Delta Lea Goodrem, Actress, - Biography
Actress,
Height 5 foot 10, 178 CM
Born
November 9, 1984, Sydney, Australia
Delta Goodrem is a multi-ARIA
Award winning Australian singer-songwriter, pianist & Logie Award winning
actress.
Signed to Sony at the age of 15, Goodrem rose to prominence in 2002 as a result of her role in the Australian television series Neighbours. She has become one of Australia's highest selling recording artists, her albums Innocent Eyes & Mistaken Identity both entering the Australian charts at number one with multi-platinum sales. Goodrem has to date, achieved seven number one singles & in mid-2005, embarked on The Visualise Tour, her debut concert tour of Australia. In 2003, at the age of 18, amidst her blooming career, Goodrem was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a form of cancer. She has since made a full recovery.
Childhood
& discovery
Goodrem was born on November 9, 1984 in Sydney, New South Wales
to parents Denis & Lea Goodrem & has a younger brother named Trent. Goodrem,
who showed a strong interest in music & performing from a very young age,
attended The Hills Grammar School, though due to its curriculum placing strong
emphasis on sport (Goodrem taking part in netball, running & swimming), music
was primarily kept separate. At the age of seven, she appeared in an American
commercial for the Galoob toy company, starring alongside fellow Australian Bec
Cartwright & began piano at ten years of age while taking up singing, dancing
& acting lessons. She appeared in numerous commercials for companies such
as Optus & Nesquik, & had several minor roles in episodes of successful
Australian shows including Hey Dad...!, A Country Practice & Police Rescue.
Some of the money earned from these roles went towards recording a demo CD.
At
the age of thirteen, Goodrem recorded a demo CD of five songs. It was sent to
the Sydney Swans Football Club (of which Goodrem is a supporter) & they passed
it onto Glenn Wheatley, the manager behind successful Australian artists, Little
River Band & John Farnham. Interested in Goodrem's potential as a recording
artist, Wheatley signed Goodrem an artist development deal with independent label,
Empire Records. Between June 1999 to September 2000, she worked with producers
Paul Higgins & Trevor Carter on thirteen tracks for an album called Delta,
which saw "an ambitious 15-year-old keen to emulate the pop sound of the
Spice Girls, Britney Spears & Mandy Moore". The album has yet to surface,
Goodrem preventing its release years later via civil action in 2004. Delta also
participated in the Kool Skools program, which is run by Paul Higgins' & Trevor
Carter's studio.
2001–2003: Career launch & Innocent Eyes
The
success of "Lost Without You" (2003) cemented Goodrem's rising popularity.At
the age of fifteen, Goodrem landed a record deal with Sony & 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 & proposed second single "A Year Ago Today" were
pushed aside as a result, allowing Goodrem & Sony to re-evaluate her future
musical direction.
One year later, Goodrem released a piano-based ballad as the first single from her debut album called "Born to Try". The single became her first number-one on the ARIA Singles chart & was the third highest selling single of 2002. In the UK, it reached number three. In January 2003, "Lost Without You" also topped the ARIA charts & reached number four in the UK, cementing Goodrem's popularity with the general public. Her largely self-penned debut album Innocent Eyes, was released in March 2003 & debuted at number-one, breaking Australian records previously held by John Farnham's Whispering Jack (1986) by staying at number-one for 25 consecutive weeks, while tieing with Neil Diamond's Hot August Night (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 & sold over a million copies in Australia alone, three million worldwide.
"Not Me, Not I", released following the announcement that Goodrem had been diagnosed with cancer, became her fourth consecutive ARIA number-one single, overtaking the previous effort of three number-one's from Kylie Minogue's debut Kylie album. Goodrem took a break from the industry to begin cancer treatment & in early October, announced she would not renew her contract with Glenn Wheatley, Lea Goodrem replacing him as her manager. Later that month, Goodrem won seven ARIA Awards, including "Best Female Artist", surpassing Natalie Imbruglia's previous record of six awards in 1999. Too unwell to perform at the ceremony, singer Darren Hayes performed a rendition of "Lost Without You" as a tribute, bringing an overwhelmed Goodrem to tears. In December, the final Australian single from Innocent Eyes, "Predictable", became her fifth consecutive number one.
