Danielle Brooks will slay you with her cover of “Feeling Good”
Danielle Brooks will slay you with her cover of “Feeling Good”
Danielle Brooks is a radiant performer who emanates confidence and strength in everything she does, whether she is shining in a new Lane Bryant campaign, making us laugh and cry as Taystee on Orange is the New Black, or running Broadway in The Color Purple.
Cue Nina Simone...And I'm feeling good! @lanebryant #thisbody
A photo posted by Danielle Brooks (@daniebb3) on Sep 28, 2016 at 7:58am PDT
Since the flawless actor earned a Tony nomination for her superb performance in the Broadway show, one might assume that she has the utmost confidence in her singing abilities. But earlier today, Danielle took to Instagram to express that she still deals with insecurities like everybody else:
“I’ve gotten the chance to sing on Broadway practically every day for a year in front of thousands of people. Even though it might appear I’m very confident, anyone who really knows me, knows that some days I’ve struggled to convince myself my voice is worthy to be heard.”
It’s incredibly motivating to hear such a powerful talent admit that even she has rough days, but it is even more inspiring to know that Danielle had posted on Instagram to say:
“This is MY voice. And today, I declare I love it.”
She includes a clip of herself singing the standard made famous by Nina Simone, “Feeling Good.” And Brooks’ soulful rendition is captivating.
A video posted by Danielle Brooks (@daniebb3) on Sep 30, 2016 at 1:32pm PDT
In her caption, Danielle adds:
“I’ve definitely had my ups and downs learning to appreciate the tone, the cracks, the imperfect runs — all that comes with MY voice… I’m grateful and #feelinggood for the sound that is MY OWN.”
We absolutely adore Danielle’s gorgeous and unique sound, too — we only wish we could hear her sing the full song!
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