Delta turned 20 on 9 November and already inspires her generation with her talent, her looks and her sheer grit in the face of adversity. She started learning the piano at 8 (her trademark is that she plays barefoot), went to singing school at 10 and then took up drama and dance. She began writing songs at 12.

In 2001 Sony released her debut single, which only achieved moderate sales. But her real break came when she was cast in Neighbours as Nina Tucker, a painfully shy new girl at Erinsborough High who has an amazing voice but is too afraid to sing in front of anyone. Subsequently Delta’s breakthrough album, Innocent Eyes, became the second longest running album ever at #1 in Australian chart history. Her singles have sold more than 1.7 million copies. She has also enjoyed major success in the UK and NZ.

She was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease in July 2003, when she was about to tackle the American market. She has been inspirational in her very public and seemingly successful battle with cancer. After a romance with Big Brother’s Blair McDonough, and her sensationalised break-up with tennis star Mark Philippoussis, what will Delta do next?