Delta Goodrem to perform at the ARIA Awards?!

Despite confirmation from Sony Music Australia and auspOp, according to The Daily Telegraph, Delta is set to rock the stage at tonight’s ARIA Awards. Pictured above is Delta rehearsing for her appearance at the show. “Despite reports Goodrem was overlooked for tonight’s ceremony, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal she has spent weeks fine-tuning her special appearance.”

Emotional and frail following months of cancer treatment, Delta Goodrem was too weak to take to the stage when she won a record-breaking seven ARIA Awards in 2003.

But the resilient singer said she was going to more than make up for that tonight when she gives a rousing performance to mark the 25th anniversary of the Australian music industry’s awards night.

Despite reports Goodrem was overlooked for tonight’s ceremony, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal she has spent weeks fine-tuning her special appearance.

“I love the ARIAs so much, they mean so much to me because I’ve had such incredible moments with them over the years,” the 27-year-old said backstage during rehearsals on Friday night.

“There is some special thing in the works that I’ve been working with ARIA on for a little while. I’m really looking forward to it.”

Goodrem was just a few months into treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma when she made a rare public appearance to attend the 2003 ceremony and collect gongs including best female artist, breakthrough artist and best pop release.

Extremely sick, she couldn’t perform but good friend Darren Hayes stepped in with a heart-wrenching rendition of her hit, Lost Without You. It’s a moment she said she would never forget.

“I still can’t even talk about that 2003 year without crying, I still well up,” Goodrem said.

“It’s one of the most special moments in my life, even though it was so intense and I felt so many emotions, looking back on that was so incredible. I can’t fathom the support that I had at that time and the feeling that I wanted to give back to everybody. I’m forever grateful for that moment in time.”

Goodrem, who has won a total of 10 ARIA Awards including being voted artist of the decade, returned home from her Los Angeles base earlier this month and was last week announced as a judge on Nine’s new reality singing show, The Voice.

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