Gabriella Cilmi checked in with fans on her blog at MySpace on Monday (April 19), discussing what she’s been up to and plans for a tour supporting Leona Lewis in the UK. The Australian pop singer writes:

Hello, hello, hello everyone…it’s been a while since my last blog…

I have not disappeared off the face off the planet, in fact I have been all over it. From playing a gig in Hanger 7 in Salzburg, Austria (The home of Fraulein maria) to playing the Grand Prix in Melbourne Australia. It was nice to go home for a little while- even if I was only in Melbourne for four nights! I got to see the family, meet Lewis Hamilton and get a tour of the McLaren pits. It was a little bit annoying when they forgot to turn my microphone on when I sang the National Anthem!! NOOoooOOoooOOOooOO
Well at least I got to sneak in a kiss on the cheek from John Travolta before the race – He was waving the flag.

Check out the entire post here.

Gabriella Cilmi has an unusual and disturbing method of calming her nerves, telling The Mirror at the St Tropez Prince’s Trust ball at Hurlingham House the other night: “I get really nervous before I perform – I feel sick. To get over it I get my band to punch me in the stomach.”

The Australian pop singer also confessed to nerves ahead of Monday’s release of her new album ‘Ten’, telling her Twitter followers (@gabcilmi):

Hope you guys are liking “Ten” out tomorrow in the UK… AHH Nervous!! Doing trampoline exercise to take my mind off it xx

Gabriella Cilmi checked in with fans on her blog at MySpace on Friday (March 19), thanking them for getting ‘On A Mission’ to the top ten in the UK singles chart. The Australian pop singer writes:

A thank you from Gabriella
..Hi everyone,

What a week….thank you, thank you, thank you, for making On A Mission top 10 in Britain……

I was sooooooooo excited when I got the call… I was in Milan doing a TV – had a hilarious time with the hairdresser there. He was wearing a very little tank top with both his nipples showing….

Apologies I forgot to take a pic!! Meanwhile…..I must say thanks to D&G – they gave me so many new dresses – soooooo exciting!!

Since then, I got to go to Belgium for promo – now, I fancy myself as a bit of a chocolate aficionado and I can assure you – the chocolate in Belgium is the best anywhere ever….particularly if you are like me and like dark chocolate. We had a 5am wake up call for three days in a row- and then I was too tired to go to the R Patz premier of Remember Me….gutted!!

Last night I went to Prince’s Trust Ball….Noisettes performed – Dan the guitarist is ace…

Anyway, my album is out on Sunday – hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I (mostly) enjoyed making it…. I am so excited for everyone to hear it….

Love Gab xxx