Singer-Songwriter Janet Devlin Featured on The Irish World
UK singer-songwriter Janet Devlin is gearing up to release her new single, “Outernet Song,” on Friday, October 7th. The songstress recently spoke with The Irish World about the new single and the message behind it. Since placing fifth on The X-Factor UK, Janet has been the target of many online trolls. “Outernet Song” touches on her experience with online bullying, and how she has overcome it.
After building up a decent following on YouTube, gaining fame on The X Factor (on which she finished fifth), and returning to the video sharing platform, Janet was bound to have captured some attention. Unfortunately, while the majority of responses to her postings were positive, it was rare for her to upload a video and not be met with some form of online scorn. “I was a little insecure and if I was feeling down, these sorts of comments would get to me, which wasn’t nice,” she said. “I’d actually scroll through the comments and try to find the ones that were about the thing I was feeling insecure about and I used to think ‘if they’re saying it, it must be true’.”
Still only 21, Janet has shown admirable strength and maturity, beating back the bullies and emerging stronger than ever.“Nowadays, if people say anything mean, it doesn’t get through to me,” she explained. “I just laugh it off having learnt not to take anything seriously. And I actually think I had to go through what I did to come out the other side.”
Part of her response came as a result of undergoing a ‘digital detox’. The phrase is appearing more and more in the media, and, in its simplest terms, essentially means taking a break from the internet.
“You have to bite the bullet if you want to get your name out there and see people engage with your music,” she said.
“And if you start receiving abuse, I think it’s actually a good thing – it means you’ve reached the next tier. “When you start out, you’ve probably just got people you know following it but if people are commenting mean things, that signifies that you’ve gone beyond that.” Janet herself went beyond that, and she’s never looked back.
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‘Outernet Song’ will be available for digital and physical purchase, as well as streaming on Friday, October 7th. Pre-orders are available no on iTunes and at http://www.janetdevlin.com/store/
You can purchase Janet’s debut album Running With Scissors on our webstore, iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and at music retailers nationwide. The album is also available for streaming on Spotify. Her covers EP Duvet Daze also available for purchase on Amazon, iTunes, and streaming on Spotify. Be sure to check out all of our exclusive Janet Devlin merchandise in our webstore.
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