Cynthia Erivo
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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My mum, I think my acting ability came from my mum, but she loves to sing and she loves music.
Yeah, me and my sister would harmonize together.
My mom would sing in the car and we would sing along.
Christmas morning is really, really fun because it starts at like 6 a.m.
in the morning and then just goes till the middle of the night.
When did you know that your voice could make people feel?
I had an inkling that something was happening with my voice at about five because I was asked to sing Silent Night for a nativity.
I think it was because I was just not shy that they asked me to sing it.
I don't know that they knew I could sing or maybe they did, but I had no idea.
I was just happy to sing the song.
Because of people's reaction.
I knew that it made people happy.
You can, you know, it's basic.
You see people smiling, people clap, people stand.
And I connected it with that.
But I think it was when I was...