{"id":68059,"date":"2023-11-07T00:15:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T00:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/?p=68059"},"modified":"2023-11-07T00:15:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T00:15:42","slug":"joni-mitchell-almost-unrecognisable-in-photos-from-younger-years-as-she-turns-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/celebrities\/joni-mitchell-almost-unrecognisable-in-photos-from-younger-years-as-she-turns-80\/","title":{"rendered":"Joni Mitchell almost unrecognisable in photos from younger years as she turns 80"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/940x\/secondary\/Joni-Mitchell-performing-5047666.jpg?r=1699207104817\"><\/p>\n<p>Both Sides Now hitmaker Joni Mitchell, pictured on stage in June, is celebrating her 80th birthday today.<\/p>\n<p>Joni Mitchell turns 80 today, after the\u00a0River singer made an incredible comeback to the stage in 2022 following a 20-year absence.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to her surprise set at the Newport Folk Festival, Joni had been out of the public eye while being plagued by health issues.<\/p>\n<p>The 10-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter was forced to take a break from performing after suffering a debilitating brain aneurysm in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>During the height of her health struggles, Joni lost the ability\u00a0to speak and walk, or even get out of a chair &#8211; making her return to the stage all the more impressive.<\/p>\n<p>In celebration of Joni&#8217;s achievements and milestone birthday, Express.co.uk has reflected on rare unearthed pictures of the star as a budding young singer, working towards the release of her debut album, Song to a Seagull.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/940x\/secondary\/Joni-Mitchell-5047699.jpg?r=1699207104921\"><\/p>\n<p>Joni Mitchell photographed looking effortlessly stylish in Canada, where she spent many of her formative years. The singer&#8217;s first paid performance was on October 31, 1962, beginning her rise to fame.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/940x\/secondary\/Joni-Mitchell-younger-years-5047796.jpg?r=1699207105042\"><\/p>\n<p>A fresh-faced Joni Mitchell as an aspiring singer-songwriter in a photo of the star from the archives.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Advert-free experience without interruptions.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Rocket-fast speedy loading pages.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Exclusive &#038; Unlimited access to all our content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/940x\/secondary\/Joni-Mitchell-guitar-5047815.jpg?r=1699207105112\"><\/p>\n<p>Joni Mitchell pictured with her guitar in hand outside the Revolution club while visiting the UK in 1968, when she was just 25-years-old.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/940x\/secondary\/Joni-Mitchell-5047836.jpg?r=1699207105180\"><\/p>\n<p>Joni Mitchell looked beautiful as she wore her famously long hair in plaits during another visit to London in 1970.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/1831129\/Joni-Mitchell-young-birthday-now-unrecognisable-pictures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both Sides Now hitmaker Joni Mitchell, pictured on stage in June, is celebrating her 80th birthday today. 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