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Delta Lea Goodrem AM (born November 9, 1984) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Goodrem signed to
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at the age of 15. Her debut album, '' Innocent Eyes'' (2003), topped the
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for 29 non-consecutive weeks. It is one of the highest-selling Australian albums and is the second-best-selling Australian album of all time with over four million copies sold. Goodrem's second album, ''
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'' (2004), was created while she was suffering from cancer. It became her second number-one album. In 2007, Goodrem released ''
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'', her third number-one album, which saw another number-one single, " In This Life". Her fourth studio album, '' Child of the Universe'' (2012), produced the single "
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". In 2016, her fifth album, ''
Wings of the Wild ''Wings of the Wild'' is the fifth studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem. It was released on 1 July 2016, through Sony Music Australia. A follow-up to her last studio album, '' Child of the Universe'' (2012), it was her firs ...
'', became her fourth number-one album on the ARIA Albums Chart, while giving her another number-one single, "
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". Goodrem's most recent and fifth number-one album, ''
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'' was released May 2021. Goodrem has a total of nine number-one singles and 17 top-ten hits on the ARIA Singles Chart. She has sold over eight million albums globally and overall has won three
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, 9
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, an
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and several other awards. She served as a coach on ''
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'' from 2012 to 2013 and again from 2015 to 2020. During her one-season hiatus in 2014, she served as a coach on ''
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'', and coached eventual winner Alexa Curtis. She was reportedly paid A$2 million per season after negotiating an increase from her initial $800,000. She coached eventual winners of the show in season five in 2016 and again in season six in 2017. With the release of her Christmas album
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, she has a Christmas show ever year, hosted by Channel 9.


Life and career


1984–2000: Early life, education, and discovery

Goodrem was born on 9 November 1984, to Lea (
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Parker) and Denis Goodrem. Note: Only available in Australia. Login with email address required to access video, available for 10 days from 21 April 2020. She has a younger brother, Trent. Goodrem appeared in an American advertisement aged seven for the
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toy company, alongside fellow Australian
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, and began playing piano at the same age while taking up singing, dancing and acting lessons. She appeared in adverts for companies such as
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and
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, and had several minor roles in episodes of Australian television shows including '' Hey Dad..!'', '' A Country Practice'', and ''
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''. While residing in Glenhaven, she attended
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in neighbouring
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, from kindergarten until Year 11. At the age of thirteen, Goodrem recorded a five-song demo CD, financed through her television work. It was sent to the
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(of which Goodrem is a supporter) and they passed it onto
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. Wheatley signed Goodrem to an
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with independent label, Empire Records. Between June 1999 and September 2000, Goodrem worked with producers Paul Higgins and Trevor Carter on thirteen tracks for an album to be called ''Delta''. A later report on these sessions described Goodrem as "an ambitious 15-year-old keen to emulate the pop sound of the Spice Girls,
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and
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." Most of the tracks were written by Carter, although Goodrem co-wrote two and self-wrote the song "Love". Goodrem did a photoshoot for the album (some of the photos have surfaced), and recorded a home-made style
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for the song "Say" which has since leaked onto the internet. Higgins took the album to
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, which offered to market and distribute the album, but the deal was blocked by Goodrem's parents. The album has yet to surface, though it became the subject of a lawsuit in 2004.


