Idol loses her voice
New York, April 22, 2008 A spokeswoman for
her label tells The Associated Press that Sparks has been ordered
to shut it down for the rest of the month. That means she will sit
out the first part of the Alicia Keys tour, which got under way
this past weekend in Hampton, Virginia.
Sparks is currently under a
doctor's care and may be able to return earlier than May, if she
recovers quickly. A statement from her label notes Sparks "has
been going nonstop over the past two years" and is now trying to
learn "how to manage and care for her voice."
This past weekend, Sparks bowed out of an Earth Day event in
Washington. She was to perform the national anthem.
