Australia
Delta Goodrem
Wings
Wings
Delta Lea Goodrem (born 9 November 1984) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Sydney, New South Wales, she enrolled in dancing, acting, singing and piano classes at a young age. She began her career as a child actress, starring in various television shows and rose to prominence in 2002 in the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Nina Tucker.
Venturing into the music industry, Goodrem signed to Sony Music at the age of 15 and released her debut album, Innocent Eyes(2003), which topped the ARIA Albums Chart for an all-time record of 25 consecutive weeks and reached number two on the UK Albums Chart. It became one of the highest-selling albums in Australian history, with over four million copies sold worldwide and all five of its singles—"Born to Try", "Lost Without You", "Innocent Eyes", "Not Me, Not I" and "Predictable—reaching number one on theARIA Singles Chart and the first three reaching the top ten in the UK Single Chart. This made Goodrem the first and only artist to have five number-one singles from a debut album. Innocent Eyes is the best-selling album of the 2000s decade in Australia and the debut album with the most number-one singles.
Her second studio album, Mistaken Identity (2004), was created while she was suffering from cancer and several of its themes reflect this. It became her second number-one album and brought her two more number-one singles, including "Out of the Blue". In 2007, Goodrem released Delta, her third number-one album, which saw another number-one single, "In This Life". Her fourth studio album, Child of the Universe (2012), produced the successful single "Sitting on Top of the World". In 2016, her fifth album, Wings of the Wild, became her fourth number-one album on the ARIA Albums Chart, while giving her another number-one single, "Wings".
Goodrem has a total of nine number-one singles and 17 top-ten hits on the ARIA Singles Chart. She has sold over eight million albums globally and won three World Music Awards, 10 ARIA Music Awards, an MTV Video Music Award and several other awards. From 2012 to 2013, she served as a coach on The Voice Australia, and won The Voice Kids Australia in 2014. She returned to The Voice Australia in 2015.
Interesting Fact: This is not Deltas’ first foray into the competitive world of Eurovision. Goodrem wrote the music and lyrics for Australias’ entry into Junior Eurovision 2015 – ‘My Girls’ sung by Bella Paige.
Venturing into the music industry, Goodrem signed to Sony Music at the age of 15 and released her debut album, Innocent Eyes(2003), which topped the ARIA Albums Chart for an all-time record of 25 consecutive weeks and reached number two on the UK Albums Chart. It became one of the highest-selling albums in Australian history, with over four million copies sold worldwide and all five of its singles—"Born to Try", "Lost Without You", "Innocent Eyes", "Not Me, Not I" and "Predictable—reaching number one on theARIA Singles Chart and the first three reaching the top ten in the UK Single Chart. This made Goodrem the first and only artist to have five number-one singles from a debut album. Innocent Eyes is the best-selling album of the 2000s decade in Australia and the debut album with the most number-one singles.
Her second studio album, Mistaken Identity (2004), was created while she was suffering from cancer and several of its themes reflect this. It became her second number-one album and brought her two more number-one singles, including "Out of the Blue". In 2007, Goodrem released Delta, her third number-one album, which saw another number-one single, "In This Life". Her fourth studio album, Child of the Universe (2012), produced the successful single "Sitting on Top of the World". In 2016, her fifth album, Wings of the Wild, became her fourth number-one album on the ARIA Albums Chart, while giving her another number-one single, "Wings".
Goodrem has a total of nine number-one singles and 17 top-ten hits on the ARIA Singles Chart. She has sold over eight million albums globally and won three World Music Awards, 10 ARIA Music Awards, an MTV Video Music Award and several other awards. From 2012 to 2013, she served as a coach on The Voice Australia, and won The Voice Kids Australia in 2014. She returned to The Voice Australia in 2015.
Interesting Fact: This is not Deltas’ first foray into the competitive world of Eurovision. Goodrem wrote the music and lyrics for Australias’ entry into Junior Eurovision 2015 – ‘My Girls’ sung by Bella Paige.
A beating drum
It's in my lungs
I breathe it in, it takes my breath away
I don't look back
It's just a trap
We are all one but we're not the same
Everybody's looking for a new horizon
Everybody wants to leave the world behind them
Everybody's looking for a new horizon
Everybody's looking for a second chance
Everybody's wishing they could take a stand
Everybody's looking for a second chance
What if I lose my self control
What if I choose to let it go
I want to let you and me collide
Baby these wings were made
These wings were made to fly, la la la...
The deepest veins
The darkest truth
A secret place I only want to share with you
Look in my eyes
Undress my soul
Cause everybody's looking for a new horizon
Everybody wants to leave the world behind them
Everybody's looking for a new horizon
Everybody's looking for a second chance
Everybody's wishing they could take a stand
Everybody's looking for a second chance
What if I lose my self control
What if I choose to let it go
I want to let you and me collide
Baby these wings were made
These wings were made to, la la la...
These wings were made to fly, la la la...
Fly, la la la...
What if I lose my self control
What if I choose to let it go
I want to let you and me collide
Baby these wings were made to fly
What if I lose my self control
What if I choose to let it go
I want to let you and me collide
Baby these wings were made
These wings were made to, la la la...
(Everybody's looking for a new horizon,
Everybody's wants to leave the world behind them,
Everybody's looking for a new horizon)
These wings were made to fly, la la la...
(Everybody's looking for a second chance,
Everybody's wishing they could take a stand,
Everybody's looking for a second chance)
These wings were made to fly
It's in my lungs
I breathe it in, it takes my breath away
I don't look back
It's just a trap
We are all one but we're not the same
Everybody's looking for a new horizon
Everybody wants to leave the world behind them
Everybody's looking for a new horizon
Everybody's looking for a second chance
Everybody's wishing they could take a stand
Everybody's looking for a second chance
What if I lose my self control
What if I choose to let it go
I want to let you and me collide
Baby these wings were made
These wings were made to fly, la la la...
The deepest veins
The darkest truth
A secret place I only want to share with you
Look in my eyes
Undress my soul
Cause everybody's looking for a new horizon
Everybody wants to leave the world behind them
Everybody's looking for a new horizon
Everybody's looking for a second chance
Everybody's wishing they could take a stand
Everybody's looking for a second chance
What if I lose my self control
What if I choose to let it go
I want to let you and me collide
Baby these wings were made
These wings were made to, la la la...
These wings were made to fly, la la la...
Fly, la la la...
What if I lose my self control
What if I choose to let it go
I want to let you and me collide
Baby these wings were made to fly
What if I lose my self control
What if I choose to let it go
I want to let you and me collide
Baby these wings were made
These wings were made to, la la la...
(Everybody's looking for a new horizon,
Everybody's wants to leave the world behind them,
Everybody's looking for a new horizon)
These wings were made to fly, la la la...
(Everybody's looking for a second chance,
Everybody's wishing they could take a stand,
Everybody's looking for a second chance)
These wings were made to fly
Released: 24 July 2015
Music and Lyrics by: Delta Goodrem & DNA
Interesting Fact: DNA were also behind the Australian Eurovision 2016 entry ‘Sound of Silence’ performed by Dami Im.
Music and Lyrics by: Delta Goodrem & DNA
Interesting Fact: DNA were also behind the Australian Eurovision 2016 entry ‘Sound of Silence’ performed by Dami Im.