2001–2003: Career launch, ''Neighbours'', ''Innocent Eyes'' and cancer diagnosis

At the age of 15, Goodrem signed a record deal with
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and began work on an album of pop–dance songs including the unsuccessful debut single, " I Don't Care", which peaked at number sixty four on the ARIA Singles Chart in November 2001. The album and proposed second single "A Year Ago Today" were pushed aside as a result, allowing Goodrem and Sony to re-evaluate her future musical direction. In 2002, Goodrem took up the role as shy school girl and aspiring singer
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in the popular soap ''
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'', which helped re-launch Goodrem's music career. The piano-based
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"
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", co-written by Audius Mtawarira, premiered on the show and reached number one on the ARIA Singles Chart and number three in the UK. Born to Try was certified triple Platinum in Australia for sales of over 210,000 copies. Goodrem's role on the show scored her a Logie for " Most Popular New Talent" at the 2003 Logie Awards In January 2003, " Lost Without You" topped the ARIA Singles Chart and reached number four in the UK. it was certified double platinum for sales over 140,000 copies in Australia. Goodrem's largely self-penned debut album, '' Innocent Eyes'', was released on 24 March 2003 in Australia and debuted at number one on the ARIA Album Charts, breaking Australian records previously held by John Farnham's ''
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'' (1986) by staying at number one for 29 consecutive weeks, while tying with
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's ''
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'' (1972) as the second-longest charting number one album with a total of 29 weeks at top spot. It was the highest-selling album in Australia of 2003 and sold 1.2 million copies in Australia, and over 4 million worldwide. The album also charted highly in the UK, peaking at number two. The album's third single " Innocent Eyes" again reached number one on the ARIA Singles Chart and number nine in the UK. it was certified Platinum in Australia for sales over 70,000 copies. On 8 July 2003, at the age of 18, Goodrem was diagnosed with
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. She was forced to put all working commitments on hold while undertaking treatment for the disease. In an exclusive interview with ''
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'', Goodrem revealed that, since 2002, she had suffered from a head-to-toe rash, fatigue, weight loss, night sweats, and a lump on her neck. "I was doing sit-ups when I felt something pop in my neck. I reached down and I felt a small lump at the base of my throat. It wasn't sore, it wasn't visible, but I could feel it." As part of her treatment, Goodrem undertook
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, which resulted in the loss of her hair, and
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. The news of her diagnosis made newspaper and television headlines and an outpouring of support was shown by fans and the general public alike. Goodrem thanked them during ''The Visualise Tour'' for all the letters and well wishes she received. The album's fourth single, " Not Me, Not I", was released following the announcement Goodrem had been diagnosed with cancer. It became her fourth consecutive number one single in Australia, overtaking the previous effort of three number-ones from
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's debut album, '' Kylie'' (1988). It was certified Platinum for sales over 70,000 copies. In early August, Goodrem announced she would not renew her contract with
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. Her mother, Lea Goodrem, replaced him as her manager. Later that month, Goodrem won seven
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, including "Best Female Artist", surpassing
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's previous record of six awards in 1999. As Delta was too unwell to perform at the ceremony herself, singer
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performed a rendition of "Lost Without You" as a tribute, bringing an overwhelmed Goodrem to tears. Her first full-length DVD ''
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'' became the highest-selling music DVD by an Australian artist in Australia ever, with a certification of 11× platinum. The Australian-only release " Predictable" became her fifth consecutive number one on the ARIA Singles Chart in December and was certified double Platinum for sales of over 140,000 copies.


