Normani speaks out on pressure to release her delayed debut album: “It was a lot”
nme.comNormani has spoken out about the pressure to release her delayed debut album.The former Fifth Harmony member has been teasing her debut since 2018, but struggled to produce her highly-anticipated debut album for fans.
She even alluded to the long wait time when teasing the album earlier this year in her website address, ‘wheresthedamnalbum.com’.Now, the singer has spoken out on the reasons for its lengthy delay, partially owing to both her parents being diagnosed with cancer.In a new interview withThe Guardian, Normani shared that her mother Andrea was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020, 19 years after remission.
She also told the publication her father Derrick was separately diagnosed with prostate cancer the next year at the same time as her mother’s completion of chemotherapy.
Normani has confirmed that both parents are now “healthy, by the grace of God”.The singer also opened up about the online scrutiny she received whilst suffering a tough breakup, fears that she had failed to capitalise on her momentum after Fifth Harmony’s split in 2018, and her perfectionist tendencies.Speaking to The Guardian, Normani said: “Honestly, it was just a reminder of all the questions I was already asking myself.
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