Blessing Annatoria Chitapa is a Zimbabwean born musician based in the United Kingdom. She won The Voice UK in November 2020. She released her debut album Count My Blessings on 30 April 2021 via Universal Music, making her the youngest ever winner in The Voice UK’s history to release an album. The album’s first single I Smile was an interpretation of the Kirk Franklin original.
Blessing Annatoria recorded her debut album remotely during lockdown with award-winning producer, arranger and songwriter Rupert Christie, who has worked with the likes of Jessie J, U2, Coldplay, Lianne La Havas and Lou Reed, as well as Blackbook Music.
Now she's ready to go in 2022 and is back with a fire single.
She weighed in on her recent journey below:
"So excited to announce my single ‘Stay With Me’ 🎉🥂..I know we have been waiting since forever for me to release more original music 🙏🏾 the time has finally come!!.. I give God glory for all he has bought me through and I hope that this song will allow you to come back to Him if you’ve strayed away, get closer to Him, or be introduced to Him who bought about salvation🎉🎶...A huge thank you to The Holy Spirit gave me every Melody, every lyric, and harmony for this song🙏🏾🥺.. Thank you to all of you who constantly push me to keep doing what I do !! Y’all who continuously pray for me🙏🏾 ...Love to my beautiful ZIM COMMUNITY 🎉🇿🇼 I’ll forever represent ! Now are weee readyyyy???👀
“Thank you to every single one of you who have been with me from the beginning of this journey. This is a new beginning and I can’t wait to do this with all of you! “I ammm backkk !! And aliveee! After winning The Voice 2020, yes a long time ago, I haven’t had the chance to release original content but that time has come. Thanks to Yahweh.”
Cover art by - @naomiestherx