Delta Goodrem reflects on how she has changed from a 'people pleaser' in the 13 years since her first album through her introspective new single Dear Life

By Nic White For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 01:50 EST, 14 May 2016 | Updated: 06:03 EST, 14 May 2016

Delta Goodrem has admitted she was a ‘people pleaser’ when she began her singing career as a teenager.

And now, 13 years after launching her hit debut album, the Australian star says she is a stronger person who knows what she is worth, and what she will and won’t put up with.

‘I will give everything to anybody I care for, or anybody I see energetically with a good soul – I’ll give them everything, but I also won’t tolerate anything else either,’ she told Popsugar. ‘I don’t want to waste my time, my life is happening.’

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Stronger today: Delta Goodrem said 13 years after launching her hit debut album she is a stronger person who knows what she is worth, and what she will and won¿t put up with

Stronger today: Delta Goodrem said 13 years after launching her hit debut album she is a stronger person who knows what she is worth, and what she will and won’t put up with

The 31-year-old said her new single Dear Life, released last week, reflected on how time had changed her and wanted listeners to know everyone has the same questions about life.

‘It’s always about finding the real and the truth, about what is real in this world. And then having that moment of going "dear life, am I doing this right?"’ she confessed.

‘It’s not like someone magically tells us all, yes or no.’

Early days: She admitted to being a 'people pleaser' when she began her singing career as a teenager. Pictured here singing at the Alan Border Medal ceremony in 2003 soon after her debut album

Early days: She admitted to being a 'people pleaser' when she began her singing career as a teenager. Pictured here singing at the Alan Border Medal ceremony in 2003 soon after her debut album

Hit debut: Delta in 2004 receiving her Triple Platinum disc for sales of 900,000 copies of her album Innocent Eyes

Hit debut: Delta in 2004 receiving her Triple Platinum disc for sales of 900,000 copies of her album Innocent Eyes

Reflections: The 31-year-old said her new single Dear Life, released last week, reflected on how time had changed her and wanted listeners to know everyone has the same questions about life

Reflections: The 31-year-old said her new single Dear Life, released last week, reflected on how time had changed her and wanted listeners to know everyone has the same questions about life

The chart-topping songstress also said her life had evolved and she was ‘proud of the woman she was today’. 

Delta was first signed to Sony as a 15-year old and after her first single flopped she re-launched her career through a stint on Neighbours.

Her 2003 single Innocent Eyes went to number one on the ARIA charts, as did her next two and nine of her singles.

Proud: The chart-topping songstress said her life had evolved and she was ¿proud of the woman she was today¿

Proud: The chart-topping songstress said her life had evolved and she was ‘proud of the woman she was today’

Busy girl: Delta said her packed schedule only gave her time to herself while she was sleeping from midnight to 7am but that she loves being busy

Busy girl: Delta said her packed schedule only gave her time to herself while she was sleeping from midnight to 7am but that she loves being busy

She is now a judge on The Voice, toured for the musical Cats, and sang at the 2016 Logie Awards.

Delta said her packed schedule only gave her time to herself while she was sleeping from midnight to 7am but that she loves being busy.

She had been living in Los Angeles with fellow Australians Renee Bargh, Teresa Palmer and Jessica Gomes but said she was back in Australia for quite a while.

Back home: She had been living in Los Angeles with fellow Australians Renee Bargh, Teresa Palmer and Jessica Gomes but said she was back in Australia for quite a while

Back home: She had been living in Los Angeles with fellow Australians Renee Bargh, Teresa Palmer and Jessica Gomes but said she was back in Australia for quite a while

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