Delta Goodrem is not another Britney Spears wannabe

OMG I'm getting worse at choosing titles. Delta Goodrem is not another Britney Spears wannabe? Lol. That's only like the lamest title I've ever chosen for my blog post! (Although I only have err 15 posts but still, it is very lame) But whatever. I'm not going to change it. Bleh.

Today I have chosen to blog about none other than...... *drumrolls* .....

DELTA GOODREM!

 

And the reason I'm doing this is because I feel that I don't talk about her enough (only enough to make everyone groan and roll their eyes every time I mention her name) so it is only fair that I blog about her today! It's not my fault that I talk about her way over the limit because she just has that effect on people. You don't see Jessica Alba's fans talking about her 24/7 (because they spend too much time drooling over her hot bod) and you don't see Tom Cruise's fans talking about him all day long (because he scared most of them away by erratically jumping on Oprah's couch, I bet) but I'M 99% SURE THAT MOST, IF NOT ALL, DELTA FANS TALK ABOUT HER SO MUCH THAT IT ANNOYS THE HECK OUT OF PEOPLE WHO AREN'T HER FANS.

Some people like to compare Delta and Britney but the only thing they have in common is probably their hair colour (brunette turned blonde and vice versa). And maybe their taste in men (I'm not being sour).

Delta Goodrem, 23, was born in some state in Australia and grew up in some state in Australia. (My Geography stinks) Yes, that makes Delta Goodrem a totally patriotic Aussie who is only popular in Australia. FOR NOW. No, I'm not trying to blast her here.

Before I start explaining why I totally adore Delta and why you should too, let me just give you a few fast facts.

1. Delta Goodrem is an Australian artiste who has sold over 2.5 million albums worldwide according to Wikipedia. In Australia alone, the number exceeds 1000000 (look at all the zeroes!) and this is totally not surprising because from her official forums, I found out that most of her fans would buy at least 3 copies of the SAME ALBUM and some even buy up to TEN COPIES OF THE SAME THING! This is because they need a copy for their car, another for their living room, another for the cd player in the bedroom, one copy just in case the other copy gets scratched, another to be given out to their friends so that they can share the love for Delta together et cetera. THIS IS NOT FICTIONAL.

2. Delta is TALL. Look.

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FYI, she's on the right.

She's not exactly the tallest girl on earth but still, 178 cm is already really tall for a girl imo. And she wears like 4 inch heels wth.

3. Delta was born on 9 November, the same date as one of my friends, so it's very easy for me to remember/forget both their birthdays.

4. At the peak of her career, at the age of 18, on July 8 (according to one of her songs) Delta was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a form of cancer that attacks the immune system. Again, the date is another friend's birthday wth.

5. Apart from having the talk-about-me-all-day-long effect on people, Delta's songs have this put-me-on-repeat-forever-and-ever effect on people as well. I remember 2 years ago, after watching her performance on the Commonwealth Games, I downloaded 'Together We Are One' and just played the same song over and over again every time my computer was on. That went on for a week I think. Lol. Everyone in the house got so annoyed by that song I bet.

For those who didn't know, I actually grew up listening to her songs wth. Okay so it may not sound very logical to actually 'grow up' listening to songs by someone who's only 6 years older but it IS true!

The first time I heard about Delta, it was all the way back in 2003 when I was only 13 and still very childish and would laugh at a friend who described her dad as being 'hot TEMPERATURE' instead of being 'hot-tempered' and then someone started the whole deal of calling her "Kalimantan English" (no offense) and that went on for quite some time. Hahaha. But that was 5 years ago. 5 years later, I've grown into a 17+8months super mature grown up who would forgive and not make a mountain out of a molehill even when people say 'You was' wth. LOL.

I've grown SO MUCH. And so had Delta! wth

I remember the first time I saw her on MTV, she looked like the average teen star trying to make it big in the music industry. I didn't quite like her at first because she didn't look very pretty wth she looked a little like a popstar wannabe and she sounded weird trying to hit a high note in her first single 'Born To Try' (it was completely in tune but still, it sounded kinda unpleasing to me). Ironically, if it weren't for that song, I wouldn't have discovered her and then come to like her as much as I do now. Also, it was that song that became her first number one single in Australia. She has EIGHT now. And still counting of course.

It was so hard to find her first album in Miri and I remember going to every mall here (there are only four but still...) and finally found it! Only the cassette though, (gosh that was so long ago wasn't it? they don't even have cassettes anymore now) and I was so so excited to have finally found it. Not to mention a bit shocked that they actually have it here. 'Innocent Eyes' was her first album and in Australia, it became her first #1 album, stayed there for TWENTY NINE (29) WEEKS or so and was certified FOURTEEN (14) TIMES PLATINUM!! It was also considerably successful in the UK, where it peaked at #2, only losing out to Beyonce's 'Dangerously In Love' most probably because of the difference in the outfits they wore in their album covers.  Delta was wearing a demure brown babydoll-ish top ...

