Sam Jade not fazed by lacklustre album sales.
Perth’s Samantha Jade isn’t fazed that her debut album has failed to top the charts in the weeks since its release. Three years after winning "The X Factor Australia", the pop starlet admitted she was relieved and overjoyed to finally be able to share the long-awaited opus with her army of passionate fans:
“For me personally, i’m happy with it, my fans are happy with it, the people i love are happy with and that’s how you have to measure success”, she told "TheWest.com.au" of the record, which initially placed at number 11 on the "ARIA" albums chart, before dropping out of the top 50 in its second week:
“It’s been such a long time coming and it’s such an important record to me so it feels so good that it’s finally out. There were a few roadblocks along the way and a lot of personal experiences that happened, so this is the best time to put it out, i’m ready.”
Drawing inspiration from dark moments that rocked the vocalist and her family to their core, including the death of her mother, Jacqueline Gibbs, who lost her battle with cancer mid last year, key tracks on the release are deeply personal for Jade.
While she’s looking forward to touring the country with a new show next year, the petite performer admitted she would be reticent to sing the album’s namesake song, "Nine", in front of a live audience because of the emotions it stirs:
“Nine is my favourite because it means so much to me — it’s about my family and about my mum”, Jade said of the tune, which she composed in the wake of her mother’s death, “That one was the hardest one to write, it took a long time to finish. I don’t think i’ll be performing that one much. If i do perform it, it will have to be a very special occasion because that’s a tough one to get through.”
Amid receiving messages from fans on social media praising her new material, the 28-year-old has been inundated with queries about whether she will be following in Guy Sebastian’s footsteps to represent Australia at next year’s "Eurovision" song contest.
Though she’s yet to receive a formal invitation to participate in the larger- than-life event, which will be in Stockholm in may, the entertainer said she would be thrilled to sing for her country on a world stage if the opportunity presented itself:
“I would just be absolutely honoured to go on behalf of Australia, i would just love it”, she enthused, "Fingers crossed for that — it would be really amazing. It was so amazing what Guy did this year and we’re all so proud of him. If i went it would be like going to the "Olympics".”
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