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Delta's second coming

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New album: Delta Goodrem at the Spider-Man 2 premiere in London last week.

Delta Goodrem will release her second album in November after recording several final tracks in Britain.

I bumped into the singer backstage at Party in the Park in London's Hyde Park and she revealed her excitement about recording and releasing new songs.

After describing her new-found level of energy something which is precious to the 19-year-old, given her battle with Hodgkin's disease Goodrem said her new CD was likely to be released within four months.

Not only has she been busy recording new tracks in London, Goodrem has also enjoyed a few local dance classes just for the fun of it.

The singer seemed very relaxed away from the intense media pressure in Australia, and admitted she has enjoyed taking time out overseas.

Interestingly, mum Lea Goodrem who has accompanied Goodrem to the US and Britain in the past few months has returned to Australia. Goodrem is spending time in London with her boyfriend, Mark Philippoussis, but is also focusing on finalising her new songs.

Goodrem went backstage at Party in the Park to meet up with Darren Hayes, who performed three songs at the high-profile event including his brilliant new tongue-in-cheek single, Popular. (The track is already being played on radio in Australia, despite not being on sale in record stores yet. Be on the lookout for his new video clip in coming weeks.)

After their catch-up backstage at Party in the Park, Hayes took Goodrem to the opening of Spider-Man 2 in Leicester Square last Monday night.

The two singers have forged a friendship since Hayes appeared at last year's ARIA awards to perform Goodrem's single Lost Without You. (Interestingly, the pair did not know each other before the performance and only met face-to-face for the first time six months after Hayes made the surprise appearance).

Goodrem said she expects to spend another two to three weeks recording in London before returning to Australia.

The Sun-Herald

In England she hasn't done brilliantly. The single "Innocent Eyes" only got to no.17 when it was released, but I think the album did okay. I love her stuff though!

Innocent Eyes is my Favourite!

Same here, at first. But then I got the album, and now I like Not Me, Not I. But Innocent Eyes is on "Songs That Make Me Go "Wow", on General Disscussion.

Predictable is good too! I can't wait for the new album, I reckon it will be awesome.

Can't wait, it should be brilliant.

Delta's off key over whispers

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DELTA Goodrem's fans normally can't find fault with the songbird but even they have acknowledged she was a little off key at the ARIAs on Sunday night.

Her official website forum is carrying scores of messages from her adoring public wondering what went wrong with her live performance of her No.1 single Out of the Blue.
Most are blaming technical problems, suggesting the former Neighbours star was having trouble with her earpiece.

But Confidential cannot help wondering, as are a number of those on the forum, whether it was singing that particular tune that was causing the problem.

The song, the first single from the album Mistaken Identity, was written about her new romance to tennis star Mark Philippoussis.

Just hours before her ARIAs performance, a website had reported rumours of trouble in paradise.

On the same website forum, talk had surfaced about the alleged existence of photographs of the Scud Muffin with another woman.

Phillipoussis is overseas and while Goodrem has been giving plenty of interviews lately, promoting the ARIAs, her underwear range and her new single and album, their relationship is off limits to journalists.

And it seems to enforce the no-go zone, her record company Sony has taken to recording phone interviews.

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Delta outdoes Kylie

DELTA Goodrem continues to break chart records. Out of the Blue became her sixth consecutive No. 1 single this week – something not even Kylie or Madonna had managed.

"Six No. 1s is amazing," Goodrem said yesterday.
"At the ARIAs the other night, I remember thinking, `Wow, it's not that easy to get awards,' so you can never take it for granted."

While Kylie and Madonna have had more Australian No. 1 singles, Delta has achieved her sixth in just over two years, not two decades.

Goodrem flew to Britain yesterday, where she will film the video for her Brian McFadden duet Almost Here, which is on both Delta's Mistaken Identity album (released on November 7) and McFadden's first solo album Irish Son.

She'll also move into promo mode for the belated UK release of Out of the Blue on November 8.

While she scoffed at rumours linking her romantically to McFadden, she wasn't talking about her relationship with Mark Philippoussis.

Journalists were warned not to ask about her personal life and her record company taped all phone interviews.

"I just want to get back to talking about my music again," Goodrem said.

Goodrem, who turns 20 next month, is reportedly yet to speak to Philippoussis about alleged photos of him with another woman.

But she is excited about her first Australian tour, expected to take place next year.

"I really want to get out there and sing for people again," she said.

- Herald Sun

Six consecutives songs going straight to number 1 off just one album and her first single off the 2nd album is nothing to be scoffed at. I think Delta will be regarded as one of Australia's greatest artists for a long time to come.