Here"s why Sia hides her face with wigs and bows

Sia - Cheap Thrills (Lyric Video) ft. Sean Paul

Sia performing at the 2016 Apple event. Screenshot/Apple

Sia may be a musical genius, but what does she look like under that huge bow?

Turns out, really different.

The 40-year-old singer recently performed at the Apple Keynote 2016event and, as usual, she rocked her blonde and black wig that covered the majority of her face with a whopping white bow perched precariously on top.

Sia sang two songs as her dancer Maddie Ziegler performed off to the side. Apple

Though she"s been writing songs and making music for almost two decades, sheonly recently reached her current level of fame after a 2011 hit with David Guetta.Sia has made it point of hiding her face since she started becoming known in the industry in an effort to be less recognizable.

"I dont want to be famous, or recognizable," sheexplained toChris ConnellyonNightlinein 2014. "I dont want to be critiqued about the way that I look on the internet. Ive been writing pop songs for pop stars now for a couple of years and Ive become friends with them and see what their life is like and thats not something I want."

Sia also wrote an op-ed in Billboard about her decisionin 2013.

"If anyone besides famous people knew what it was like to be a famous person, they would never want to be famous," Siawrote inBillboard. "Imagine the stereotypical highly opinionated, completely uninformed mother-in-law character and apply it to every teenager with a computer in the entire world. Then add in all bored people, as well as people whose job it is to report on celebrities. Then, picture that creature, that force, criticizing you for an hour straight once a day, every day, day after day."

However, Sia often attends events without her staple wig, and youd probably never recognize her sitting in the crowd with her platinum hair piled on top of her head:

Sia at the GEMS" 2015 Love Revolution Gala in New York City. Grant Lamos IV/Getty Images

Sia with Heidi Klum at the 23rd Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party 2015 in Los Angeles. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

Her own wispy blonde bangs aren"t so different from the blunt cut of her wig.She alsoconsistently rocks her statement red lipstick.

Sia at ELLE"s Annual Women in Television Celebration in 2015 in Hollywood. Michael Kovac/Getty Images

Andshe really loves the top bun look.

Sia attends the "Annie" World Premiere at Ziegfeld Theater in NYC in 2014. Theo Wargo/Getty Images

Sia with Kathryn Hahn at the "Transparent" Cast and Crew Golden Globes Viewing Party at The London West Hollywood in 2015. Jerod Harris/Getty Images

It"s possible Sia"s desire to hide her facestems from more than justher fear of the dark side of fame. Sia has been publically open about her past struggles with drug and alcohol addiction as well as depression and bipolar disorder. She even considered suicide in 2010.

Still, whatever the reason, Sia has dozens of blonde or dual colored bob wigs that she wears when she performs around the country. Now, her look is iconic.

"I"m trying to have a good life," she told NPR. "Basically, my plan is to enjoy what I have."

Source: http://www.thisisinsider.com/why-sia-wears-a-wig-2016-9