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 After three years of public darkness, Cosima De Vito unleashed her much-anticipated sophomore album, This Is Now, on September 29.
“It’s a very special album,” Cosima tells Queensland Pride. “Some of the songs are very personal and document my journey over the last few years; the hard times and the good that have led me to this spot.
“It’s nearly all my own stuff and very different from the first album. We have one or two ballads but the majority of it is quite poppy and funky and fun. The first single, ‘Keep It Natural’, did really well in the club charts – I’m finally cool!”
Cosima blasted into the public sphere on the first season of Australian Idol, but was forced to withdraw in the top three as a result of throat nodules.
“I am everything I am today because of what happened,” she says. “That perspective is something that came with hindsight. All those bumps in the road that we all come across – we can only look back at those things objectively once we’ve moved forward a great deal.
“On the other hand, it was a really hard time – to get to that point and then be forced to leave.”
Australian Idol constantly evokes criticism, with skeptics targeting everything from the unnecessary cruelty of the judges, to the value of the platform and the talent of the contestants. Cosima is quick to defend the show.
“The judges are tough, but you know what? It’s a tough industry,” she reasons. “They’re pushing to see who can withstand the criticism and who can’t, because when you get out it doesn’t get any better.
“As far as Idols flooding the market, it’s Australian music! When you’ve finished the show you’re on par with everyone else. If you fall, you fall. We shouldn’t be penalised because we got our opportunity from Idol.”
Cosima will perform at the Not-For-Profit-Network non-profit awards on November 23 at Warner Bros Movie World on the Gold Coast. The awards recognise those organisations, projects and team members that are achieving outstanding work within the non-profit sector in Australia and New Zealand.
“Individually they don’t get much media attention but as a group they’re massive,” Cosima says. “It will be a great night – just to recognise and reward all of the organisations and individuals that fall under the radar. They really are the backbone of the community.”
At the other end of the artistic spectrum, Cosima hit Zirkus Sleaze Ball in Sydney on September 29 as New Mardi Gras’ very own ‘Legendary Glamour Girl of the Trapeze’. She performed with Ring Master Ashley Swift and Half Man/Half Lady Dallas Della Force.
Cosima said before the show: “I’m really excited because the gay community has been such a great support,” she raved. “I did a performance at ARQ a few months ago and everyone new the lyrics to ‘Keep It Natural’ – it was just an amazing night with everyone dancing and singing to it. And Joy FM was the first radio station to play it.
“This is my way of giving back – I get to see them, I get to sing with them, I get to dance with them!”
This Is Now is in stores. Cosima has five signed copies to give away to Queensland Pride readers – so be one of the first five people to email their name and address to
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with ‘Cosima Give Away’ in the subject line. Cosima will perform at the Not-For-Profit Network awards at Movie World on November 23.
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