2004–2006: Mistaken Identity, film debut and The Visualise Tour
After announcing in late December 2003 that she was in
remission, Goodrem began work on her second album. In September 2004, she became the face of
soft drink giant
Pepsi in Australia, appearing on the product,
billboards, TV advertisements and performing an exclusive show for competition winners. In October, first single "
Out of the Blue", co-written and produced by
Guy Chambers, debuted at number-one in Australia and number nine in the UK. October saw Goodrem launch her own
lingerie line titled "Delta by Annabella".
Goodrem's second album
Mistaken Identity, notable for its darker themes inspired by the hardships of her previous twelve months, was released in early November and debuted at number-one in Australia, Top 10 in New Zealand, but peaked at a disappointing number twenty-five in the UK. "
Almost Here", a duet with Irish singer
Brian McFadden, reached number three in the UK, became her seventh ARIA number one, and her first number one in
Ireland. Singles released only in Australia - "
Mistaken Identity", "
A Little Too Late" and "
Be Strong" - were moderately successful.
In March 2005, she starred in her first film role of
Hating Alison Ashley, a film based on the popular children's novel, Goodrem acting the title character. The film performed poorly at the box office and was not a critical success, some critics citing Goodrem's performance as too robotic and detached. April saw Goodrem relocate in
New York to launch her career in the
United States with a re-worked version of "Lost Without You". She appeared in the last two episodes of short-lived American series
North Shore in a bid to gain greater exposure but the single proved to be of only limited success, peaking at number eighteen on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and failing to enter the Billboard Hot 100. Plans to release a hybrid of her first two albums were later terminated and Goodrem looks to have put America on hold.
In July, Goodrem embarked on her first headline
concert tour of Australia,
The Visualise Tour. Ticket prices (ninety-nine Australian dollars each) came under criticism for being higher than most international acts touring Australia at the time and this initially led to slow sales. By the time the concerts were due to take place, many venues sold out after tickets were reduced to $60. Once the tour concluded, over 80,000 tickets had been bought in total making The Visualise Tour one of Australia's highest selling local tours.
The Visualise Tour: Live in Concert was released in November and became Goodrem's second #1 DVD.
On 15 March, 2006, Goodrem performed a new song, "
Together We Are One", at the
Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony in front of 80,000 spectators and up to 1.5 billion television viewers worldwide. The song, written specifically for the event with Chambers and McFadden, was released in Australia, peaking at number two, and was performed by the Top 5 contestants on
American Idol. In June, Goodrem signed to Modest! Entertainment for her world-wide management. October saw Goodrem promoting in
Japan with the release of an updated version of
Innocent Eyes and the Japan-only single "
Flawed", which reached number one on the Japanese download chart. The album peaked at number eight on the Japanese international chart (excluding Japanese artists) and number nineteen on the official Japanese album chart (including Japanese artists). In November, Goodrem appeared with Westlife on UK talent series
The X Factor to perform a duet titled "
All Out of Love" and was in Melbourne on
Christmas Eve to headline the annual
Carols by Candlelight.
