Adele - In 2011, English singer-songwriter Adele required vocal node surgery, which silenced her for weeks and meant the cancellation of a concert tour.
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Miley Cyrus - Miley Cyrus ended up needing vocal cord surgery after being hospitalized for tonsillitis in late 2019.
Keith Urban - Country musician Keith Urban was momentarily silenced in 2011 after undergoing surgery for a vocal polyp.
Lindsey Buckingham - Former Fleetwood Mac singer and guitarist Lindsey Buckingham suffered a double whammy after undergoing heart surgery that resulted in damaged vocal cords.
Meghan Trainor - The 'All About That Bass' singer was literally left speechless after going under the knife for surgery after her vocal cords hemorrhaged multiple times in 2015 and 2018.
Feist - Born Leslie Feist, the Canadian indie rock singer suffered unspecified vocal cord damage in 1995. She took a six-month hiatus, and eventually changed her singing style.
John Mayer - The American singer-songwriter and guitarist had to get used to a new voice after undergoing surgery for vocal granuloma in 2011.
Joss Stone - In 2004, English soul singer Joss Stone was ordered by doctors to rest her voice after developing nodules on her vocal cords.
Frank Ocean - Frank Ocean pulled the plug on a tour of Australia in 2013 after revealing that he had suffered a tear of his vocal cords. He sat out the year resting his voice.
Luciano Pavarotti (1935–2007) - Legendary Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti briefly quit singing in his early twenties because a nodule developed on his vocal cords.