Sam Smith has been feeling sorry for himself after a haemorrhage on his vocal cords led to him having to cancel tour dates.
But if the soulful singer is worried about the future of his voice, he can at least take some comfort that he is not alone, joining a whole list of stars who have faced similar problems.
The 22-year-old Brit joins a long line of musicians who have battled throat conditions.
Adele
The Skyfall singer, 27, had to cancel her tour in 2011 due to a haemorrhage on her vocal cords, and underwent laser microsurgery on her throat to remove a polyp.
Steven Tyler
The 67-year-old rocker shouted during an argument immediately after a two-hour performance in Florida in 2006.
Steven woke up the next morning to find he had lost his voice, and shortly afterwards was diagnosed with a ruptured blood vessel in his throat.
Aerosmith had to call off the rest of their tour while Steven had surgery.
Nathan Sykes
The 22-year-old singer had to take time out from boyband The Wanted in 2013 to have surgery to repair a haemorrhaged vocal cord.
He said: “It was pretty severe, I was pretty scared for a while… it wasn’t pleasant.”
Celine Dion
The 47-year-old singer had to call off her Las Vegas residency for a period during 2012 while she rested her voice under doctor orders, due to weakness in her vocal cords.
Meat Loaf
The 67-year-old Bat Out Of Hell singer called his 2013 live shows his farewell tour, having had surgery to remove a growth on his vocal cords.
Julie Andrews
The 79-year-old musical legend underwent surgery in 1997 to remove nodules from her vocal cords.
But the surgery went wrong, damaging the Sound Of Music star’s voice permanently, reducing her voice to that of “a fragile alto”.
Keith Urban
The 47-year-old country star had surgery in 2011 to remove a polyp from his vocal cords.
John Mayer
The 37-year-old Grammy-winner also suffered a growth on his throat and underwent surgery twice in 2011.
Roger Daltrey
The 71-year-old star had pre-cancerous growths removed from his throat in 2009 and has had to be especially careful of his voice since.
Last year The Who postponed several live shows when Roger suffered from a throat infection.
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