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TESSA KING is a 23-year-old, soul-rooted, alt-R&B singer-songwriter from Bristol. An impactful audition on 'The Voice 2017' only solidified her desire to pursue a life of music. Following a successful tour support slot with Fred V & Grafix, this Bristolian artist, born Shannon Kitchen, realised how much she wanted to do something with her own music; TESSA KING was born.

As a child, she spent a lot of her time watching her parents perform on the stage. Her mum was a singer, and her dad was a DJ. As a child, she would sometimes sleep under the DJ booth until her mum called her to stand up and sing on the mic.

Describing herself as a shy child, music seemed to be a way for her to communicate with the world.  A five-year-old TESSA KING became well acquainted with her mum's old cassette tape recorder, writing songs and recording herself for hours. In later life, a diagnosis of dyslexia explained her struggles with academia at school and shone a light on why music helped her express herself.

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