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Estelle can't perform new single 'Thank You' without crying

Estelle has revealed that every time she performs her new single 'Thank You' she ends up "crying". 

The talented hitmaker explained to the Evening Standard newspaper that the track, which was written by Akon, reminds her of a recent love split that is still very raw:

"(When I heard it) my heart started pounding. My chest hurt. And guess what? Two weeks later I broke up with this guy. And now I can't sing it without crying. It's my life. It's a mess."

"I've never cried on stage before. But every time I sing 'Thank You' the tears are ready to come. I'm not going to do that ugly face in public. OK, I am."

She also added that the doomed relationship taught her a lot about herself and the song has since become quite cathartic to sing:

"When I first met him I asked him not to mess with me. I asked him to be 100 per cent with me. Please! Three years down the line he did the exact opposite. So Thank You is about growing up, turning into a woman and not being bitter. Not being angry at myself for choosing the wrong guy."

 

 

 

Watch her music video for 'Thank You' below: