August 11, (THEWILL) – Multiple award-winning entertainer, Beyoncé, says she recorded at least 50 songs by the time she was 10 years old.
She disclosed this during an interview with Harper’s Bazaar published on Tuesday.
Talking about how each of the decades of her life has shaped her career, the mother of three stated that by the time she was seven, she was already competing at singing and dancing competitions, and three years later, she had recorded at least 50 to 60 songs in the studio.
“I started taking voice lessons from an opera singer at nine. By 10 I had already recorded at least 50 or 60 songs in the recording studio,” she said.
Beyoncé, who has 28 wins and the record of the most nominated female artiste in Grammy’s history, also stated that she thought her career was over after she had vocal injury because of singing for too many hours at age 13.
“I had my first vocal injury at 13 from singing in the studio for too many hours. We had just gotten our first record deal, and I was afraid I had developed nodules and destroyed my voice and that my career could be over,” she shared.
Speaking of her teenage years, the Brown Skin Girl singer stated that she had a lot of pressure as a young Black woman to succeed and break stereotypes surrounding her kind.
She stated that she was “the most careful, professional teenager.”
About the Author
