Dami Im: Aussie singer return returning to Telethon as a mother with renewed appreciation for fundraiser

Aussie singer-songwriter Dami Im has performed at Telethon several times before, but as the mother’s young family continues to expand, so too has her empathy for those involved in the fundraising weekend.

Now 36, Im returns as a headline act as a mother of two, with new son Rory joining the family in June, with husband Noah Kim and elder son Harry, 3.

She admitted it was impossible to understand the pain and anguish of a parent whose children are unwell — until having her own.

“There’s nothing worse than imagining your child to be sick, even just being sick with a cold, it’s horrifying, let alone all the different types of illnesses that these children in hospital are facing,” she told The Sunday Times.

“So it does mean so much more being part of this. It feels a lot more personal.”