She took everyone on the show by surprise with her out-of-the-box music style and impressive guitar playing skills and against all odds went on to beat the usual X factor suspects. Join us now as we have the first exclusive interview with the newest indie act to capture our hearts: Tanya Keenan.
Q Tanya, how does it feel to have so much support from the x factor viewers?
A Most people assume I don’t care as much as the other contestants because of how different I am to the people who usually go on this type of show but it honestly means so much to me that the public spent their own money to help me achieve my dreams and I wouldn’t be here without them. I am so grateful and would like to thank them from the bottom of my heart.
Q Were there any performances you enjoyed more than others?
A I’d have to say my first audition is what really got me to start believing in myself and my talent. If the audience had booed me off the stage I don’t think my ego would have taken it and it would have definitely swayed the judges towards giving me a no. I think you could probably tell from my reaction how shocked I was but I really appreciated their reaction and I’d never been more excited than at that moment.
Q Who helped you the most in the competition?
A Of course I owe all of my successful performances to my mentor for listening to how I play and the type of songs I was a fan of so when it came to choosing songs, it was always something I would enjoy playing on stage. This definitely made me more at ease when I was up there and since the majority of songs I performed were on my iPod at home; I wasn’t worrying about getting the words wrong. Off stage she gave me so much help too and was always asking if I missed home and encouraged me to talk about everything so that made me feel so much better.
Q Is there any of the contestants you will be staying in touch with?
A Everyone who was in the live shows is like my family now and I would love to keep in touch with every one of them but the girls in my group are a definite must. They were like the sisters I never had and we had such a good laugh together.
Q What about the people you didn’t necessarily get on with in the show?
A I know who you’re talking about but me and Jasmine have sorted everything out. There was basically some confusion about wardrobe choices that just got out of hand and things were said from the both of us that we regret. We’ve cleared the air now and I hope her and the rest of ‘Girlz Rock’go really far.
Q What are your plans for the future?
A At the minute I’m still adjusting to the idea that people know who I am and have heard me sing. I’m going to have to get used to that and once I’m feeling up to the challenge, I hope to start writing some songs with a couple of guys I’ve met through the show. I have a couple up my sleeve already that I’m really excited about recording and I can’t wait for all you guys to hear my first album when it is released!
No comments:
Post a Comment