Jess Glynne has been forced to cancel her Brits week 2019 performance, just days ahead of the ceremony. The 29-year-old singer has been forced to pull out of her performance after doctors put her on “strict vocal rest”, following illness.
The star was scheduled to entertain crowds at War Child’s BRITs Week Together event, on Monday night, which comes just days ahead of the annual music ceremony, which will be held at London’s O2 Arena, on the 20th of February 2019. The singer has previously undergone two operations on her vocal chords and this latest illness has forced her to postpone her show, after doctors put her on “strict vocal rest”.
The news was confirmed on War Child’s official Twitter page. With them tweeting: “We’re so sorry to tell you @JessGlynne’s show for #BRITsWeek together with @O2music is being postponed due to her being on strict vocal rest.”
We’re so sorry to tell you @JessGlynne‘s show for #BRITsWeek together with @O2music is being postponed due to her being on strict vocal rest.
The show will now take place on May 22nd at @o2sbe. All original tickets will remain valid. Get well soon Jess!— War Child Music (@warchild_music) 15 February 2019
Replying to War Child’s post, the singer revealed that she is gutted, and apologised to her fans for letting them down. Responding to War Child’s post, Glynne said: “I’m really sorry that I have to move this show. I hope you understand that I must look after my health and the doctor has told me to rest so I have to do so.”
However, the powerhouse singer has insisted that her May shows will still go ahead, as planned. She continued “I’ll be back in May to do this show and I promise it will be worth the wait.”
I’m really sorry that I have to move this show. I hope you understand that I must look after my health and the doctor has told me to rest so I have to do so. I’ll be back in May to do this show and I promise it will be worth the wait. https://t.co/FdWzFJi5dt
— Jess Glynne (@JessGlynne) 15 February 2019
Jess was set to perform in next week’s awards, and she is also in the running to take home four gongs. The singer has been nominated for Best Female Solo Artist, as well as Best British Video of the Year, for her collaboration with Rudimental, Macklemore and Dan Caplen on the track, ‘These Days’. Jess has also received two nods in the British Single of the Year, category with her single, ‘I’ll Be There’, as well as, ‘These Days’.
This is not the first time Jess has been forced to pull out of a performance due to illness, in 2015 she was unable to take to the stage, at Glastonbury festival and the Isle of Wight festival. The singer has previously undergone two operations on her vocal chords, and fears another operation could put an end to her career for good.
Speaking previously to The Sun, Glynne said: “I will never let that happen. I can’t afford to let that happen. Honestly, I couldn’t have another operation. One, I don’t want to go through it. And two, my voice is already… it’s not weak but it’s not as strong as a normal person’s. So to have another operation over scar tissue would just result in weaker and weaker muscle. I can’t let it happen.”