{"id":77596,"date":"2022-09-05T11:58:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T09:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=77596"},"modified":"2026-07-10T05:10:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T04:10:26","slug":"wyn-starks-chooses-self-love-on-new-single-who-i-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2022\/09\/wyn-starks-chooses-self-love-on-new-single-who-i-am\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyn Starks Chooses Self-Love On New Single &#8216;Who I Am&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The ability to open your heart in front of a global audience, such as the one of America&#8217;s Got Talent, requires immense courage. The standing ovation that Wyn Starks received was solely down to his humble, charming aura and unmistakable talent.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starks&#8217; emotional performance of &#8216;Who I Am&#8217; brought judge and Modern Family actress Sofia Vergara to tears; chances are, your eyes won&#8217;t stay dry either. Singing live or on a recording, Wyn Starks possesses the power to make you stop and listen. 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The core of &#8216;Who I Am&#8217;, and its accompanying music video finds Starks owning his true self while remembering the past with a lack of self-love. Now, he feels free and weightless ready to take over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After losing his job due to the pandemic, Starks found a push from the universe to put all his energy into music that drove him into his America&#8217;s Got Talent audition. 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