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Born on 9th December 1984, Delta Goodrem made several television appearances at a young age, including the likes of Hey Dad!, Police Rescue and A Country Practice, as well as in several tv adverts. In 2001, at the age of only 16, she released her first single, I Don’t Care which charted poorly, but brought her to the attention of the Neighbours producers. In early 2002, Delta joined the cast as shy teenager Nina Tucker and quickly won fans over with her quiet demeanour and natural beauty.

Since Nina was also an aspiring singer and songwriter, it allowed Delta to showcase some of her own songs on Neighbours. In September 2002, Nina first performed the song Born To Try on the show, a song which perfectly described both Nina and Delta’s perseverance. The song quickly went to number one in Australia and, later that year, hit number 3 in the U.K. chart. It was the beginning of a tumultuous year for Delta, as single after single hit the top of the Australian charts and her debut album, Innocent Eyes also hit number one, spawning five huge hits and leaving Delta breaking several records and sales figures.

2003 saw Delta's career hitting its stride, as, in May, she was given the Most Popular Female Newcomer award at the Logies. However, in July of that year, as Delta celebrated simultaneous number ones in both the singles and album charts, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. She was forced to leave the Neighbours cast and begin intensive treatment. And so, Nina suddenly vanished from Ramsay Street to live with her father in India. Putting plans for a second album on hold, Delta stepped out of the public eye and, by January of the following year, her cancer was in remission.

Her emotional roller-coaster provided much of the inspiration for her second album, Mistaken Identity, which was released at the end of 2004. The album went straight to number one and gave Delta a couple more number one singles, Out Of The Blue and Almost Here, the latter a duet with her boyfriend, Brian McFadden. In May 2004, Delta took time out from her music to film the feature film Hating Alison Ashley, as well as returning to the show that had made her a star - Neighbours. Nina returned to Ramsay Street for four episodes to tie up the character’s storylines and pave the way for the departure of Nina’s boyfriend, Jack Scully. Whilst on set, Delta filmed one extra scene and, in January 2005, Jack and Nina were reunited on-screen.

In July 2005, Delta embarked on her Visualise Tour, her first sell-out tour, which also spawned a DVD release of the same name. Before the tour, Delta once again took some time out for Neighbours, filming a cameo scene for the show’s 20th anniversary celebrations. She has also recently set up the Delta Goodrem Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research Foundation and, in November 2005, received 3 awards at the ARIA’s #1 Chart Awards.

Official Website
www.deltagoodrem.com

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