Delta Lea Goodrem AM is an Australian musician,songwriter,television personality and actress. Goodrem signed a recording contract with Sony Music at the age of 15. Her debut studio album,Innocent Eyes (2003),topped the ARIA Albums Chart 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.
Innocent Eyes is the debut studio album by Australian singer Delta Goodrem,released in Australia on 24 March 2003. It was later released in the United Kingdom on 30 June 2003. Goodrem co-wrote most of the material,excluding "Throw It Away","Lost Without You" and "Butterfly". The album features two self-penned songs,"In My Own Time" and "Will You Fall for Me". Goodrem worked with writers and producers such as:Audius Mtawarira,Bridget Benenate,Cathy Dennis,Eliot Kennedy,Gary Barlow,Jarrad Rogers,Kara DioGuardi,Vince Pizzinga and others to create the album with a collection of piano-based pop and ballad tracks.
Vanessa Joy Amorosi is an Australian singer-songwriter and recording artist. Her combined album and single sales have reached over two million worldwide.
Mistaken Identity is the second studio album by Australian singer Delta Goodrem,released in Australia on 8 November 2004,a day before Goodrem's twentieth birthday,by Epic and Daylight Records. Goodrem co-wrote some of the album with Guy Chambers,who also produced the album with Richard Flack and Steve Power. Mistaken Identity debuted at number-one on the Australian Albums Chart making it her second number-one album but the sales did not match up to her previous album Innocent Eyes (2003) which sold 4.5 million copies worldwide. The album produced Goodrem two more number-one singles with "Out of the Blue" and "Almost Here",and the rest of the album's singles;"Mistaken Identity" and "A Little Too Late",became top twenty hits. The album features Goodrem's first duet,"Almost Here".
Audius Tonderai Mtawarira is a Zimbabwean singer-songwriter and record producer,who often works mononymously as Audius. From 1996 to 2012 he lived in Australia. At the APRA Music Awards of 2009 he was co-winner of Urban Work of the Year for writing "Running Back" with its singer,Jessica Mauboy,and with American rapper,Sean Ray Mullins.
"Predictable" is a song written by Delta Goodrem,Kara DioGuardi,and Jarrad Rogers for Goodrem's debut studio album,Innocent Eyes (2003). Released on 1 December 2003,the single peaked at number-one on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart,becoming Goodrem's fifth consecutive number-one single in Australia. This achievement broke the record set by Goodrem for the most consecutive number-ones from a debut album;the original record was held by Kylie Minogue. Due to Goodrem's cancer treatment,she was unable to shoot an accompanying film clip;Sony used a live video to represent the song. The live video was shot at the headquarters for Channel V in July 2003.
"Lost Without You" is a song written by Matthew Gerrard and Bridget Benenate,produced by Gerrard for Australian singer Delta Goodrem's first album,Innocent Eyes (2003). The song was released as the album's second single on 3 March 2003 in Australia and in the middle of 2003 for the rest of the world. The song became Goodrem's second number-one single in Australia and also peaked within the top 10 in New Zealand,Spain,Sweden,and the United Kingdom. Goodrem re-mixed and recorded the song for the United States;it was released to American adult contemporary radio on 27 June 2005.
"Not Me,Not I" is a song written by Delta Goodrem,Kara DioGuardi,Gary Barlow,Eliot Kennedy,and Jarrad Rogers,produced by Barlow and Kennedy for Goodrem's first studio album,Innocent Eyes (2003). It was released as the album's fourth single in Australia on 15 September 2003. The song peaked at number one on the Australian Singles Chart,giving Goodrem her fourth number-one single and breaking Kylie Minogue's record of having the most songs released from an album to reach number one.
"Born to Try" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem,written by Goodrem and Audius Mtawarira and produced by Ric Wake for Goodrem's debut studio album,Innocent Eyes (2003). The song was released as the first single off the studio album on 11 November 2002 by Epic Records. It was later featured on her first Japanese compilation album Innocent Eyes (2006). The song was co-written by her while she was staying at her home in Sydney,Australia,for the production of the studio album,as well as written and producing four other songs together.
"Out of the Blue" is a song written by Delta Goodrem and Guy Chambers,produced by Chambers,Richard Flack,and Steve Power for Goodrem's second studio album,Mistaken Identity (2004). It was released as the album's first single in Australia on 11 October 2004 as a CD single and became Goodrem's sixth consecutive number-one hit on the Australian Singles Chart.
