The Guardian Australia
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Lauren Elkin explores how female singers challenge voice constraints throughout history
Lauren Elkin's "Vocal Break" examines how female singers from Édith Piaf to Charli xcx have fought against rules constraining their voices. The French-American author and musician explores female vocalists' imperfections as sources of power, arguing women's public speech and singing remain subjects to unfair judgment. Elkin draws on personal experience and research spanning Barthes to Homer.
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