IT'S taken several years, a new record company and lots of hard work, but Delta Goodrem is finally being heard loud and clear in the crowded American music market.
And just a month out from the US release of her self-titled hit album, the noise surrounding the Sydney singer could not be better. Touted as "the biggest thing to come out of Australia's music scene since Olivia Newton-John", Goodrem was selected to flaunt her new-found profile for the cover of Vegas magazine's fifth anniversary edition and will headline the title's extravagant birthday bash this weekend. Posing in a sexy cowgirl outfit, Goodrem joins world-famous beauties Giselle Bundchen, Heidi Klum and Eva Longoria as a Vegas covergirl, ahead of her scheduled performance in front of Hollywood's elite at leading hotel The Palazzo on Saturday night. Signing with major US label Mercury four months ago is paying dividends for the persistent performer, who is being championed by powerful former Sony honcho David Massey. And according to music industry bible Billboard, Massey "means business" with project Delta force. "Oz chart topper In This Life is an ideal vehicle to fuel horsepower ... showcasing a vocal that illustrates incomparable prowess - not to mention Goodrem's media-friendly persona," a Billboard critic raved about the singer last month. "The world knows Delta on a first time basis. It's high time America got with the program."
