Just as she had shared her battle with fans, she chronicled it in her new music. The era of Mistaken Identity was darker, more mature and divinely unafraid to step out and explore the most broken parts of humanity. Her song "Extraordinary Day" was her own narrative of the day of diagnosis.
There is so much more we could say about Goodrem. She went on to release two more albums, starred in a movie, and has so far has achieved eight #1 singles and three #1 albums. The night she walked the red carpet of the 2003 ARIA Awards, resplendent in her pink dress and delicate blonde wig which likened her to a fairy princess, is still etched in Australian musical folklore.
Today, 12 years later, the Australian public still knows Delta. Through the ups and downs of the industry and the Aussie tendency to tear down some of our most talented folk with tall poppy syndrome, she has bared it all and now sits as one of five judges on her third series of The Voice.…show more content… She is one of the fortunate ones who have beaten it. Is she extraordinary for her success? Perhaps. But rather, I think the real reason Delta has left her mark on the Aussie music scene, is because she has consistently and bravely maintained her integrity and honesty, and this has endeared her to our hearts.
Who knows what the sound of Delta will be in the future. Her most recent album Child of the Universe brought us back full circle to that 18 year old, barefoot at the piano. And today as she mentors upcoming Aussie talent, it seems she has finally found her place in this world as an uncompromising, radiant and authentic person.
To me, today marks the moment I truly connected with a far off musician on a human level. It signifies a moment the Australian public stood by one of their own. And it marks the day Delta Goodrem began a new chapter, one of many since, in her own