Around about 2017, I ‘suddenly stopped singing, for fear of disturbing people, plus online I was always mocked. At school I was mocked and bullied because my voice was different! It was no pop voice that people my age would like. Right from the beginning it was a classical voice, or at least, that was its destiny. That’s where my voice was headed. At school, I released a track as part of the school album, which was recorded for an inrichment activity. I sung the whole of Time to Say Goodbye by Francesco Sartori, sung by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman. Once I started to learn the song and record it, I found myself treating it as a professional performance. My music teacher at the time, asked to duet with me. I said yes. After that song was recorded in almost 1 take the CD was released. It went viral around everyone’s IPods and phones round school, with some stopping me in the street saying: You’re the singer aren’t you? You’re the one who sung this aren’t you? That’s the girl with the lovely voice. It felt good to be stopped by people in the street but behind the scenes, people in school were not so nice! They used to come round at breaks and lunches with it on their phones and iPods playing it, saying things like: My ears are bleeding! Ouch! What is that screaming noise? They would try to imitate me also. After a few years, And with a teacher stripping my voice down to its bare minimum, which damaged it, I needed rescuing again! A lovely singing teacher from the isle of Man, yet again, rescued my voice from potential damage! For 12 years, me and John had worked together as a team. Guild entries, which were done for about 5 years. Concerts which John accompanied me on various times, then finally he retired. It was just short of that, that I stopped singing. The trolling online was getting worse and I ended up depressed to the point of almost attempting suicide. Lourdes came though and it was then, where my singing started again. People asked me to sing and I was nervous at first. No, they won’t like it, I kept telling myself, but I got a surprise, when all of the people there were sharing it on their phones. Some in tears, some just in awe. After that, the struggle to find another singing teacher started. It’s taken 2 or 3 years, but now I finally have a teacher who is very understanding, who will help me and who will rebuild my confidence. I’ve also foundanother great friend Daisy, and her mother. Throughout everything, she’s stuck by me, even though we fell out a number of times, but Yesterday, shemade me quite emotional by telling me how far I have come in the last few years! Here’s to more guild entries and more singing lessons, as well as new repertoire.