While on the other hand, Beyonce was wearing ummmm...

what's that?

Sex really does sell, doesn't it?

Again, I recall the first time I talked about her with my friends, someone told me she had just been diagnosed with stomach cancer. Another someone told me it was Leukemia. Where do people get all the news anyway? It was Hodgkin's disease la!

Of course, being a fan, I was really saddened by the news.

This is NOT the part where I send my condolences and start crying out loud *touch wood* because Delta survived cancer is very much alive now and MORE ALIVE than ever, whatever that means.

In fact, Delta was so great she released her 2nd album right after she recovered wth. I remember it came out around the time I was sitting for PMR and I would go to ninemsn everyday to listen to the songs that they pre-released instead of looking for PMR tips wth. Looking back, it was actually a good thing that they let us preview one new song per day or else I would have just stuck my ears to the speakers the whole day and do nothing else.

My personal favourite from the album (and of all time) is a song called 'Fragile' which helped me through the sickest and most awful days, which accompanied me when I cried on my keyboard (just kidding. I'm too happy a person to cry about my miserable life wth), which got me made me feel like I'm not alone when I so am and vice versa wth.

It disappointed me a little that the album didn't do as well as her first album and I think it's solely because of the single choices. The album has so many fantastic songs but I still have no idea why so many people totally overrated the title single 'Mistaken Identity' to the point that she actually released it as a single. Okay, so maybe it was her favourite song on the album? Anyway, everyone LOVED the song so much that EVERYONE FORGOT TO BUY IT WHEN IT CAME OUT. So much for loving it to the very maximum level of love. *rolls eyes* Unfortunately, her streak of #1 singles got broken and the single didn't even make it to the Top 10. Which is why you should love her because despite being almost perfect, not all her singles reached Top 10. :P

You know when songs like The Ketchup Song and Macarena were first released, they reach #1 all around the world and then 5 years later, they get the same position on 'The Most Annoying Songs Of All Time'. That will NEVER EVER happen to any Delta song!

I'm not kidding when I tell you that Delta's songs are timeless classics. You can listen to her songs any time of the millennium and think they're superb. Even when you've gotten sick of her songs after putting them on repeat 30 times a day, you'll fall in love with them all over again in a different way after you listen to them again after some time. And the best part is, her songs won't make you go all "OMFG I CAN'T BELIEVE I USED TO LIKE HER" because they're just that great. Sometimes I think I should be her promoter or something.

However, when so many people like you, it is only logical that a lot of people would dislike you too. It's just a ying and yang thing. When Delta tried to change her image JUST A WEE BIT, some loved it while others disregarded her as their idol once and for all. But I guess it's their choice but in my opinion, PEOPLE CHANGE and that's just the way of life. It's not like she suddenly went cracko and decided to turn into a porn star and stop singing. It's not like she stopped being an original and started copying lyrics off other singers' songs. She still writes her own songs, composes her own melodies and the only thing that has changed was her fashion sense.

From the not-so-best-dressed list,

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Delta FLEW all the way up to the top of the Best Dressed list.

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No wonder so many haters started voicing out because obviously, not everyone can wear a skin tight mini dress and pull it off.

 

Similarly, who else could look as gorgeous wearing ummmmm.. A MASSIVE CROW?

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With the release of her third album simply titled as 'Delta', Delta has proved to be an all-rounder. She's not just your pretty girl next door, she's multi-talented and now, FASHIONABLE AND SIZZLING TOO wth.

If you still don't know her yet, head over to the nearest record store and I can bet that you won't be able to find her latest album! WHY THE HELL IS MALAYSIA SO SLOW?????? WHY IS IT NOT RELEASED HERE YET? OH WHYYYYYYYYYYY???

HAVING SAID ALL THE STUFF WHICH YOU PROBABLY SKIPPED COMPLETELY AND ENDED UP HERE BECAUSE I HOPE THIS IS STRIKING ENOUGH FOR YOU TO STOP SCROLLING DOWN THE PAGE, do grab a copy of Delta's 'Delta' when it comes out because it is just A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. Her first single came out last September but I still listen to it on a daily basis and am not sick of it yet and I remember the album came out when I was sitting for my A-levels (perfect timing huh?) and on those days when I didn't need to sit for an exam I would laze around in bed listening to her WHOLE ALBUM at least twice before hoping off bed omg why am I such a procrastinator wth where is the full stop. Oh there it is.

To end this super long entry, I shall now post a video of hers which was criticised for being super low budget because I think it is super nice anyway so that we can all share the supremacy of everything wth. You can check out her other super expensive video here.

OMG LOOK AT THOSE HEELS! As if she's not tall enough already!

Cya!

ps. I hope she releases 'I Can't Break It To My Heart' as a single. Seriously, 'if I still believe you love me, maybe I'll survive'??? Who else can write such lyrics??

XOXO

Note: Most photos were obtained from Delta's Official website.