2004–2006: ''Mistaken Identity'' and The Visualise Tour

After announcing in late December 2003 that she was in remission, Goodrem began work on her second studio album. Goodrem received two nominations at the 2004 Logie Awards including a
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nomination for "Most Popular Personality on Australian Television". In March 2004, while Goodrem was still undergoing cancer treatment, Paul Higgins and Trevor Carter announced plans to release the album they had recorded with the then 15-year-old Goodrem in 1999 and 2000. They shopped the album around and ignited a bidding war amongst record companies. After the success of '' Innocent Eyes'', industry experts expected that bidding for the album could attract figures anywhere between $1.5 million and $15 million. When Goodrem and her family disapproved of the album's release, a
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was filed. Goodrem's lawyers claimed the album was made up of unfinished
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recordings which were not fit for commercial release. After much coverage in the media, the case was settled in
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. In exchange for not releasing the album, Higgins and Carter received an unspecified payout. In September 2004, she became the face of soft drink company
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in Australia, appearing on the product,
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, TV advertisements and performing an exclusive show for competition winners. In October Goodrem launched her own lingerie line titled "Delta by Annabella". Goodrem's second album, ''
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'', was released in Australia on 8 November 2004 and debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums chart. It was certified five times platinum for sales of 350,000 copies. The album spent 46 weeks in the top fifty. It also reached number seven in New Zealand, and peaked at number 25 in the UK. The album's lead single, " Out of the Blue", which was co-written and produced by
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, was released prior to the album on 8 October 2004. "Out of the Blue" debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart and number nine in the UK. This was Goodrem's sixth straight number-one single in Australia. It was certified platinum in Australia. The second single, "
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", released as a single only in Australia, debuted at number seven and was certified Gold. " Almost Here", a duet with Irish singer and then boyfriend
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, was released as the third single and reached number three in the UK and became her seventh ARIA number one, along with her first number one in Ireland. It was certified platinum in Australia. " A Little Too Late" was released only in Australia and peaked at number 13. " Be Strong" was released as the album's fifth and final single in Australia as a digital download on 17 October 2005. At the time of release, digital downloads were not included as part of the main singles chart, therefore it was ineligible to chart. Much of the album, in particular "Extraordinary Day", was inspired by her battle with cancer. Reflecting on that period of her life, Goodrem said "It's weird to see pictures of that time. In some ways the fact that I was so sick was so out there, and yet I kept it really private. No-one saw me on the days I was really sick. I was 18 when I was diagnosed and I had a number one album and single in the country. And in the UK, I was number two. It was such a bipolar year".Official site
"Biography", 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2007.
In March 2005, Goodrem starred in her first film role in '' Hating Alison Ashley'', a film based on the
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by
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, with Goodrem acting the title character. The film performed poorly at the box office and was not a critical success, with some critics citing Goodrem's performance as too robotic and detached. April 2005 saw Goodrem relocate to New York to launch her career in the United States with a reworked version of " Lost Without You". She appeared in the last two episodes of the short-lived American series '' North Shore'' in a bid to gain greater exposure. "Lost Without You" proved to be modestly successful, peaking at number eighteen on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, but Goodrem was reportedly dissatisfied with its performance. Plans to release a hybrid of her first two albums were later terminated and Goodrem put America on hold. In July, Goodrem embarked on her first headline
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of Australia, ''The Visualise Tour''. Ticket prices, $90 each, came under criticism for being higher than most international acts touring Australia at the time and this initially led to slow sales. By the time the concerts were due to take place, many venues sold out after tickets were reduced to $60. Once the tour concluded, over 80,000 tickets had been bought in total making The Visualise Tour one of Australia's highest-selling local tours. '' The Visualise Tour: Live in Concert'' was released in November and became Goodrem's second No. 1 DVD. On 15 March 2006, Goodrem performed a new song, " Together We Are One", at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in front of 80,000 spectators and up to 1.5 billion television viewers worldwide. The song, written specifically for the event, was released in Australia, where it peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart. It was performed by the Top 5 contestants on season five of "
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". In June 2006, Goodrem signed to Modest! Entertainment for her worldwide management. In October 2006, Goodrem promoted in Japan with the release of an updated version of '' Innocent Eyes'' and the Japan-only single " Flawed", which reached number one on the Japanese download chart. The album peaked at number eight on the Japanese international chart (excluding Japanese artists) and number nineteen on the official Japanese album chart (including Japanese artists). In November, Goodrem appeared with
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on UK talent series ''
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'' to perform a duet titled "
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", which appeared on the boy band's ninth LP, '' The Love Album''. She was in Melbourne on Christmas Eve to headline the annual Carols by Candlelight.


