Duffy, cantante galesa que alcanzó la fama en 2008 con su single “Mercy”, realizó una dura y terrible declaración que explica por qué estuvo retirada de la música durante nueve años.

A través de una publicación en Instagram, la primera en casi tres años, la artista confesó que estuvo alejada de los escenarios desde 2011 ya que fue secuestrada, drogada y violada.

“La verdad es, y por favor confíen en mí, que ya estoy bien y segura, es que fui violada y drogada y secuestrada durante días. Por supuesto que sobreviví. La recuperación tardó tiempo. No hay forma suave de decirlo”, contó en la publicación.

Duffy también explicó que no usó su voz para expresar su dolor porque “no quería que el mundo viera la tristeza en mis ojos”.

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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. I cannot explain it. Many of you wonder what happened to me, where did I disappear to and why. A journalist contacted me, he found a way to reach me and I told him everything this past summer. He was kind and it felt so amazing to finally speak. The truth is, and please trust me I am ok and safe now, I was raped and drugged and held captive over some days. Of course I survived. The recovery took time. There’s no light way to say it. 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. You wonder why I did not choose to use my voice to express my pain? I did not want to show the world the sadness in my eyes. I asked myself, how can I sing from the heart if it is broken? And slowly it unbroke. In the following weeks I will be posting a spoken interview. If you have any questions I would like to answer them, in the spoken interview, if I can. I have a sacred love and sincere appreciation for your kindness over the years. You have been friends. I want to thank you for that x Duffy Please respect this is a gentle move for me to make, for myself, and I do not want any intrusion to my family. Please support me to make this a positive experience.

Una publicación compartida por @ duffy el 25 de Feb de 2020 a las 10:12 PST