Jessie J’s two-year-old son experienced his mom’s live performance for the first time on Saturday (Sept. 6). The singer returned to the stage, bringing Sky along, at BBC Radio 2 in the Park in Essex, England, after her initial surgery to treat breast cancer over the summer; she will undergo a second surgery in the fall, which she describes as “nothing too serious” but conflicts with her now-postponed fall tour.
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Jessie J informed the audience at Saturday’s concert in Chelmsford, Essex, that she had breast cancer surgery 11 weeks ago today, as reported by the Daily Mail.
She expressed from the stage, “And the last show I did, I had no idea what was gonna happen, and I’m still very much in the recovery process.”
The singer shared, “But I’m just so grateful to be here. You have no idea how grateful I am to see so many of you singing along after all these years. It truly feels like I’m a little kid. Still doing what I love.” She added, according to the Daily Mail, “And another special thing that’s happening today is that my son is seeing me sing on stage for the first time.” With headphones on to protect his ears, two-year-old Sky even got to go up to the mic to say hello and sing “Happy Birthday” to anyone in the crowd celebrating a birthday, as shown in fan video footage from the concert.
Ahead of her first surgery, Jessie J revealed in June that she had received an “early breast cancer” diagnosis back in April.
Six weeks after surgery, she returned to the hospital with symptoms that turned out to be an infection. In July, tests showed that the cancer had not spread, and she shared an emotional message thanking her fans for their prayers and positive energy.
During her performance on Saturday, Jessie J performed her new song “Living My Best Life” and explained its background.
“I was diagnosed literally two weeks before this song was released,” she stated. “Everyone said, ‘Let’s stop, let’s just put everything on hold,’ and I said, ‘That’s not what life’s about.’”
Jessie J emphasized, “Life is about standing in the storm but holding up your umbrella and just keep moving forward. And music, I don’t know about you guys, but for me, music is a healer. Music is what keeps me wanting to wake up in the morning and makes me excited about life. I’m grateful that I can make music that gives others something they might need on a hard day or a good day. So this song is called ‘Living My Best Life,’ and that is what I’m doing every single damn day. ‘Cause we never know when our last day will be. So soak this up, hug the people you love hard.”