2007–2010: ''Delta'' and Believe Again Tour

Goodrem's third studio album, the eponymous ''
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'', was released in Australia on 20 October 2007. Goodrem described the material as "...a lot lighter" compared to her previous album ''Mistaken Identity''. She has also stated, "As people become more aware of your life, they can pinpoint what songs are about. On this album, I've tried to remove a lot of that and just write great pop songs, songs that are from my heart but there's no baggage with them". The album debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart, making it her third number one album in her home country. and received
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certification for shipments of 70,000 records, though sales were much lower; only 23,000 copies were sold during the first week. In December the album was certified 2× platinum. It eventually was certified 3× platinum in 2008. In New Zealand, the album debuted at number twelve on the RIANZ Albums Chart. On 10 August 2007, Goodrem was in Los Angeles to film the music video for the album's lead single " In This Life", which is also the opening theme for the anime '' Deltora Quest'', based on the novels by fellow Australian Emily Rodda. The video premiered on 31 August on ''
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''. "In This Life" was officially released on 15 September. It debuted at number one on the Australian Singles Chart, becoming Goodrem's eighth number-one single in Australia. It was certified platinum. The second single, " Believe Again" was released on 10 December. It debuted and peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified Gold. The third single, " You Will Only Break My Heart", was released on 29 March 2008 and peaked at number fourteen. The fourth single to be lifted from the album was " I Can't Break It to My Heart", which debuted and peaked at number thirteen. In 2008, Goodrem focused on promoting music in Japan and the United States. She released "In This Life" on 23 January in Japan. She followed that up by releasing "Delta" on 20 February. The album peaked at number eight on the Japanese international chart and number 39 on the overall chart. The album sold almost 5,000 copies in its first week, 1,000 copies more than her previous album in Japan and overall sold over 30,000 copies in Japan.International Charts
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''. Retrieved 18 March 2014
In the United States, Goodrem released "In This Life" on 15 April 2008. "In This Life" was released to US radio on 9 April. It was first released to the Triple A radio format, and then to the Adult Contemporary and Hot Adult Contemporary formats. On 17 June 2008, Goodrem appeared for the second time on any ''Billboard'' chart with the single, debuting at number 40 on the
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chart. The song later peaked at No. 21. According to
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, the track sold 7,000 digital downloads in the week ending on 24 June 2008. The song also charted at number 20 on the Hot Adult Top 40 Recurrents. The album was then released on 15 July 2008 in the United States and Canada under the label
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.US Release:Delta
Retrieved 18 March 2014.
It peaked at number 18 on the U.S.
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. It later debuted at number 116 on the US Billboard Album Chart and No. 1 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers with sales of 6,000 copies. Overall the album sold over 21,000 copies in the United States.
Retrieved 25 July 2008.
In July 2008, it was announced that Goodrem would embark on a national tour of Australia, titled the Believe Again Tour. She originally announced nine dates in seven cities, but later announced more shows, performing 14 in eight cities. The tour ran from 9 January to 4 February 2009. A concert DVD of the tour was released on 18 September 2009. It was called Believe Again: Australian Tour 2009. It peaked at number one on the Australian
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DVD Chart and was certified Gold for sales over 7,500 copies. Goodrem also recorded a duet, "Right Here With You", with
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to help raise money for Newton-John's cancer hospital in Melbourne. Goodrem was nominated for two awards at the 2008 ARIA Awards – Highest Selling Single and Highest Selling Album – and won the award for Highest Selling Album of 2008. At the 2008 World Music Awards, held on 9 November in Monaco, Goodrem received her third
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for World's Best Selling Australian Artist. In March 2010, Goodrem and
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were chosen by the Jackson estate to perform at the Australian launch of ''
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'' DVD. The invitation-only event was attended by the film's director
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, Jackson's choreographer
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, and Jackson's brother
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. Goodrem and Sebastian performed "
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".


2011–2014: ''Child of the Universe'' and ''The Voice''

On 24 November 2011, Goodrem was confirmed to be a part of the judging panel of the Australian version of ''
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'' which aired in early 2012, coaching alongside
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,
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, and
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. Some of Goodrem's decisions on the show sparked criticism, with comments she was "all style" and "little substance". Rachael Leahcar was Goodrem's contestant in the final four. This was after Goodrem chose Leahcar over Glenn Cunningham, who was Goodrem's back up singer on her Believe Again Tour in 2009. Leahcar finished third. Goodrem returned for
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in 2013, again with Madden and Seal, with
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replacing Urban. Goodrem's finalist for season two was Celia Pavey who also finished third. On 30 March 2012, Goodrem announced the release of her new single, "
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". The song debuted and peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified double platinum. It also peaked at number twenty-three in New Zealand and was certified Gold. The album's second single, "
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" was released on 10 August 2012. It debuted and peaked at number 15 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and is Goodrem's second lowest charting single to date. The third single, "
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", was released on 12 October 2012. It debuted at number seven on the ARIA Charts and later peaked at number five, and was certified Platinum. Goodrem's fourth studio album, '' Child of the Universe'' was released on 26 October 2012, which debuted at number two on the ARIA Charts and spent ten weeks in the top 50. It was certified Gold in its second with for sales of 35,000 copies. Along with the release of the album, Goodrem embarked on her tour, "An Evening with Delta: The Top of My World Shows", which supported the album release with a series of stripped-back shows, starting in Brisbane on 27 October then two Sydney shows on 31 October 2012 and 2 November 2012 and finishing with Melbourne on 7 and 8 November 2012. Rachael Leahcar was the tour's opening act. Goodrem was featured on the album "Spirit of Christmas 2012", singing "Blue Christmas". In November, she also recorded a Christmas EP titled ''
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''. It was released on 14 December 2012 in Australia and New Zealand. On 1 February 2013, it was confirmed that Goodrem had signed with US manager
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. Goodrem performed at the Mardi Gras in Sydney in March 2013. She performed dance version of some of her songs including "
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", " Lost Without You", " Predictable", " Believe Again", "Child of the Universe" and "
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". In May 2013,
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joined Goodrem for a special performance of "Bayini" on ''The Voice Australia'', in celebration of National Reconciliation Week. The song was later released on iTunes and debuted at number four on the ARIA Singles Chart on 10 June 2013. On 17 June 2013, Goodrem released her new single " Heart Hypnotic", which she also performed on the live finale of ''The Voice''. Goodrem celebrated 10 years since releasing her multi-platinum album '' Innocent Eyes'' which topped the Australian ARIA Charts and reached number two on the
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by releasing '' Innocent Eyes: Ten Year Anniversary Acoustic Edition'' on 29 November 2013, which debuted and peaked at number 22 on the ARIA Albums Chart. On 26 November 2013, it was announced that Goodrem would not be returning to ''The Voice Australia'' for the third season in 2014 but instead chose to be a part of the new Australian version of ''
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''. Goodrem revealed on her Twitter account that the decision was made because this would give her more time on her music career and more time to work on her new album. The show premiered on 22 June 2014 and finished on 10 August. Goodrem was a coach alongside
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, who teamed up with his brother
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, and Mel B.
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hosted ''The Voice Kids'' while also remaining on the original version. Goodrem attended the 2014 AACTA Awards where she performed " Kissing You" in tribute to
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's film ''
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''. Goodrem joined the Australian and New Zealand leg of
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's Passion For Life Tour in September 2014. To celebrate being part of the tour, Goodrem released a cover of
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's 1991 single " Love... Thy Will Be Done" on 12 September 2014.


