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Jackie Evancho Talks Candidly About Her Anorexia Healing Journey: ‘I Can’t Keep Living Like This’, Recalls Hitting Breaking Point In 2020

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Jackie Evancho is opening up about her anorexia recovery. The 22-year-old singer, who found fame at age 10 while competing on season 5 of “America’s Got Talent”, told Yahoo how the making of her new cover album, Carousel of Time, has greatly contributed to her healing process.

Part of her recovery has involved interpreting songs like “Both Sides Now” from one of her biggest childhood influences, Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, for the upcoming album, out Sept.

9. However, Evancho clarified that her personal struggles didn’t influence Mitchell’s “story-songs” that she leaned towards when putting together the tracklist. READ MORE: Jackie Evancho Reveals Osteoporosis Diagnosis Caused By Anorexia “Honestly, at the time that I had decided to do the album and pick the songs… the trauma stuff, I repress that a lot, and it wasn’t even at the front of my head,” she told Yahoo.

Making the album over the past two years helped Evancho find her voice and begin her healing journey. “I think the thing that really broke it for me was in 2020,” the opera/pop singer reflected on her anorexia, which she’s been battling since age 15. “I kind of had a break — like a snap, in a way.

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