"Innocent Eyes" is a song written by Delta Goodrem and Vince Pizzinga and produced by John Fields for Goodrem's first album,Innocent Eyes (2003). It was released as the album's third single in Australia on 9 June 2003. Goodrem has stated the song is one of her favourite tracks on the Innocent Eyes album and that its lyrics are autobiographical,and is dedicated to her family. The song became her third number-one single in Australia and also peaked in the top twenty in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. She also performed the song on an episode of Australian soap opera Neighbours where she had a starring role as Nina Tucker.
Australian singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem has released seven studio albums,one extended play (EP),four video albums and thirty six singles and an additional four as a featured artist. Goodrem signed a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment in 1999 and,since then,has achieved five number one albums and nine number one songs in Australia.
Commonwealth Games:Melbourne 2006 Opening Ceremony,2006 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony or Melbourne 2006,XVIII Commonwealth Games:Official Music from the Opening Ceremony,features music by Various Artists from the 2006 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony. The ceremony took place on 15 March 2006 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the live album was released by Sony BMG Music Entertainment Australia on 19 March 2006. Performers included Melbourne Symphony Orchestra,the Church,the Cat Empire,Ursula Yovich and Delta Goodrem. The score was written by Christopher Gordon,and was commissioned by the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Committee. The performance was partly funded by the Australian Government's Department of Communications,Information Technology and the Arts.
Delta is the third studio album by Australian singer Delta Goodrem. It was released in Australia on 20 October 2007 through Sony BMG. Goodrem began work on the album in 2006 and collaborated with several writers including Vince Pizzinga,Tommy Lee James,Jörgen Elofsson,Richard Marx,Stuart Crichton,and major contributions by Brian McFadden. The album debuted at No. 1 in Australia,making it her third consecutive chart-topping album there. The album was also released in the United States,by Mercury Records,making it Goodrem's first album to be released there.
"In This Life" is a song by Australian pop singer Delta Goodrem. It was released as the first single from her third album Delta. The song was written by Goodrem,Brian McFadden,Stuart Crichton,and Tommy Lee James and was produced by John Shanks. According to an article in the Herald Sun,the song is "a more guitar-driven vibe and updates Goodrem's sound."
"Believe Again" is a New Age and electronica-influenced pop song written by Delta Goodrem,Brian McFadden,Stuart Crichton and Tommy Lee James produced by Stuart Crichton and Marius de Vries for Goodrem's third studio album Delta (2007). The single,released in Australia on 8 December 2007,features exclusive remixes and the unreleased B-side track,"Fortune and Love". The single was released to radio on 12 November 2007,although it had its premiere on commercial radio in late-October 2007.
"Sitting on Top of the World" is a song by Australian pop singer and songwriter Delta Goodrem. It was sent to Australian contemporary hit radio on 5 April 2012. "Sitting on Top of the World" was released physically and digitally on 13 April 2012. It peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Singles Chart and marked the return of Goodrem to multi-platinum certified singles since "Predictable" in 2003.
"Wings" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem,released as the lead single from her fifth studio album Wings of the Wild. It was written by Goodrem with Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci,the song's producers known as DNA Songs. Sony Music released it as a digital download and CD single on 24 July 2015. "Wings" is a pop song,with heavy drums,keyboards,piano,guitar riff and strings as its mains instrumentation. Lyrically,"Wings" has a focus on self-empowerment,where Goodrem uses "the extended metaphor of flight to explore feelings of catharsis and one’s ability to overcome adversity".
"Dear Life" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem,released as the second single from her fifth studio album Wings of the Wild. It was written and produced by Goodrem with Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci,known as DNA Songs. Sony Music released it as a digital download and CD single on 6 May 2016. "Dear Life" is a piano-driven pop ballad,with soft strings and a resounding beat. Lyrically,"Dear Life" focuses on self-doubt,and the questions one asks themselves at important stages of their life. Goodrem described it as a letter to life.
"Welcome to Earth" is a song written by Delta Goodrem,Stuart Crichton,David Hodges and Vince Pizzinga and recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem. The song was first performed live during the Opening ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast as official theme of the games. Goodrem wore a custom-made outfit designed by Zian Couture,and was supported by 15 drummers and a 72-piece choir. Immediately following the performance,Goodrem wrote on Twitter:"What an incredible feeling performing at the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Gold Coast #CommonwealthGames! Truly honoured."
