|
Post by Admin on Sept 11, 2015 21:03:30 GMT
Delta Goodrem, Australian singer and judge on The Voice, showcases Stuff.co.nz her latest hit single Wings and talks about her plans for the future. Delta Goodrem is many things; a singer, songwriter, musician, coach, humanitarian and fashionista. She's also obsessed with emojis, puts a fair bit of stock into star signs and cliches, and loves a good cup of tea. Sitting at the piano - having graciously agreed to play us her new song Wings - she looks up with a sudden thought. "What star sign are you?" she asks, out of the blue. Goodrem took a couple of days to visit New Zealand this week having wrapped shooting on The Voice Australia, taking the opportunity to promote her new single. Wings is the first number one hit Goodrem's had in eight years, an achievement which she says marks the beginning of "a new chapter". "[The older songs] resonate with me on different layers...they take on new gravity as you get older, for the appreciation of what those moments were," she says. But that said, her new single is about liberation, letting go, and rediscovery. "[This new era] has just started, just begun. You grow up, you can't be the same person you were when you start a new job or any passion, and I think it's the same with this."
|
|
|
Post by Admin on Sept 14, 2015 20:52:05 GMT
Congratulations on the success of Wings. Thank you, it's incredible. To go to No. 1 and to see that the public really embraced Wings and just have a genuine liking has just been a really special moment. It really does feel like a new chapter – this whole record is a new era of music [for me]. Was Wings a long time in production? No, bizarrely. I had been writing all different songs for the album. And then, I just had a big switch and said, "What first song do I want?" I still just knew I didn't really have the first song yet. I had done the Ricky [Martin] tour and I had done all my old songs – really organically with my shoes off, by the piano – and all of a sudden I went, "Oh my gosh. I know what type of song I need to write." It was that lightning moment. I went into the studio the next day after the tour and I went, "I know who I am. I know what makes me, me. I'm back in love with classical pop in piano." I was like, "So I should embrace what I do." When you write a song like Wings, do you instantly have a gut feeling that it will be a hit? I've never had a hit song that has felt the same. They've all felt slightly different. This one, I had a feeling. I believed because I was really gravitating to the song and I was like wanting to listen to the song and dance around the room with my other writers. So I knew "This is right". But I always test the songs on all my mates. Do your mates actually tell you if they don't like it? Oh God yes, I swear. I'll send them an email with my songs and say, "See which one sticks." My friends have been my mates since I was five, so they're going to say if they think it's crap (laughs)! Congratulations on the last season of The Voice. Do you enjoy doing the show? It [was] an incredible season. I think this year has been the best season yet. I feel like the audiences and us - everyone is just relaxing into the show a bit more now. We kind of know what the show is [now]. Will you do another season? I have no idea. It depends. I mean, it has been an incredible season but you never know where the next year leads. You and Jessie J went head to head during last season. Was it all for cameras? I've been pretty open that we're both very passionate. We are very different type of women but it doesn't mean that we argued any more or any less than what, let's say, the Maddens did – it just was a lot more focused on. I've been pretty open too that there was a lot of editing illusions … It's a TV show. No one needs to get too deep about it, it's entertainment. Jess and I have a good laugh about things. We're the ones who have a dance. Because we're different women, it doesn't mean that we can't find our place as mates. Do you guys all hang out when you're not filming the show? It's pretty clear Ricky and I are very close. But we don't have to [hang out]. It's like if you hang with all your workmates; we don't have to. We all work really hard. But truthfully, this time in my life, I can't hang. I don't get to hang because having the No.1 single in the country these last few weeks and the work that it takes to get there, I physically haven't been able to hang with anyone, let alone my real mates (laughs). You are currently rehearsing for CATS. How did that come about? Andrew Lloyd Webber's team invited me to do it. I had never thought about [doing] theatre. I don't know why – I've put it down to maybe when I was six years old, I went for The Secret Garden and I didn't get it. At that time I was getting all the TV [gigs]. I was getting chosen for everything – I had gotten chosen for Hey Dad and A Country Practice and all these shows. Then all of a sudden I had been not chosen for this theatre show that was running for a while. So I thought maybe I'll just never do it … And then CATS asked me and I went, "I would love to have a look." Are you nervous about your first stage musical? No, I'm more excited. I'm completely in the zone for it. How did you prepare for the role? I had to be fit. The first week of rehearsals you're on your hands and knees – you have to be feline. So learning to transition into turning into a cat and all those body movements and holding your body in a different way and then dancing.
Will we see you doing more theatre roles? I still have to get through this show (laughs)! Then I'll see. But I do know that being around the cast is my heart and soul and makes me very happy. I spoke to Ricky [Martin] about it — because obviously he has done Evita. He said, "Delta, now that you've gotten that bug, you're going to completely fall in love with this." And I have. It's totally different to pop. But it doesn't mean that the worlds can co-exist beautifully. It's just that – it's entertainment. I'm getting to do everything I love – dancing, singing and acting, which is why I go, "Why didn't I think of this sooner?"
|
|
|
Post by Admin on Sept 17, 2015 20:54:02 GMT
They previously insisted they had put their much talked about feud behind them. However, it appears The Voice coaches Delta Goodrem and Jessie J still have bad blood between them, as Delta, 30, revealed she may not return to the show next year. When asked by The Daily Telegraph whether she would do another season, the Wings hit maker refused to confirm her on-going commitment with the show she has been a part of for four years. The star then went on to talk about her high-profile cat fight with Jessie, 27, which saw the fiery beauties clashing on numerous occasions throughout the season. ‘I’ve been pretty open that we’re both very passionate – we are very different types of women,’ she admitted to the publication. John attributes the two singing superstars' completely different personalities for the televised clash. 'They’re two strong confident women at the top of the game and they both coach from very different directions,' he said. 'Jessie’s all tough love and Delta is a much more nurturing personality,' he explained.
|
|
|
Post by Admin on Sept 22, 2015 20:40:29 GMT
Now 13 years on, Delta Goodrem has exercised her magical fingers again and delighted her social media fans with a short musical session. On Saturday the 30-year-old videoed herself sitting comfortably behind her black piano while playing a classical tune. The Wings singer looked flawless as she allowed her golden locks to fall naturally over her shoulders, styled with a slight curl, while her fringe fell to one side. Delta showed off her glamorous looks in the upload video as she rocked a minimal makeup - just a touch of black mascara to give her lashes volume.
|
|
|
Post by Admin on Oct 5, 2015 20:58:40 GMT
Her latest track has been dominating the airwaves across Australia, but Delta Goodrem was thousands of miles from her homeland while promoting the single in London on Monday morning. The 30-year-old singer was in high spirits as she arrived at the city's ITV Studios for an appearance on breakfast show Lorraine, shortly after flying to the United Kingdom to promote Wings - the lead single from her forthcoming fifth studio album. Sporting a pair of striking leather trousers, Sydney born Delta looked typically stylish as she made her way inside for a chat about her new music.
|
|