Delta Goodrem is a very popular singer and actress from Australia. She received her first recognition in 2002, starring in the television series Neighbors.
Childhood and youth of Delta Lea Goodrem
Delta Goodrem was born on November 9, 1984 in Sydney. Starting from the age of 7, the singer actively starred in advertising, as well as in extras and in episodic roles in television series.
It can be said for sure that Delta could not imagine herself without music and loved to sing all her adult life, she took part in various competitions for young performers, learned to play the piano and guitar. In addition, she liked skiing and snowboarding.
At the age of 12, Delta recorded her own cassette, five of which were her own songs. The collection also included an alternate version of the Australian national anthem. The singer's dream was to perform it during the Sydney Swans game - her favorite football team.
The cassette came by accident to Glen Whitley, a manager who worked with many famous musicians. He was amazed and helped the artist become popular for several years.
Already at the age of 15, which is still considered a very tender age for performers, Delta signed the first contract in her life with one of the largest record companies, Sony Music.
In 2003, she became ill with the so-called "Hodgkin's disease" (a malignant tumor of the lymphatic system). The disease is characterized by high mortality, but the singer was miraculously cured, although she lost a lot of weight.
The illness did not force her to take a significant break from work. Later, she organized a foundation that still raises funds for children with cancer.
Artist career
In 2001, the first song of the singer, I Don't Care, was released, which was not recognized by the audience, and it turned out to be a "failure". After that
Delta began to audition for various Australian TV series, passed the casting for the shooting in the Neighbors project. The series was unexpectedly very loved by the audience, it gave rise to the career of many world-famous actors.
The first album released by the singer in 2003, Innocent Eyes, took the lead in the Australian and European charts. Many songs were created together by Katie Dennis.
To start work on the second album, Delta, in addition to Katie Dennis, invited Gary Barlow and the very famous producer Guy Chambers (he collaborated with Robbie Williams). The team released Mistaken Identity, an album that was released in 2004.
In 2007, Delta Goodrem began work on Delta's third studio album, which was released the same year. This time she collaborated with Brian McFadden, Stuart Crichton, Tommy Lee James. The album was recognized by the public.
In 2012, the singer released her fourth album, Child of the Universe.
And the fifth, the last to date, album Wings of the Wild was released in 2016.
In 2018, the singer announced the song I Honestly Love You.
A video clip was filmed for almost every song.
Filmography of Delta Goodrem
During her acting career, Delta managed to star in eight projects.
- In 1993, the actress starred in the film Hey, Dad!.
- In the same year, the film with her participation A Country Practice was released.
- Two years later (in 1995) Delta starred in the film Police Rescue.
- 2002-2003 The television series The Neighbors was released, in which Delta played the role of Nina Tucker.
- In 2005, the film Northern Shore was released.
- The same 2005 - the film Hating Alison Ashley.
- In 2017, Delta returned to the screens and appeared in the film House Husbands.
- And in 2018, the last film with the participation of Delta Olivia: Hopelessly Devoted to You was released, in which the actress played the role of Olivia Newton-John.
Personal life of the singer
For about a year, Delta met with Mark Phillipus (a famous tennis player from Australia).
Her next chosen one was Brian McFadden, the lead singer of Westlife. The yellow media assured that the couple was engaged.
The girl met with actor Nick Jonas, whom she met on the set of the series The Neighbors, where they worked together.
In 2012, the young people officially broke up. The parting went very amicably, and Delta and Nick remained good friends.
Interesting facts about Delta
- The 2007 album Taking Chances by Celine Dion features the song Eyes On Me, co-written with Delta. In addition, the singer also performed the backing vocals of this composition.
- Toni Braxton included the song Woman, written by the artist, on her album Pulse.
- Delta Goodrem became the designer of her own wedding dress because she decided that she would not trust anyone with such a responsible job. And she did it well.
- Delta herself designed the costumes for the Believe Again Tour, where she also served as creative director.
Delta today
Currently, the singer maintains pages on social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, hundreds of thousands of people subscribe to her. The number of her subscribers is increasing daily, which is not surprising, looking at her talent.
Delta still lives in Australia but travels around the world a lot and meets celebrities.
