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Apologizing to his fans, the Grammy Award winner said the
decision was taken on doctor's orders.
"I am deeply, deeply saddened to tell my Australian fans, I have
to cancel my Australian tour," the singer said in a statement.
"I have been vocally exhausted for a while now however last
night in Sydney I had a small hemorrhage on my vocal chords. The
doctors have told me I need to fully rest until my vocal chords
have healed otherwise this could become a long-term issue."
His Australian tour promoter, Frontier Touring, said it was
working with Smith to schedule new performance dates in
December.
Smith was scheduled to play more gigs in Sydney, Melbourne,
Adelaide and Perth before moving onto the Asian leg of his "In
The Lonely Hour" tour, starting in Tokyo on May 7.
Smith triumphed at this year's Grammy Awards, scooping four
awards including song of the year for his hit "Stay With Me".
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Crispian
Balmer)
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