2004–2005:
Mistaken Identity & The Visualise Tour
"Out of the Blue"
(2004) re-launched Goodrem's singing career after a year off battling cancer.After
announcing in late December 2003 that she was in remission, Goodrem began work
on her second album. In October 2004, she released the first single, "Out
of the Blue", which was co-written with British songwriter-producer Guy Chambers.
The single was well received, debuting at number-one in Australia while peaking
at number nine in the UK. Goodrem's second album Mistaken Identity was released
in early November & debuted at number-one in Australia while charting top
ten in New Zealand, but peaked at a disappointing number twenty-five in the UK.
The album is noted for its darker lyrics & mature themes, many of the songs
(most notably "Extraordinary Day") detailing the hardships of Goodrem's
previous twelve months while undergoing cancer treatment. "Almost Here",
a duet with Irish singer Brian McFadden reached number three in the UK & became
her seventh Australian number-one. Singles released only in Australia - "Mistaken
Identity", "A Little Too Late" & "Be Strong" - were
moderately successful. In October 2004, Goodrem launched her own lingerie line
titled "Delta by Annabella".
In July 2005, Goodrem embarked on her first headline concert tour of Australia, The Visualise Tour. The tour came under criticism when tickets were put on sale for $99 Australian dollars ($199 for VIP tickets); higher than most international acts touring Australia at the time & this led to initially 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 The Visualise Tour: Live in Concert DVD was released in November 2005 & became Goodrem's second #1 on the ARIA DVD chart.
2005–present: Post-Mistaken Identity activities
Goodrem's Japanese album, Innocent Eyes.In April 2005, Goodrem's international
record contract was extended to the United States with Columbia Records, &
she relocated herself in New York to a re-worked version of "Lost Without
You". Reports circulated that Columbia had issued an ultimatum with Goodrem,
asking to drop mother Lea Goodrem as her manager, though this was denied by both
Goodrem & her mother who stated there had always been plans to hire a new
manager for the US. "Lost Without You" was released as a digital single
in June 2005 but was only a limited success, peaking at number eighteen on the
Billboard Adult Contemporary chart but failing to enter the Billboard Hot 100.
Plans to release a hybrid of her first two albums, entitled Born to Try have since
been terminated & Goodrem looks to have put America on hold.
On March 15, 2006, Goodrem performed a new song "Together We Are One" at the opening ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in front of 80,000 spectators & up to 1.5 billion television viewers worldwide. "Together We Are One" was released as an Australian single, reaching number two. In June, Goodrem signed to Modest! Entertainment for her world-wide management. In later 2006, Goodrem began promoting in Japan with the release of her album Innocent Eyes, a compilation of songs from her two studio albums & the single "Flawed" which appears in the Japanese film, Adiantum Blue. The album has to date peaked at number eight on the Japanese international chart (excluding Japanese artists) & number nineteen on the official Japanese album chart (including Japanese artists). In November, Goodrem appeared with Westlife on The X Factor to perform a duet titled "All Out of Love" & was in Melbourne on Christmas Eve to perform at the annual Carols by Candlelight. She is currently writing & producing material for her third studio album, due for release mid 2007. A promo of a song, which has not been comfirmed as being on the third studio album is called 'Reaching Out'.
In 2002, Goodrem took up the role as shy school girl & aspiring
singer Nina Tucker in the long-running Australian soap Neighbours. Like former
Neighbours actresses turned successful pop singers, Kylie Minogue & Natalie
Imbruglia, the show helped Goodrem launch her career as a singer. Her single "Born
to Try" premiered on the show when Tucker's secret singing talents are discovered.
Goodrem ceased work on the show when diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in mid-2003,
but following her recovery, made a brief return to the show. Goodrem's role scored
her a Silver Logie for "Most Popular New Talent" at the 2003 Logie Awards
& two other nominations at the 2004 Logie Awards. Since Neighbours, Goodrem
has appeared in the last two episodes of short-lived American series, North Shore,
playing a singer named Taylor Ward.
In March 2005, she starred in her first film role of Hating Alison Ashley, a movie based on the popular children's novel, Goodrem acting the title character. Despite a #4 debut on the Australian box office charts, the film performed poorly overall. Some critics accused Goodrem's performance of being too robotic & detached.
