May 29, 2014 / 11:06 AM

Lady Gaga cancels shows: 'Ursula took my mermaid voice'

Ursula steals Ariel's voice and traps it in a shell in "The Little Mermaid."

Recording artist Lady Gaga arrives for the 41st annual American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles on November 24, 2013. UPI/Phil McCarten

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NEW YORK, May 29 (UPI) -- Lady Gaga... mermaid?

The 28-year-old singer has postponed her concerts in Seattle and Vancouver due to illness. She is unable to sing, and took to Twitter on Wednesday to offer an explanation:

I'm devastated I'm unable to perform this week. Ursula took my mermaid voice I've come down with horrible Bronchitis. pic.twitter.com/lE8xEaouH7
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) May 28, 2014

Lady Gaga went on to write, "My deepest apologies to Seattle and Vancouver, we'll reschedule those shows & be back to make it up to you. I [heart] monsters. #sadgaga."

The shows were scheduled stops on the singer's artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball tour. The tour promotes her most recent album, Artpop, and kicked off May 4 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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