Fete Lifestyle Magazine February 2021 - Reality/Realness Issue | Page 54

In My Own Words

Andrew To the Mic

By Kimia Khalvati

ecember may have been the

hardest month I’ve ever endured

in my life. Granted 2020 was no

cake walk for anyone. I found myself facing trying times dealing with loss, and discomfort with physical and mental health.

One evening in December I was scrolling across Instagram and stumbled upon a singer’s page. I clicked on it and found, Andrew to The Mic, a local singer from Chicago.

I listened intently as he poured his heart out into every word of his songs. I realized he was doing covers of famous songs such as Whitney Houston’s, I Will Always Love You and modern-day work of Leroy Sanchez.

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