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Ariana Grande has responded to online discourse about her apparent voice change over the course of the year.Wicked press tour.
talking to VarietyThe 31-year-old, who is up for her first Golden Globe this year, explained how difficult it is to break away from the mannerisms associated with any character, let alone Galinda in John Chu's Broadway film adaptation.
“Maybe people underestimate how much time we spend finding and missing these women,” he told the outlet in the article published on January 2. “So when certain inflections or gestures take a while to disappear, sometimes people make fun of it.
“But we had a job to do and we had things to get lost in, because that's what the piece called for,” he continued.
Grande believes her current tone of voice, a high-pitched but flexible string, won't go away anytime soon. “I think that might stay,” he admitted.
“Galinda required a lot of vocal work for me. “Certain things may not go away,” Grande added. “Some will, but I am so grateful for the pieces that will stay with us forever. How beautiful to stay and feel the ghost of each day.
“And you know, I'm still looking for my eyebrows,” she joked about having to bleach them for the film. “I'll let you know if I find them; I hope not.”
Fans began to notice the artist's vocal change throughout her interview series earlier. Wicked released in theaters on November 22. Clips of his conversation with Penn Badgley about crushed pod appeared online, apparently showing Grande's voice oscillating between a lower and higher pitch, the latter reminiscent of the soft tone she used as Galinda.
the first Victorious The star commented below one of the interview videos, explaining that she had spent two years talking like this.
“Also vocal health… I intentionally change my vocal placement (high/low) often depending on how much I sing,” he went on to say.
In a different post from October 2024, Grande responded to a fan comment that claimed her voice was “coming back.”
“Sometimes it is higher and sometimes it is lower. I have addressed this many times and I will not address it again. “It is me and I am here, regardless of the place,” he wrote.
Grande's physical appearance has been criticized for some time, with many critics spreading a slew of rumors, from how much plastic surgery she's had to why she appears to have lost weight.
In October 2024, the artist was relieved to clarify whether or not she had had cosmetic work done during vanity fairThe famous lie detector test.
His co-star Cynthia Erivo sat down to ask him several questions, starting with, “Have you had a nose job?”
“No,” Grande responded before noting that she has never had a boob job, facelift, or Brazilian butt lift. However, she admitted to having received Botox and fillers before.
