Unveiling The New Delta Goodrem

It was the red carpet debut of the new Delta - sexy, smouldering and all grown up. But try as she might, posing for photographers at the Opera House before a special preview concert last night, Delta Goodrem is no Pussycat Doll.

Three years after the release of her second album, Mistaken Identity, inspired by her experiences fighting Hodgkin's lymphoma, Goodrem proved she is still an Australian songbird darling.

She wore a voluminous purple coat, figure-hugging black dress and strappy heels to pose briefly and demurely for photos.