Why Jack Vidgen keeps “bursting into tears randomly”
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<p>When it was announced that Jack Vidgen would be taking the stage on the current season of <em>The Voice Australia</em>, the young musician knew people could react either way.</p>
<p>But after the 22-year-old’s groundbreaking rendition of Adele’s <em>Hello</em>, which has been viewed over a million times on YouTube, the singer told <em><a rel="noopener" href="https://celebrity.nine.com.au/tv/the-voice-australia-jack-vidgen-knockout-performance-interview/a9fc002c-04ad-48da-94b6-f181c9c309db" target="_blank">9Honey</a> </em>that he keeps “bursting into tears randomly” due to experiencing “so much overwhelming love and kindness and positivity”.</p>
<p>“It’s honestly been so crazy. I had no idea what to expect,” he said. “It’s just been so amazing. Everyone’s comments have been so lovely.”</p>
<p>This isn’t Jack’s first time on a reality show, as when he was 14, he took home the title of <em>Australia’s Got Talent</em>, which landed him a record deal with Sony Music and $250,000 in prize money.</p>
<p>After releasing two albums, he moved away from the spotlight, only coming back once he rediscovered his passion for music.</p>
<p>He may not have had a mentor when he was 14, but Vidgen has one now, and who better to guide him than his coach on <em>The Voice</em>, Guy Sebastian.</p>
<p>“I think I do really need this time of being mentored,” Jack said, when talking about the difference between <em>AGT</em> and <em>The Voice</em>. </p>
<p>“I’ve kind of gone through similar situations before without a mentor, and I think looking back, if I could do it again with a mentor, I 100 per cent would, and I think Guy’s such an amazing person to do that.”</p>
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<p>It was one of the reasons Guy chose Jack after his Knockout performance, despite being up against Jordy Marcs and Lara Dabbagh in a Rihanna-themed sing-off.</p>
<p>For him, the “nerves were high” as he watched his fellow contestants take the stage before him.</p>
<p>“I was thinking, ‘S***!’” he said through laughter. </p>
<p>“It was really nerve-wracking, they’re both just such incredible singers, just like everyone on the show.”</p>
<p>Before singing Rihanna’s <em>Love the Way You Lie</em>, Vidgen had to bring out those emotions from a deep place. </p>
<p>“I think I was nervous because it does have such a deep meaning, and it is a heavy, pretty dark song,” he said. </p>
<p>“And I guess you’ve got to find that place in your own journey where you can draw from that, and that was nerve-wracking for me because I think, just over the years, I’ve tried to work past those things, obviously, and I think going back to those places it can be hard to draw from those emotions.”</p>
<p>He also had to “strip back”.</p>
<p>“In my audition, I wanted to show who I was, but I also wanted to try and impress the coaches, and I wanted Australia to hear my voice,” he said. </p>
<p>“With this performance, I tried to strip it back as much as I could, and strip back the runs and the vocal tricks, and really get to the meaning of the song.”</p>
<p>Now the next obstacle to conquer is to make it through the battles. “Just the word ‘battle’ kind of makes you s*** yourself a bit,” he said through a laugh. </p>
<p>“Just the thought of battling against someone else is scary, because for me – and I’m sure for everyone else – this is such an emotional time, and when you think of growth and being emotional, and then put a battle into the mix, that’s super nerve-wracking.”</p>
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