2015–2017: Return to ''Neighbours'', stage debut and ''Wings of the Wild''

It was announced on 13 January 2015, that Goodrem was returning as a judge ''The Voice Australia'' for the show's fourth season. Goodrem's single " Only Human" was released on 13 March to coincide with her return as
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for ''
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'' 30th anniversary. She returned for three episodes starting from 16 March. Goodrem also appeared in a documentary special celebrating the anniversary titled '' Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite'', which aired in Australia and the UK. She joined the Australian leg of Ricky Martin's One World Tour in April as his supporting act. She also revealed that she has been working with DNA and
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. On 24 July 2015, Goodrem released "
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" as the lead single from her fifth studio album
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. The song peaked at number one on the ARIA Charts and was certified double platinum. Goodrem also promoted the single in New Zealand and the UK. From October 2015 to February 2016, Goodrem made her musical theatre debut playing
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in an Australian version of '' Cats''. She performed the role in the Sydney, Hobart, Melbourne and Brisbane legs of the show. " Dear Life" was released on 6 May 2016 as the second single from ''Wings of the Wild''. The single debuted and peaked at number three on the ARIA Singles Chart and was later certified Platinum. " Enough" featuring American rapper
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was released as the third single on 24 June 2016 and debuted at number forty six on the ARIA Singles Chart. It later peaked at number twenty seven in its third week on the chart. ''
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'' was released on 1 July 2016. " The River" was later released with a story music video for the tour in September 2016, while she was in New Zealand. She toured
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in Australia in October and November 2016.


2017–2019: Television acting, ''Think About You'' and ''I Honestly Love You''

Goodrem made her debut on the television drama '' House Husbands'' in 2017. In 2017, she became the V8 Supercars Australia ambassador, promoting the sport and being the official performer at the racing events throughout the year. In 2017, an advertisement for
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featuring Goodrem was criticised by the Advertising Standards Bureau (ASB) for promoting unsafe driving. Complaints about the video to the bureau stated that it "does not promote safe driving" and features Goodrem placing her head and arms outside a moving a vehicle and "moving around in a motor vehicle with no clearly visible safety belt". In response to the complaints,
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said that it felt "confident" that the advertisement did not breach the
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(AANA) Advertiser Code of Ethics standards and saw no issues relating to car safety, with both individuals in the car wearing lap seat belts. The ASB said that people may not realise that vintage cars are fitted with lap seatbelts which are not clearly seen in the video. The advertisement was pulled from screening and would not re-air until Apple re-edited it with all parts featuring Goodrem's arms and hands outside of the car window removed. On 15 February 2018, Goodrem released a single, " Think About You", which was also released for streaming and download on her website on 16 February 2018. The song was written by Goodrem in collaboration with songwriters Julian Bunetta and John Ryan. "Think About You" is described as being a "feel good, upbeat song with an irresistible catchy groove", yet is also noted for its cheeky sexualised lyrics that earned it to be called a "sexy upbeat banger" by reviewers. Goodrem reinvented her look which included colouring her hair darker for this promotional video. Goodrem played
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in the Newton-John biopic called '' Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You'' and released a covers soundtrack album called ''
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'' in May 2018. Goodrem announced in December 2019 that she was "living in a music bubble", working on her sixth studio album. In January 2020, she released a charity single, " Let It Rain", in aid of the 2019–2020 bushfires in Australia. She was inspired to write "Let It Rain" after seeing the devastation from the bushfires across Australia. She teamed with Apple Music, Sony Music and iHeart radio for the release. All proceeds went to aid with Red Cross bushfire relief.


