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For many, listening to music is second nature whenever getting work done in the office or around the home. But it can be all too easy to like an artist today and forget about them tomorrow and though some, like Kylie or Madonna, have a great comeback factor, others become one hit wonders and fall into obscurity.
Recent reports from celebrity gossip website Holy Moly! claim that Welsh songstress Duffy is set to quit the music industry after disappointing sales for both her sophomore album Endlessly and her debut single from the album, Well, Well, Well, which only sold 4000 copies through the month of December. That may sound like a lot of copies sold but to put this into perspective, tween heartthrobs Jedward sold 9000 copies of their debut single in the first week of its release alone.
Duffy hit the music scene in 2008 with her debut album Rockferry. With its retro soul sound, she took the world by storm, selling over 4 billion copies and winning a number of prestigious musical awards, including the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album and the Best British Album Brit award in 2009. She wowed critics and the world with a sound that emulated the greats from a bygone era with tracks such as Mercy and Warwick Avenue being successful chart toppers.
This success wasn't the first time the Welsh singer was in the spotlight, as in 2003 she appeared as one of the contestants in the Welsh music talent show, Wawffactor. There she started her career in music, topping the Welsh charts and gathering enough attention to garner interest from Mercury Records, who she later signed a record deal with before releasing Rockferry.
Then, taking some time out from the spotlight, Duffy parted amicably from her management and cut ties with her manager Jeanette Lee. Celebrity news websites speculated this was because of a strained relationship between the two but a statement was later released saying that the professional relationship between Duffy and Rough Trade management [had] run its course.'
Close friends to Duffy leaked to news sources that the reason behind her decision was that due to the disappointing reception to her second album, Duffy just wants to concentrate on her family and life, and that music was just an interest she wanted to pursue, and not a career. But as always in the realm of celebrity gossip, this is only just speculation, as the Welsh singer has yet to confirm any of these rumours.
