In a new video, shot on board Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth to celebrate her emotional return to Sydney for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, Delta Goodrem gives a moving performance on the bow of the majestic ship as she sails into the harbour city on a glorious morning.
Goodrem plays the piano and sings her rendition of one of Australia’s most iconic songs, Waltzing Matilda. She is accompanied by a string quartet and flanked by Cunard officers in their whites, and Cunard’s iconic bellboys in their specially crafted Australian uniforms by RM Williams and Akubra. The superstar singer was dressed by Australian designer Nicky Velani in a free-flowing silk dress in Cunard red.
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Delta Goodrem said: “I’ve performed in many locations around the world but performing on the bow of Queen Elizabeth as she sailed through Sydney Harbour was one of my highlights. As we neared the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, performing Waltzing Matilda was truly a magical moment.”
Cunard vice-president, commercial, for North America and Australasia Matt Gleaves said: “We wanted to show our Australian audience how special Australia is for Cunard, particularly after our long 2.5-year absence. It would be remiss of us to not take advantage of one of the world’s most breath-taking harbours to be centre stage of our new campaign. Adding superstar Delta Goodrem’s performance into the mix makes this commercial one of the most iconic our brand has ever produced.”
Creative director and photographic consultant to Getty Images, James D. Morgan who produced and directed the shoot on board the Queen Elizabeth said: “The whole team is immensely proud of the powerful and emotive film we created at sea with Cunard’s iconic Queen Elizabeth and Sydney Harbour as our backdrop. It was an incredibly complex and challenging shoot but with our talented team of creators at Getty Images mixed with the awesome talents of Delta with her team and the crew at Cunard, it turned out to be one of the top highlights in a career spanning 35-years of creating photographic shoots and film content across the world.”
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For Queen Elizabeth’s 2022/23 Australian homeport season, Cunard has created a number of exciting itineraries to give guests a selection of the finest experiences not seen locally before.
Cunard’s inaugural Great Australian Culinary Journey headlined by Australian food royalty Matt Moran leaves Sydney today, 28 January 2023. Then, Australia’s very first Gardening Journey departs Melbourne on 4 February 2023, featuring green-thumbed talent including Jamie Durie and Graham Ross.
At 90,900 tonnes, Queen Elizabeth is the second largest ship ever to sail in Cunard’s fleet. She is home to more than 2000 guests and 1000 crew and features more than 10 restaurants and cafés, a Games Deck including paddle tennis, croquet and bowls, a two-storey library, a ballroom and the Royal Court Theatre.
Visit here to watch the short and long version of Waltzing Australia featuring Delta Goodrem.
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Surely you are joking, Delta Goodrem, on that performance needs to go back and work on hitting the right pitch without screeching and yelling. Production values of the ad were very good but the singing!!!!!!