Duffy where is she from

In an interview with You magazine in , Duffy said: "What am I doing my job for? I'm not doing it to be adored or admired, to make money or be successful — I'm doing it to do something of excellence. So I did think, 'Maybe I won't do this at all'. After the release of her second album, Duffy took a musical hiatus which saw her cancel all but one of her upcoming shows and appearances. In , she appeared as American singer Timi Yuro in the Tom Hardy film Legend, and recorded music for the film's soundtrack.

Two years later, she revealed on Instagram that she was working on new music. On February 25, , Duffy posted a single image to her verified Instagram account revealing why she has not released new music or been seen in the public eye. The caption read: "You can only imagine the amount of times I thought about writing this.

The way I would write it, how I would feel thereafter. Well, not entirely sure why now is the right time, and what it is that feels exciting and liberating for me to talk.

Many of you wonder what happened to me, where did I disappear to and why. In February Duffy released an emotional Instagram post saying she wanted to tell her story of being raped, drugged and held captive. She said: "The first person I ever told was a psychologist, months later, a leading expert in the UK in complex trauma and sexual violence. Without her I may not have made it through.

I was high risk of suicide in the aftermath. She did it very gently. I could not look her in the eyes for the first eight or so sessions, eye contact was something I struggled with. The thought of recovering was almost impossible.

She added: "As dark as my story is, I do speak from my heart, for my life, and for the life of others, whom have suffered the same.

Never feeling free or burden free. More Videos Singer Duffy: 'I was raped and drugged and held captive' In a post on her own website , the Welsh singer said she was making the details public in order to free herself of her emotional burden and help others who "have suffered the same. The "Mercy" singer, who first revealed her trauma in an Instagram post in February , started by warning readers that they might find her account upsetting and advised those unable to "take on someone else's suffering" not to read it.

I can't remember getting on the plane and came round in the back of a travelling vehicle," she wrote. I remember the pain and trying to stay conscious in the room after it happened. Read More. But I can tell you in the last decade, the thousands and thousands of days I committed to wanting to feel the sunshine in my heart again, the sun does now shine.

Duffy - whose real name is Aimee Anne Duffy - went to number one in 12 countries with Mercy, which was the UK's third-best-selling single of with sales of more than , copies. The singer, from Nefyn in Gwynedd, then enjoyed success with her first album Rockferry as it became the UK's biggest selling album of I did not want to show the world the sadness in my eyes," she added.

In the following weeks I will be posting a spoken interview. I have a sacred love and sincere appreciation for your kindness over the years.