Dami Im has returned to her roots with a new album of jazz standards – the music she first discovered during her studies at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.
Fresh off the back of a triumphant performance at the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony, the multi-platinum artist is now in the middle of a national tour.
“I see this album as a bridge from my past to my future,” she said.
“I wanted to explore the kind of music I used to do before the The X Factor and Eurovision.
“I feel like its time to show more of myself as an artist.
“In fact, I first learnt to sing many of these songs while I was studying at the Con.
“For me, this is where my whole journey as a singer began.”
The Masters of Music Studies graduate shot to stardom after winning The X Factor in 2013 and represented Australia in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest.
Dami said the global