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T<\/strong>he previous few years have felt like a complete blur for many individuals, however for people who skilled milestone birthdays within the thick of lockdown, time has additionally felt considerably wasted. \u201cI didn\u2019t feel like I\u2019d really gotten to live my 18th birthday, which in my head, I\u2019d always built up as such a big year for me,\u201d Bonnie Kemplay<\/a> says of her heartfelt and vivid debut single \u201819\u2019 \u2013 a monitor that ruminates on the anxieties and resentment of feeling trapped throughout lockdown. \u201cAnd then I felt like I was suddenly turning 19, and I had lost this whole year.\u201d<\/p>\n Sat in the direction of the again of an area espresso store, the Edinburgh-raised musician is reminiscing on the occasions of the previous three years, together with the highs and lows that impressed a lot of her music. Kemplay is again residence for the festive interval, taking a well-earned break after what she describes as a \u201cwhirlwind\u201d, which began in 2021 after she was named the winner of BBC Radio 1\u2019s Live Lounge Introducing expertise search.<\/p>\n Kemplay beat 10,000 candidates to win the inaugural version of the competitors, which was launched to propel among the UK\u2019s finest new acts onto a nationwide stage. \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019ll ever really properly sink in; I can\u2019t even imagine 10,000 just as a number,\u201d she says of her win. \u201cI very much viewed it as an opportunity rather than a competition because I don\u2019t think music should ever really be competitive. When I got longlisted, I thought that was crazy, and I was like, \u2018OK, that\u2019s enough\u2019. And then getting down to [number] one was just unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n