Meghan Trainor reached out to Sam Smith for advice after vocal injury

Meghan Trainor says Sam Smith's wise words helped her through her recovery from a serious vocal injury.

The US star hemorrhaged her vocal cord in 2015, causing her to cancel tour dates.

Sam Smith suffered a similar problem earlier in the year and Trainor told iHeartRadio that she looked to the Brit for tips.

One of the things she asked the 'Stay With Me' man about was the possibility of pulling live shows.

Trainor said: "I was sitting in bed. I was having the phone calls with my management and agency, like, 'Are we going to cancel this tour right now? Is this even possible, should we do it? What does the doctor want?'.

"And I texted Sam and I was like, 'Should I get this done and fix this now and just get it over with?' And he said, 'I promise you, you will sing better than ever and be much happier if you get the surgery'.

"Once my voice came back from the surgery, it was stronger than ever. And that was perfect timing because I started this album. People say, 'Your voice has changed so much from the first album, like the strength you can hear, you're grown up'.

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