Singer-songwriter Sia is known for boasting hit songs like "Titanium" and "Cheap Thrills," however fans need to know — why does she quilt her face?
Following the release of her 6th studio album, 2014's "1000 Forms of Fear," Australian singer-songwriter Sia has change into a family identify within the music industry thank you to break hits like "Chandelier" and "Elastic Heart." She's collected a large fan base, however unusually, very few in truth know what she seems like beneath her stylish hats and signature wigs.
The 47-year-old vocalist not too long ago graced the level at Miley's New Year's Eve Party, appearing "Unstoppable" along Talking Heads founding member David Byrne. While many immersed themselves in the empowering anthem, others could not assist but wonder: Why does Sia cover her face? Luckily, we are here to fill you in.
Sia sports a massive wig to The 57th Grammy Awards (we actually cannot see her face).
Why does Sia cover her face?
Shortly after lending her vocals to David Guetta's wreck 2011 pop hit "Titanium," Sia started hiding her face in public. She has defined this choice several times, saying that she wears hats and wigs to offer protection to herself from the shady facet of reputation. The "Cheap Thrills" singer also addressed this in her 2013 op-ed for Billboard.
"If anyone besides famous people knew what it was like to be a famous person, they would never want to be famous. Imagine the stereotypical highly opinionated, completely uninformed mother-in-law character and apply it to every teenager with a computer in the entire world," she penned. "Then add in all bored people, as well as people whose job it is to report on celebrities. Then, picture that creature, that force, criticizing you for an hour straight once a day, every day, day after day."
Sia sat down with Chris Connelly on Nightline in 2014, telling him that she does now not need to be "famous or recognizable."
"I don't want to be critiqued about the way that I look on the internet," the nine-time Grammy nominee said. "I've been writing pop songs for pop stars for a couple of years, and I've become friends with them and see what their life is like, and that's not something I want."
While promoting "1000 Forms of Fear," Sia spoke with NPR and printed that she thought concealing her face "would be a funny joke that I'm getting away with ... And it was, partly, I don't wanna go out and sell my soul, my body, my peace of mind."
She additionally discussed how she came up with her trademark blond bob wig, telling the hole, "maybe I was meditating and I thought, oh, I'll just be the blond bob! If Amy Winehouse is the bouffant, then I'll be the blond bob."
Sia stated she doesn't put on her signature wig unless cameras are around.
Although the "Unstoppable" singer has made a point to duvet her face when acting or walking a purple carpet, she has been known to ditch the flowery hats and enormous wigs. During a 2016 "Carpool Karaoke" segment on The Late Late Show With James Corden, Sia informed the titular host that she does not hide herself "unless there are cameras around."
"I only wear this to maintain a modicum of privacy," she said.
Sia additional explained her choice to conceal her face from the general public, declaring, "I was a singer for like 10 or 11 years to mediocre success, and I was an alcoholic and a drug addict. I sobered up and decided I didn't want to be an artist anymore, because I was starting to become a little bit famous, and it was destabilizing in some way."
"So I thought, 'What doesn't exist in pop music at the moment?' And it was mystery," she added. "I was like there's pictures on Instagram of everyone at the dentist."
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