Editing Delta Goodrem (section)

===1984–2000: Early life and discovery===
Delta Lea Goodrem was born in Sydney on 9 November 1984,<ref name="McFarlane">{{cite book | author1 = McFarlane, Ian | author-link1 = Ian McFarlane | others = Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) | title = [[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop|The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] | chapter = Encyclopedia entry for 'Delta Goodrem' | date = 2017 | location = [[Gisborne, Victoria|Gisborne, VIC]] | publisher = Third Stone Press | edition = 2nd | pages = 196–197 | isbn = 978-0-9953856-0-3 }}</ref><ref name="Nimmervoll">{{cite web | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120322165550/http://www.howlspace.com.au/en5/goodremdelta/goodremdelta.htm | url = http://www.howlspace.com.au/en5/goodremdelta/goodremdelta.htm | title = Delta Goodrem | last1 = Nimmervoll | first1 = Ed | author-link1 = Ed Nimmervoll | publisher = Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd (Ed Nimmervoll) | archive-date = 22 March 2012 | access-date = 21 April 2020 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> to Lea ({{nee|Parker}}) and Denis Goodrem.<ref name="bday">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/28/1048653847512.html|title=Gimme Delta|last=Zuel|first=Bernard|date=29 March 2003|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="SBS Who?">{{cite web | url = https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/764235843963/who-do-you-think-you-are-delta-goodrem | title = Season 8 Episode 3: Delta Goodrem | work = [[Who Do You Think You Are? (Australian TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]] | publisher = [[SBS (Australian TV channel)#SBS On Demand|SBS On Demand]] | date = 27 September 2016 | access-date = 21 April 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Note: Only available in Australia. Login with email address required to access video, available for 10 days from 21 April 2020.</ref> She has a younger brother, Trent.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sams|first=Christine|title=Delta force|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/15/1079199149715.html|access-date=2 November 2013|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=16 March 2004}}</ref> Goodrem appeared in an American advertisement aged seven for the former toy company [[Galoob]], alongside fellow Australian [[Bec Hewitt]],<ref>{{cite journal|title=Child stars|journal=TV Hits Delta Magazine|year=2003|page=43}}</ref> and began playing piano at the same age while taking up singing, dancing and acting lessons. She appeared in adverts for companies such as [[Optus]] and [[Nesquik]], and had several minor roles in episodes of Australian television shows including ''[[Hey Dad..!]]'', ''[[A Country Practice]]'', and ''[[Police Rescue]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Paris just a friend, says Scud|newspaper=[[Herald Sun]]|date=28 October 2004}}</ref>

While residing in [[Glenhaven, New South Wales|Glenhaven]], she attended [[the Hills Grammar School]] in neighbouring [[Kenthurst, New South Wales|Kenthurst]], from kindergarten until Year 11.<ref>{{cite news|title=Delta visits The Hills Grammar School|url=http://www.hillsnews.com.au/story/246494/delta-visits-the-hills-grammar-school/|access-date=8 November 2013|newspaper=[[The Hills Grammar School]]|date=23 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203041750/http://www.hillsnews.com.au/story/246494/delta-visits-the-hills-grammar-school/|archive-date=3 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the age of thirteen, Goodrem recorded a five-song [[Demo (music)|demo]] CD, financed through her television work.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Born to sing|journal=TV Hits Delta Magazine|year=2003|page=10}}</ref> It was sent to the [[Australian rules football]] club [[Sydney Swans]] (of which Goodrem is a supporter) and they passed it onto talent manager [[Glenn Wheatley]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Delta's loves|journal=[[Sain magazine]]|date=December 2001|issue=42|page=35}}</ref><ref name="Storm">{{cite news|last=Blackman|first=Guy|title=Weathering the storm|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/People/Weathering-the-storm/2005/03/11/1110417681712.html|access-date=3 December 2013|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=12 March 2005}}</ref> Wheatley signed Goodrem to an [[artist development deal]] with [[independent record label]], Empire Records.<ref name="Legal quickstep">{{cite news|last=Browne|first=Rachel|title=Delta's legal quickstep|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/31/1091080487872.html|access-date=2 November 2013|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=1 August 2004}}</ref>

Between June 1999 and September 2000, Goodrem worked with producers Paul Higgins and Trevor Carter on thirteen tracks for an album to be called ''Delta''.<ref name="Storm" /> A later report on these sessions described Goodrem as "an ambitious 15-year-old keen to emulate the pop sound of the [[Spice Girls]], [[Britney Spears]] and [[Mandy Moore]]."<ref name=":0">{{cite news|last=Koha|first=Nui Te|title=Delta's secret songs surface|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=28 March 2004}}</ref> Most of the tracks were written by Carter, although Goodrem co-wrote two and self-wrote the song "Love". Goodrem did a photoshoot for the album (some of the photos have surfaced), and recorded a home-made style [[music video]] for the song "Say" which has since leaked onto the internet.<ref name="autogenerated5" /> Higgins took the album to [[Village Roadshow]], which offered to market and distribute the album, but the deal was blocked by Goodrem's parents. The album has yet to surface, though it became the subject of a lawsuit in 2004.<ref name="Legal quickstep" />