AUSSIE singing sensation Gabriella Cilmi yesterday did what most teenagers can only dream of: she knocked Madonna from the No. 1 spot on Britain's top 10 chart.
The 16-year-old from Dandenong managed to bump the queen of pop -- who is credited with 200 million album sales worldwide -- from the chart with her debut single Sweet About Me.
Cilmi said she was pleased that her song had made such an impact.
"I'd like to do a few more commercial records and then try something different," she said.
"I guess I've got a lot of time to try new things and experiment."
Cilmi's rise to fame started when she was 12 and a music executive heard her singing at the Lygon St Festa.
Her album, Lessons to be Learnt, has taken four years to produce, but Cilmi says the finished product has been worth the wait.
She will spend the next five months in London promoting her album, after leaving her Dandenong home last week.
Cilmi quickly gained credibility in the music industry after appearing on prestige BBC program Later with Jools Holland, when she sang her No. 1 hit.
Fans in Australia can look forward to more of her music.
Cilmi says she has many more singles in the pipeline.
