After America’s Got Talent success, Cork's Stephanie Rainey opens up about dark period

Singer-songwriter Stephanie Rainey, who recently wowed judges on 'America's got Talent' with her poignant song 'Please Don't Go', reveals her career has not always been stellar

Stephanie Rainey's song 'Please Don’t Go' was described by the reality show’s head judge Simon Cowell as the best original song he had heard this year. Picture: Instagram

A Cork musician who wowed America’s Got Talent judges has spoken about the dark period that followed being dropped from her record label in the hope it inspires other struggling artists.

Stephanie Rainey has appealed to other singer-songwriters who have become disillusioned with the industry not to give up, after finding herself tempted to quit the industry before her viral moment in front of Simon Cowell and the America's got Talent judging panel.