A homeless Los Angeles woman who was filmed singing on a subway platform has said her life has changed for the better.
When the clip was uploaded on the LAPD’s Twitter page, Los Angeles councilman Joe Buscaino asked her to sing at the grand opening of Little Italy in San Pedro on Oct. 5.
Her Story
Zamourka said she moved to the United States about 30 years ago but never pursued a career in music.“It was very hard, and I could not speak a word in English, so music wasn’t going to be something I was very successful at…I was working in two different jobs that were the opposite of music,” she recalled.
Three years ago, she became seriously ill, bankrupting her. She was then forced into the streets and has been homeless since then.
“I definitely believe that there are good people on the street and not only those who take drugs or alcohol, and I don’t do all those things,” said Zamourka. “It was because of illness and not what I chose.”
She said that her violin was also stolen while she was homeless, adding that playing it had been a source of income for her.
“My violin getting stolen was a tragedy for me…because that was what I was hanging on to, that was the only answer for me to move forward,” she told Fox.
Later, she told the news outlet that she wants to work in music.
“I want to work as an artist and sustain myself,” said Zamourka. “I would like to continue and show everybody out there that homeless people need a chance to be helped out, and also I want to show homeless people that being homeless is not the end.”