“One of my big fears is something happening to my voice, because vocal chords are fragile little things, and it is so easy for something to go wrong when you’re singing as much as I do every night,” she said. “The good news is I went to the doctor yesterday to have my [vocal] chords looked at. So he scopes me — and it turns out they were even in better shape than they were before the show, which means that I’m singing properly.”
Improper singing can lead to vocal chord afflictions similar to those recently suffered by Grammy-winning artist Sam Smith. As reported by ABC News, Smith underwent successful “suspension microlaryngoscopy surgery” to treat a hemorrhage on his vocal cords. Similar surgeries were also performed on Grammy winning singer Adele.
And that is something Ariana would like to avoid. The only way for Grande to recover from the donut-licking scandal she involved herself in earlier this summer will be through her music. If the 21-year-old pop star is unable to perform, it’s highly unlikely she’ll be able to erase the bad taste in everyone’s mouth. Ariana is also banking that her image can be salvaged with a successful follow-up to her sophomore record My Everything.
“The good news is I went to the doctor yesterday to have my [vocal] chords looked at. So he scopes me — and it turns out they were even in better shape than they were before the show, which means that I’m singing properly.”
You could tell her voice was ruining after a few performances during the problem era
That song is sung almost entirely in the fifth octave. it would hurt anyone's voice It was probably like belting for three minutes with pauses here and there.
"and it turns out they were even in better shape than they were before the show, which means that I’m singing properly."
I can tell, just from watching her tour videos from the beginning to end, the improvement is real. Cause like most of yall said in the past, most of her performances of Problem and Break Free we a damn vocal mess. So the fact she's been improving and her voice has only gotten stronger (also thank god for her vocal coach whew cause she got a new one in the middle of tour) things have gotten better.
