Barbara Joan “Barbra” Streisand is an American singer, actress, and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment and is among the few performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, to and Tony.
Barbra was born on April 24, 1942 (age 80 years), in Brooklyn, New York, United States
Barbra Streisand started living on her own at the age of 16 and took various menial jobs to have some income. She didn’t have a permanent address and found herself sleeping at the home of friends or anywhere else she could set up the army cot she carried around. When desperate, she returned to her mother’s flat in Brooklyn for a home-cooked meal
Why did Barbra Streisand stop performing?
Barbra Streisand has been making music since 1960 and has had a long musical run for herself. Having acquired a huge fan base and massive wealth, the singer decided to take a bow off the music scene.
Barbra Streisand made her decision to retire from performing live and gave farewell concerts she gave in New York and Los Angeles. She says the demands of performing in front of a live audience the necessary voice pampering and the public’s high expectations have proven to be too much.
Despite her storied career, Streisand admitted that she struggles with performing after taking 27 years off due to stage fright.
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