2020-present: ''Bridge Over Troubled Dreams'' and ''Only Santa Knows''

While continuing to work on ''
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'', Goodrem released the singles " Keep Climbing" and "
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" and announced the Bridge Over Troubled Dreams Tour of Australia and New Zealand, scheduled to begin in March 2022. She had to cancel the New Zealand portion of the tour for COVID-19 related reasons on March 2, 2022. Delta officially started the tour in March 2022 and at the Brisbane performance some of it was recorded for a Red Cross appeal (Australia Unites: Red Cross Flood Appeal) It was received well and called "simply Delta Goodrem's best tour yet. She's taken elements of things she's learnt from every tour in the past, and curated a night full of euphoric highs and big singalong's for pop fans who've been longing to be inside an arena together again". She then took the tour to Europe in October On 12 November 2020, with no prior announcement and despite teasing an album of original material, Goodrem released her sixth studio album and first
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, ''
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''. To support the album, Goodrem announced her own Christmas special ''Christmas with Delta'', which aired on
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on 12 December. She did a second show in 2021 set in Luna Park for the Deluxe edition re-release of the project She did a third concert with a tribute to
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in 2022. In early December 2020, Goodrem left ''The Voice'' for a second time, and in early 2021 announced the release of her seventh studio album ''
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'' for May of that year, alongside an autobiographical and photographic book bearing the same name. Goodrem spent most of 2020 and 2021 doing Bunkerdown Sessions for her fans on her Instagram and Facebook pages. In December 2021, Goodrem took issue with an Instagram post by
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, who later apologised, that used her image with two needles pointing at her head to personify the
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in an effort to
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the
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. In June 2022, Goodrem announced she was opening for
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on the second North American leg of their DNA World Tour. On 28 July 2022, Goodrem made a cameo appearance as Nina Tucker in the final ''Neighbours'' episode. On 24 September 2022, Goodrem joined British singer
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who was performing at the 2022 AFL Grand Final held at the
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in
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,
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; the pair performed the 2000 Williams/Kylie Minogue collaboration "
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".


Personal life

In around 2002, Goodrem dated fellow ''Neighbours'' cast member
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. In 2004, Goodrem began a nine-month relationship with Australian tennis player
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. Her comeback single, " Out of the Blue", was written about his support during her cancer battle. Later in 2004, Goodrem began dating former
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singer
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, with whom she collaborated on the duet " Almost Here". They were engaged, but the pair ended their relationship in April 2011. In May 2011, Goodrem started dating
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. They broke up in February 2012. Goodrem has been in a relationship with fellow musician Matthew Copley since late 2017. In February 2020, James Joseph Lafferty pleaded guilty at
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Local Court to stalking and intimidating Goodrem; including writing her over 300 poems and
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messages along with visiting Goodrem's apartment on Valentine's Day and the following day. On 16 August 2020, Goodrem released a six-minute video detailing the back story behind her song "Paralyzed". In the video, she revealed that after having her salivary gland removed, she faced serious complications that led to the paralysis of a nerve in her tongue, which left her having to re-learn to speak. In 2022, Goodrem was appointed a Member of the
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(AM) in the 2022 Australia Day Honours for "significant service to the not-for-profit sector, and to the performing arts".


