Singer-songwriter Becky Hill , 30, has come long way since she first rose to fame on The Voice 12 years ago. She’s the show’s only alumni to have a number one hit and is in constant demand collaborating with the world’s biggest DJs, such as David Guetta and Joel Corry . Here, in a searingly honest interview, she talks about her turbulent 20s and why performing Glastonbury was a pinch-me moment.
.. Yeah, it really feels like everything’s come together.
It’s been the maturing of somebody that completely lost themselves in their 20s but has now turned 30 and has a much better understanding of sense of self. The title of the album can be taken in many different ways but I definitely feel like it’s a message to myself. I feel like I’m doing the right thing, I’m being received well and I don’t have to look for a new job! My 20s were incredibly turbulent so I’m very glad to get to a place where I know who my friends are, my family are healthy, my relationship’s in a better place and I know who I am.
I’m a lot more confident and comfortable in my own skin, and that’s been really helped my music, too; I’m so much more focused. Once we’d collated the album, I realised the theme was very much loneliness and how isolated I’d been feeling from a lot of different things. I’ve drawn a lot of inspiration from growing up.
My relationship is so beautiful now. I met my fella (Charlie Gardner) when I was 22 after I had a sexual assault when I was 21 but went to t.