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TESSANNE Chin, Jamaican songstress and winner of American televised talent show The Voice in 2013, has opened up about her feelings about the direction her career took following that historic win.
Speaking on Yendi Phillipps’ Youtube programme Odyssey With
Yendi, released on Sunday, Chin shared what felt like “a massive, big disappointment” at not living up to the expectations of herself and others after copping what many saw as the opportunity of a lifetime and the chance to live out her childhood dreams.
“I had a hard time looking back at things to do with The Voice for a very long time. I would not watch it, I would not watch my season. I think it was connected to everything that happened after
The Voice… which was not what everyone expected and not what I expected. I felt like an absolute failure and it was something that I had to reckon with.”
Chin shot to local stardom with her runaway hit Hideaway in 2006. On the suggestion of Grammywinning, diamond-selling recording artiste Shaggy, she auditioned for The Voice, was mentored by rocker and Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine and won the competition.
Additional appearances on major media outlets following the win, Chin performed for US President Barack Obama at the White