{"id":594522,"date":"2026-04-09T00:37:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T00:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/594522\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T00:37:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T00:37:18","slug":"duffy-prepares-comeback-over-a-decade-on-from-kidnapping-and-rape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/594522\/","title":{"rendered":"Duffy prepares comeback over a decade on from kidnapping and rape"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\ufeffinger Duffy<\/a> has changed her name ahead of her long-awaited comeback, 16 years in the making.<\/p>\n

The now 41-year-old<\/a> burst onto the scene in 2008 with her debut album Rockferry, but just three years later she withdrew from public life.<\/p>\n

Ahead of her comeback, it has been revealed that the singer\ufeff, born Aim\u00e9e Anne Duffy, has opted for a fresh start and filed for an official name change. <\/p>\n

\"WelshDuffy has changed her name as she prepares to make a comeback after 16 years. (Getty)<\/p>\n

Two years after she withdrew from public life, she changed \ufeffher name to Duffy Jones. <\/p>\n

Official documents filed with \ufeffCompanies House on June 14, 2013 detail the change.<\/p>\n

The Mercy singer is gearing up for a comeback signing a deal with Disney+ for a feature-length documentary film, diving into her rise to fame, as well as her retreat from public life following the “unfathomable experience”, and her recovery.<\/p>\n

The singer has also signed with \ufeffTaP Management, who manage Dua Lipa.<\/p>\n

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\"SingerThe kidnapping and rape ordeal caused her to withdraw from public life. (WireImage)<\/p>\n

The project aims to give fans “new, unprecedented access” to Duffy through interviews with her friends, family, and music peers.<\/p>\n

The Welsh singer has previously opened up and claimed that her retreat from the public eye was due to her being kidnapped and raped<\/a> by an unknown man for weeks.<\/p>\n

In a lengthy statement<\/a> shared on her website in April 2020 she recounted the incident.<\/p>\n

\"Duffy\"\/Her debut album Rockferry in 2008 consisted of her smash hit, Mercy. (A&M)<\/p>\n

Duffy said she had been heavily drugged at a restaurant on her birthday, and later in her own home over four weeks. She was also kidnapped and taken to a foreign country, where she was sexually abused in a hotel room.<\/p>\n

The singer did not report the crime at the time out of fear that the perpetrator would “dispose” of her, though she had since let police know more details.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Duffy pictured in 2011. (WireImage)<\/p>\n

The incident resulted in a great depression that she recounted thoroughly in the post.<\/p>\n

“When the ordeal happened, it destabilised me so severely, it took years and years, around 90,000 hours. I sometimes didn’t know how I could make it through, it was hard and almost impossible,” she wrote at one point.<\/p>\n

“But I got here, as will you.”<\/p>\n

She added that the incident even prompted her to look into changing her identity.<\/p>\n

“I also considered and explored human rights laws to change my name off public record and disappear to another country and maybe become a florist or something, so that I could put the past behind with a new life,” she penned.<\/p>\n

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\"Duffy\"\/Duffy was seen for the first time in years in 2025 as she promoted her new house music track and remix of her song. (@emotion.hq\/E.motion\/tiktok)<\/p>\n

“Because, although I was almost unfindable, I daydreamed of having a different haircut, a new name, a boyfriend, and become completely forever forgotten,” the post continued. <\/p>\n

“As time went on it then became about realising, I can’t keep hiding, as thrilling as coffee in Paris seems.\ufeff”<\/p>\n

Attempts at a comeback for the singer have been taking place since 2018 and 2019, reports claim, but nothing has materialised until now.\ufeff<\/p>\n

If you need help in a crisis, call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For further information about depression, contact beyondblue on 1300224636 or talk to your GP, local health professional or someone you trust.<\/p>\n

If you or someone you know is impacted by sexual assault, domestic or family violence, call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or visit 1800RESPECT.org.au. In an emergency, call 000.<\/p>\n

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