"Mercy" Singer Duffy Says She Was Raped, Drugged and Held Captive

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Duffy, the distinctive Welsh singer who rose to fame with the 2008 album Rockferry and its globally successful lead single "Mercy," wrote on Instagram earlier that she was "raped and drugged and held captive over some days" by an unspecified person.

(CNN) — Duffy opened up to her fans Tuesday in an Instagram post that explained why she stepped away from the spotlight nearly a decade ago. The "Mercy" singer said she still wasn't sure now was the right time to share but that it felt "liberating" to do so.

NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Duffy says she’s been out of the public limelight for years to focus on recovering from being “drugged and raped and held captive over some days.” The Welsh performer said in a revealing Instagram post Tuesday that it has taken time to recover and asked her fans …

Pop star Duffy – real name Aimee Duffy – opened up in an emotional Instagram post to reveal she was drugged, raped and held captive by an unidentified person.

NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Duffy says she’s been out of the public limelight for years to focus on recovering from being “drugged and raped and held captive over some days.” The Welsh performer said in a revealing Instagram post Tuesday that it has taken time to recover and asked her fans …

NEW YORK -- Grammy-winning singer Duffy says she’s been out of the public limelight for years to focus on recovering from being “drugged and raped and held captive over some days.”

British singer Duffy spoke out for the first time in years on her Instagram on Tuesday, and said her disappearance from the spotlight happened after she was raped, drugged and held captive for days.

For nearly the last decade, Duffy has stayed mostly out of the spotlight. Now, the singer has shared a harrowing reason for her absence.  35-year-old Grammy winner Aimee Duffy, known by fans solely by her last name, took to Instagram on Tuesday and posted a single picture to her otherwise bare account.

British singer Duffy walked away from the spotlight after a terrifying rape ordeal.

Welsh singer Duffy burst onto the music scene in 2008 with her chart-topping hit single, “Mercy,” and Grammy-winning debut album, Rockferry, which hit No. 1 in several countries. After following up with the less successful Endlessly in 2010, she largely disappeared from the public eye. In a new Instagram post, Duffy opened up about her prolonged absence from music, explaining she was recovering from a traumatic incident during which she was raped and kidnapped.

Duffy, the singer behind the 2008 hit “Mercy,” shared a heartbreaking tale about why she’s remained distant and absent from the world of music for so many years following her second album, “Endlessly,” which was released nearly 10 years ago. “You can only imagine the amount of times I thought about writing this.The way I would write it, how I would feel thereafter.

Popstar Duffy has revealed she was drugged, raped and held captive in a terrifying ordeal which left her “broken” for many years.The 35 year old Welsh singer bravely spoke of the experience on her Instagram page. Duffy shared a black and white image of herself and courageously spoke about her horrific experience in the lengthy caption.

Welsh Pop star Duffy has revealed she was 'raped, drugged and held captive' in a shocking Instagram post.