On Monday (June 21), Chloe Bailey performed her cover of “Feeling Good” by Nina Simone on Good Morning America.
The singer, best known from the musical duo Chloe x Halle, performed the song solo for the second time. In the video, she is dressed from head to toe in a red and pink sequined outfit. She belts the song as a hue of red and purple animates on a screen behind her.
Bailey first debuted the single on ABC’s Juneteeth special titled, Juneteenth: Together We Triumph – A Soul of a Nation Special Event. You can watch that performance here.
After the first performance, the singer’s sister, Halle Bailey, posted a tweet showing her support. She said, “MY SISTER MOTHERF***ING MURDERED THAT PERFORMANCE!!!!!!! I TOLD YALL !!! WE ARE ALL SO PROUD OF YOU!!!”
MY SISTER MOTHERFUCKING MURDERED THAT PERFORMANCE!!!!!!! I TOLD YALL !!! WE ARE ALL SO PROUD OF YOU!!!
— Halle (@HalleBailey) June 19, 2021
Bailey talked about the inspiration behind the performances in an interview with Good Morning America. She said, “I have always loved Miss Nina Simone forever. The performance was inspired by her spirit and her confidence and her honesty. I worked incredibly hard to put it all together. I still have scrapes and bruises from all the rehearsals!”
“Feeling Good” can be found on the newly released EP, Liberated / Music for the Movement Vol. 3. Other artists featured on this EP include Cordae, Common, Lucky Daye, and Kamasi Washington. Yara Shahidi also has a spoken word track.
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