With her Eurovision performance fast approaching, Delta Goodrem is in a pure state of mind.
The superstar Australian pop singer this week announces the release of her next album Pure, her first through a new deal struck with Universal Music via Better Now Records/Electrola.
Pure is slated to drop Nov. 6, and will also mark the first LP released through her independent label ATLED Records (that’s “Delta” spelled backwards), which she unveiled in 2023, drawing curtains on a decades-long partnership with Sony Music.
“I am so excited to be stepping into this new chapter and joining forces with Universal Music,” she explains in a statement. “It marks the beginning of a powerful new home for ATLED Records – something I am incredibly proud of – and I can’t wait to share what we create together.”
Pure is the followup to the Sydney singer and songwriter’s 2021 collection, Bridge Over Troubled Dreams (via Sony Music), her fifth leader on the ARIA Albums Chart, after her 23-times platinum-certified blockbuster debut Innocent Eyes (March 2003), Mistaken Identity (November 2004), Delta (October 2007) and Wings Of The Wild (July 2016).
“Pure is an album I’ve been creating and living through over the past few years, and it truly feels like a return to myself and the heart of who I am as an artist,” she explains. “It holds some of my biggest singalongs, my most vulnerable moments, and brings in all the elements I love most in music – from intimate classical piano pieces to uplifting cinematic anthems. I cannot wait for everyone to step into the world of Pure and make these songs part of their own story too.”
The album houses the single “Eclipse,” which Delta will perform live later this week at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria, where she will take the stage for the first time as Australia’s representative.
“Eclipse” was written by Delta, Ferras Alqaisi, Jonas Myrin and Michael Fatkin, who also produced the single.
In her homeland, Goodrem is arguably the most successful pop artist to emerge this century. A soapie star who signed her first record deal at age 15, Delta’s collection of silverware includes 12 ARIA Awards and five No. 1 albums including 2003’s Innocent Eyes, which logged a whopping 29 weeks at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, making it the highest-selling debut album in Australian recorded music history. The album won seven ARIA Awards, was the highest selling album in Australia for two successive years, and yielded five of her nine career No. 1 singles. Sales across her albums catalog is close to 10 million.
A classically trained pianist, Delta incorporates the harp and piano into her performance for this year’s 70th edition of Eurovision. “Performing on the Eurovision stage is something I feel so deeply in my heart, carrying Australia with me in every note and every moment,” she says in a separate statement.
Delta will perform “Eclipse” during at the Wiener Stadthalle for Semi-Final 2 on Thursday, May 14 at 3pm ET (Friday, May 15, at 5:00am AEST).
This story originally appeared on Billboard