Legacy and artistry

Goodrem's repertoire falls under the pop and
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styles, and heavily features the piano, which she usually plays barefoot while performing live. She is known for her
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voice, which in a review of ''Delta'' was described as crystalline, fierce and illuminating in quality. Goodrem has endorsed many products such as WII, Sanitarium, So Good, Nesquik, Sunsilk and Pepsi. She has also released an underwear range, Delta by Anabella (Briefly 2004–2006) and a self-titled perfume in April 2017, which by June that same year had sold 30,000 bottles and made $1 million in sales. This was followed by fragrances "Dream" in 2018, "Destiny" in 2019 and "Power" in 2022. Goodrem was honoured with a wax figure at
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in Sydney's Darling Harbour, which opened in April 2012. Her debut album, 2003's '' Innocent Eyes'', made her one of Australia's highest-selling female recording artists, spending 29 weeks at No. 1, selling over 1.2 million copies in Australia and another 4.5 million internationally, debuting at number 2 in the UK and breaking various records in the process. In 2004, Goodrem released ''
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'', her second studio album, which entered the ARIA charts at number one and spawned two number-one singles and quickly gained multi-platinum status. In 2005, Goodrem embarked on
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'','' her debut
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of Australia, combining songs from both ''Innocent Eyes'' and ''Mistaken Identity''. Goodrem released her third studio album, self-titled ''
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'', 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. Her fourth album, ''Child of the Universe'', had two platinum singles, "
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" and "
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". Her fifth album, ''
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'', became her fourth number-one album on the ARIA Albums Chart, producing the number-one single "
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" and " Dear Life"; it went platinum and peaked at number 3. Her fifth Australian number one album came in 2021 with the release of
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. Which took her total of number of weeks charting at 1 in the album charts to 33 weeks in Australia. Goodrem has a total of nine number-one singles and 17 top-ten hits on the ARIA Singles Chart. She has sold over nine million albums globally.


Charity work

Goodrem is a long-standing supporter of various charities and foundations, serving as Patron of The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Sydney (a joint venture between St Vincent's Hospital and the
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) and an ambassador for
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,
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and Sony Foundation Australia. In May 2005, Goodrem helped launch "Teen Info on Cancer", a UK website aimed at supporting young teenage sufferers. In November 2005, Goodrem became an ambassador for Research Australia's "Thank You Day", which honours the country's health and medical researchers and received a Thank You Day Celebrity Advocacy Award "in recognition of her efforts in raising funds and awareness for Australian medical research and charities". In 2007 Goodrem was the face of Alternative Hair, in aid of cancer charity Leukaemia Research. Goodrem is also a member of RADD (Recording Artists, Actors And Athletes Against Drink Driving), a group of celebrities raising awareness of the risks of drunk driving. In 2011 Goodrem became an ambassador for The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Sydney. On 27 October 2017, she was featured on a cover of
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", to raise money for the Sony Foundation's project Friends4Youth. In 2020, Goodrem released a charity single titled " Let It Rain", and also performed as part of three major charity concerts, Fire Fight Australia to raise funds for the 2019–2020 Australia bushfire crisis, as well as One World: Together at Home and Music from the Home Front to raise money in support of the COVID-19 pandemic. In October of the same year, Goodrem participated in the 20th year of Ralph Lauren's Pink Pony campaign to raise money for cancer care and research. In the same month, Goodrem partnered with Remembering Wildlife to help raise funds for cheetah conservation efforts. In June 2020, Goodrem launched the Delta Goodrem Foundation in partnership with St. Vincent's Hospital and The Kinghorn Cancer Centre. The foundation aims to raise funds for the acceleration of innovative blood cancer research. In July 2022, the Delta Goodrem Foundation partnered with
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in donating portions of lipstick sales to cancer charity Look Good Feel Better.


Discography

* '' Innocent Eyes'' (2003) * ''
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'' (2004) * ''
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'' (2007) * '' Child of the Universe'' (2012) * ''
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'' (2016) * ''
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'' (2020) * ''
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'' (2021)


Tours

;Headlining * 2005: The Visualise Tour * 2009: Believe Again Tour * 2012: An Evening with Delta: The Top of My World Shows * 2016: Wings of the Wild Tour * 2022: Bridge Over Troubled Dreams Tour * 2023: Innocent Eyes - 20th Anniversary Tour ;Supporting * 2009–2010 My Christmas Tour with
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: America and Asia leg * 2014:
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's Passion For Life Tour: Australian and New Zealand leg * 2015:
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's One World Tour: Australian leg * 2022:
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: DNA World Tour: June–July 2022 ;Stage Show * 2015–2016: Cats: Australia – Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane Seasons


Filmography


Stage roles


Books


Awards and recognitions


References


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