A couple more than 50 years old waited under the hot sun for 5 hours just to watch Lewis Capaldi sing live on stage. The couple said they were emotional after the singer’s short confession. What happened to Lewis Capaldi? How he lost his voice while singing is the question people are asking.
Lewis Capaldi is one of the most popular singers in the music industry, and he has been in music for a few years only. He is a simple yet talented 26 years old singer with a huge loyal fan base. Recently, he appeared at Glastonbury Festival 2023 after a short break. During his set, he steadily lost his voice and was facing vocal issues. But his loyal fans saved his concert. Read on to know what happened.
Who Is Lewis Capaldi?
Lewis Marc Capaldi is a Scottish singer, musician, and songwriter born in 1996. This 26-year-old singer started his music career in 2013, and today date, he has garnered a huge fan base around the world. Fans say that Lewis’s songs are a kind of therapy to them, and they vibe on those songs when they feel low.
He was nominated for the Critics Choice Award at Brit Awards 2019, but he won in 2020 when he was again nominated for Best New Artist at the 2020 Brit Awards. In March 2019, one of his singles was at the top of the UK Singles Chart. This single was Someone You Loved, and it remained at the top for seven weeks.
As a result, it reached the first position on the US Billboard Hot 100. Not only this, it won the Song of the Year award in 2020 at Brit Award. In 2019 he released his first album named Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent. This album was a success too. It was at the top of the UK Album Chart for more than five weeks.
In this way, all of his songs and album are getting success. At the start, when he was just 18 years old, his manager saw a recording on his iPhone. Later he was a big support for him as he flew from America to Britain just to hear Lewis sing live on stage. Lewis used to take part in tours and used to sing on stage in front of several fans.
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What Happened To Lewis Capaldi’s Voice?
Lewis Capaldi was recently diagnosed with Tourette syndrome. It is a condition of the nervous system where people keep doing a particular gesture. For example, a person might keep blinking continuously. It isn’t clear if this was the case for his sudden change in voice on stage. During the Glastonbury concert, he was singing a song but steadily lost his voice. However, the fans were supportive. At the end of the concert, he announced that he would be taking a break to recover his mental health.
He said that he recently took a three-week break, but he wanted to appear at the Glastonbury concert, so he came back. He further continues that he needs some more time, so he will take another break as he has been working very hard for the past few years. He said thank you to his fans for supporting him even after the break. After this announcement, he tried to sing a few notes of his all-time hit, Someone You Loved.
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Glastonbury Crowd Sings For Lewis Capaldi
When Lewis lost his voice while singing the song, he asked his audience to sing the song with him. He admitted that he was struggling with voice issues. He said that he had started losing his voice, but he asked the audience to sing the song as he didn’t want to ruin the vibe. The audience’s response was unbelievable.
They supported Lewis by chanting the lyrics as loud as they could have. The majority of the fans were emotional at that time, and when he announced that he needed some more time, the fans were disheartened. However, they were certainly supportive because of his condition. Lewis was in a White-Tee, which he took off for his audience.
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