Meghan Trainor says she was headed for crisis with vocal injury

LOS ANGELES, March 29 (UPI) -- Meghan Trainor said she was headed for a crisis last year as she underwent surgery to repair a vocal cord and was stunned to end up winning the Grammy for best new artist.

In a recent interview with I Heart Radio's Most Requested Live, Trainor said fellow singer Sam Smith helped her get through it, telling her she would come out "stronger than she has ever been."

The 22-year-old artist described a tough time.

"I lost everything, I lost my voice, I had to give up my cats because my doctor said I could not have them in the house; and I said to myself: when am I going to wake up from this nightmare?"

Trainor sobbed through her acceptance speech at the Grammys last month and thanked her parents and producer L.A. Reid.

She celebrated with a bottle of champagne and pizza.

"They got a bottle of champagne right away like if they knew I was going to win," she said. "Then at home we got pizza."

After a four-week recovery from the surgery, her voice came back strong for the release of her new album 25 and the hit single "No".

The video for "No", released last week, shows Trainor in red hair, a black corset and a glimmering coat.