“That demo is what changed my life,” Delta Goodrem tells Apple Music about crafting her 2002 chart-topper “Born to Try” in just 20 minutes. “I felt like I had written a song that lyrically said exactly who I was.” Besides anchoring the Sydney singer, actor and multi-instrumentalist’s 2003 debut album Innocent Eyes—released when she was just 18—that early hit set the template for her inspiring messages and soaring vocal performances to come. Whether the mode is piano ballads or club bangers, Goodrem exudes positivity with a grounding note of vulnerability. Her multiplatinum 2012 anthem “Sitting on Top of the World” is charged with infectious joy, while 2015’s “Wings” provides a jittery hit of romantic self-empowerment. And on 2026’s “Eclipse”, written as a contender for the Eurovision Song Contest, her room-filling vocals are even more striking than the busy array of piano, beats and harmonies.