On July 8, 2003, at the age of
18, Goodrem was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a form of cancer which attacks
the body's immune system. As a result, she was forced to put all working commitments
on hold while undertaking treatment for the disease. In an exclusive interview
with the Australian Women's Weekly, Goodrem revealed that her body had been giving
warning signs since 2002. Symptoms included a head to toe rash, fatigue, weight
loss, night sweats & the appearance of a lump on her neck. "I was doing
sit-ups when I felt something pop in my neck. I reached down & 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 chemotherapy, which
resulted in the loss of her hair, & radiation therapy.
News of her diagnosis appeared on the front pages of newspapers & an outpour of support was shown by fans & the general public alike, Goodrem thanking them during The Visualise Tour for all the letters & well wishes she received. Reflecting on that period of her life, Goodrem says, "It's weird to see pictures of that time. In some ways the fact that I was so sick was so out there, & yet I kept it really private. No-one saw me on the days I was really sick...I was 18 when I was diagnosed & I had a number one album & single in the country. & in the UK, I was number two. It was such a bipolar year".
On the 2nd February 2007 Goodrem was admitted to a hosptial in Dublin with a "mystery illness". The Illness was suspected to be Appendicitis. It was confirmed that it did not have any relation to the cancer Delta was diagnosed with in July 2003.
Goodrem has to date been involved in three high-profile relationships.
During her time on Neighbours, she was romantically linked with fellow cast member
Blair McDonough. Goodrem's song "Not Me, Not I" is widely speculated
to be written about their breakup. In 2004, while going through remission, Goodrem
began a nine month relationship with Australian tennis player Mark Philippoussis.
Her first released song from her second album Mistaken Identity, Out of the Blue
was written about her devotion to Mark who supported her during Delta's sickness.
However, the relationship ended in controversy, when Mark was photographed with
party girl, socalite Paris Hilton & included nude pictures as well.
"Almost Here" (2005), McFadden & Goodrem in the music video
for their duet.On the Mistaken Identity album, Goodrem collaborated with Irish
singer Brian McFadden on the duet "Almost Here". In early January 2005,
reports suggested the pair were romantically engaged after being photographed
together on a beach resort in South Africa, although both denied this. A week
later, the Sunday Mirror reported that McFadden had admitted the relationship.
The couple underwent weeks of tabloid scrutiny, focusing particularly on the fallout
of McFadden's marriage with former Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona. Press speculation
suggested that the pair had embarked on their affair before McFadden had separated
with Katona. This was denied by both Goodrem & McFadden. There have been numerous
rumours that McFadden & Goodrem have become engaged, but these have been denied.
The couple's relationship faced further scrutiny in May 2006 when a newspaper
claimed that Goodrem's mother had advised her to end her relationship with McFadden.
In January 2007, McFadden appeared on Tubridy Tonight & when asked by the
presenter what was the best thing that had ever happened to him. In one word he
answered "Delta" & when asked about marriage, said someday hopefully
& stated his devotion to Goodrem.
Charity work
Goodrem is a member
of RADD (Recording Artists, Actors & Athletes Against Drink Driving), a group
of celebrities using their position to rally, & raise awareness of the risks
of drink driving. She has recorded a message, which has aired on Australian television
& radio, about the risks of drink driving.
Goodrem also uses her experience with cancer to raise awareness for other young people affected by the disease, helping to launch a UK web site specifically aimed at young teenagers affected, in mid 2005. She is a well-known ambassador for Research Australia's Thank You Day, which celebrates the country's health & medical researchers. She makes regular appearances at local charity events; on November 7 2005, Goodrem received a Thank You Day Celebrity Advocacy Award "in recognition of her efforts in raising funds & awareness for Australian medical research & charities." She has established the Delta Goodrem Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research Trust Fund, created to help raise funds for Hodgkin's patients. A percentage of all CDs, concert tickets from her Mistaken Identity Comeback Tour & merchandise sold goes towards the charity.
In early 2007 Goodrem & McFadden arrived
in Ireland to open a new children's ward in the Capital's main children's hospital.
She has been helping people from all over the world
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