cella est pour toi. 12 mai 2020 · While the name "Delilah" is ideal for a song because of its emphasis on vowels, the Plain White T's track is based on Illinois native Delilah DiCrescenzo. Tom Higgenson, the singer and guitarist of Plain White T's, never dated Delilah, but he was inspired to write the song in 2006 after the pair met through a mutual friend earlier that year.