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Cody Simpson Halts Singing After Vocal Cord Hemorrhage

Doctors have ordered two more weeks of total silence to try to avoid surgery.

Overview

  • Cody Simpson, who disclosed the injury Monday in an Instagram post, said a hemorrhage on one vocal cord left him unable to sing after he worked through an undiagnosed sinus infection.
  • He has been on and off vocal rest for weeks and canceled planned TV and radio spots promoting his new single Baby Blue.
  • Physicians prescribed another two weeks without speaking or singing in hopes that rest will heal the bleed and spare an operation with a longer recovery.
  • While he recovers, he is in the studio writing lyrics on mute with collaborators and sketching vocal melodies on his guitar for later recording.
  • Fans and fellow artists have sent support as Simpson’s comeback pauses; he released Baby Blue and When It Comes to Loving You in March and signed with BMG in partnership with Range Music after stepping back from competitive swimming.