Dasha is going to take a break. The "Austin" singer recently revealed that she is about to undergo surgery on her vocal cords.
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Dasha Has Been Touring Non-Stop
As reported by PEOPLE, the surgery will remove nodules from Dasha's vocal cords.
"It's from the past two-and-a-half years of craziness that just hit me like a truck," she said. "You don't really get a lot of sleep. You talk, talk, talk, and you party, and you sing. It just caught up with me."
The singer, whose real name is Anna Dasha Novotny, has been playing festivals since "Austin" became a TikTok sensation. She has also opened for Luke Bryan, Tucker Wetmore, and Kane Brown, among others.
The operation is scheduled for Oct. 22 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, where Jordan Davis had the same procedure.
"He had the same doctor I do, so knowing someone that went exactly through the same thing as me calms me down so much," said Dasha.
Will the Singer Still Be at This Year's CMA Awards?
To recover, Dasha will need complete vocal rest for two weeks. Then she will rehab her vocal cords.
"You have to retrain your brain on how to talk, and you have to know when to exit the party early when you're starting to hurt, which is not good for me," she said.
But the surgery isn't stopping Dasha from attending the CMA Awards on Nov. 18. She will be able to walk the red carpet and talk, but she won't "be out partying" afterward. The time off will also give Dasha time for herself.
"This is maybe the first time and only time in the next 10 years that I'm going to have a full two months off during Christmas, so I'm going to go on some vacations," she said.
Meanwhile, Dasha is rushing to finish her latest studio album before the surgery. It is currently scheduled for release in early 2027. She'll then hit the road again to support it.
"I really think this album is going to be a tentpole for my career," said Dasha. "I think it's going to be an album that people really remember me by."
