Singer Sia’s 8-year Sobriety Commemoration Echoed by Fans and Followers

Sia performs at V Festival at Hylands Park in Chelmsford, England, on Aug. 20, 2016. Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images

Pop singer Sia tweeted on the night of Sept. 10, about her 8-year sobriety by writing “Eight years sober today. I love you, keep going. You can do it.”

Her message was retweeted over 11,000 times, which has more than 1,200 comments. Her followers not only admired the 42-year-old singer’s efforts on battling her addiction but also were inspired by her not giving up.

According to Billboard, Sia has been struggling with her addiction.

“For one reason or another it never happened for me. Then I got seriously addicted to Vicodin and Oxycodone, and I was always a drinker but I didn’t know I was an alcoholic. I was really unhappy being an artist and I was getting sicker and sicker,” she told Billboard in a 2013 cover story for the outlet, opening up about she needed to regroup.

(L-R) Actress Kathryn Hahn, singer/songwriter Sia, and Ethan Sandler attend the "Transparent" Cast and Crew Golden Globes Viewing Party at The London West Hollywood on January 11, 2015 in West Hollywood, California. Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Amazon Studios

Sia also shared a screenshot of her tweet onto her Instagram account, and it too retained lots of fans’ positive comments and cheering.

One of the fans @jwfanep commented, “awesome.. congrats sincerely from this fan... I have always fear that you would ruin your career as Hollywood can be a toxic environment. Please stay on the right path as your fans love you and need you.”

Another fan @kevintorreslover said, “It’s exciting, keep going Queen, remember that we always support u and we always love u. #WeLoveYouKeepGoing,” by hashtagging one sentence that frequently shows up in Sia’s tweets.