Singer/actress Ariana Grande recently revealed that she may be keeping the vocal alterations she made for the film “Wicked” for a long time.
In an interview with Variety, the Golden Globes nominee (for Best Performance by a Female Actor in Supporting Role in any Motion Picture) told the publication about her crisper articulation and higher register that “I think that might stay.”
“Galinda required a lot of vocal work for me. Certain things maybe won’t melt away. Some will, but I’m really grateful for the pieces that will stay with us forever,” she added. “What a beautiful thing to be left with, and to feel the ghost of every day.”
The “Wicked” star also pointed out that the said changes were the result of intentional work from both her and co-star Cynthia Erivo.
“Maybe people underestimate how long we spent finding and disappearing into these women,” she continued. “So when certain inflections or mannerisms take time to melt away, sometimes people poke fun. But we had a job to do, and we had things to get lost in—because that’s what the piece required.”
This is not the first time the singer has addressed the comments regarding the change in her voice.
She told Vanity Fair in September, “There is a part of the world that isn’t familiar with what it takes to transform your voice, whether it’s singing or taking on a different dialect for a role or doing a character voice for something.
Despite the discourse, she was not afraid to tell everyone the truth.
Grande explained that she did want to engage with the critics because she is really proud of herself for the hard work she has put into this role and wants to “protect it.”
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