldwide.
Billboard single reviews editor Chuck Taylor offered a Spotlight Review of Goodrem’s “In This Life” in April 2008: “At last. Aussie Delta Goodrem has scored eight No. 1 singles at home since 2003, while the first of her three albums spent 29 weeks at No. 1; she’s also a mainstay across much of Europe. Goodrem was signed for a minute to Columbia/U.S., in 2005, where single “Lost Without You” grazed the AC top 20. Now former Sony honcho David Massey, installed as president of resurrected Island Def Jam imprint Mercury, is championing the stunning 23-year-old singer/songwriter here—and he means business. Oz chart-topper “In This Life” is an ideal vehicle to fuel horsepower, showcasing frantic piano, turbine tempo, a singalong lyric about giving into love (”Three steps fight an honest fight/Two hearts can start a fire/One love is all I need, in this life”) and a vocal that illustrates incomparable prowess—not to mention Goodrem’s heaping media-friendly persona. The world knows Delta on a first-name basis. It’s high time America got with the program.”
In August 2008 the fourth single from her third album was released in Australia. The song, I Can’t Break It To My Heart, debuted at #13 on the ARIA Singles Chart.
In July 2008 it was announced that Goodrem will embark on a national tour of Australia aptly entitled the Believe Again Tour in smaller venues than she did on her Visualise Tour. Goodrem felt that the songs on her new album lent themselves to a smaller, more intimate setting. She announced 9 dates in 7 different cities, but has since announced more shows due to a high volume of ticket sales. To date she will perform 14 shows in 8 cities. Goodrem was quoted as saying what viewers saw at the AFI Awards, regarding her remixed song and dance performance of Believe Again, in 2007, is only a taste of what is to be expected from her new tour. The tour begins on 9 January and will end on 4 February 2009.
Delta was also nominated for two Aria Awards at the 2008 Arias; Highest Selling Single and Highest Selling Album. Delta won the award for Highest Selling Album of 2008. At the 2008 World Music Awards held on November 9 in Monaco Delta received her third World Music Award for World Best Selling Australian Artist.
2009-present: Fourth Studio Album
During a recent Australian interview it was mentioned by Delta that she will begin work on her fourth studio album, due to be released in late 2009 to early 2010. Delta was a guest judge at the Sydney auditions for the seventh season of Australian Idol from 16th-18th of May, and received good reviews for the guest appearance. Delta Goodrem has become the latest Global face of Proactive, promoting the skin and care treatment alongside Vanessa Williams and Jessica Simpson.
Filmography
Film
Year Film Role Notes
2005 Hating Alison Ashley Alison Ashley
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1993 Hey Dad..! Cynthia Broadhurst Guest role
“The Real Ladies Man”
A Country Practice Georgina Bailey Guest role
“Little Lies: Part 1″
“Little Lies: Part 2″
1995 Police Rescue Shopie Harris Guest role
“Conduct Endangering Life”
2002 – 2003 Neighbours Nina Tucker Recurring role
Five episode return (2004)
“Love Is Blind” (2005)
“Friends For Twenty Years” (2005)
2005 North Shore Taylor Ward Guest role
“The Ex-Games”
“The End”
2009 Australia’s Next Top Model Herself Guest star
“Live Finale”
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