Akazvarwa muBrooklyn mugore ra1942 risati rasvika. Kubvira pakuberekwa, musikana ane bvudzi rakatsvukuruka akave ariwo mazwi, uyewo anotinhira. Kwaari tsanangudzo "zvakare" yakakosha. Barbra akanga asina kunaka. Izvi zvinonyadzisa chero munhu, asi kwete iye. Achitenda inzwi rake rinoshamisa, akabudirira kubudirira muimba yechikoro, asi nziyo dzaive nzira yake imwe chete yekurarama, semhepo. Pazera remakore gumi nemana, Barbra aida kuwana zvinopfuura zvaaifanira kuenda kwaari. Yaiva panguva iyoyo iyo yakatanga kuenda kumitambo yemitambo, kunyange, nechitarisiko chayo, nheyo huru uye tarisiro dzakanaka, yaiita seisingaitiki.
Mumwe muJudha akanga asina kunaka aigara achiita zvinhu zvose pachake. Semwana, haana kuwana rubatsiro kubva kuvabereki vake. Baba vake pachake vakafa mangwanani, uye mai, avo vakarooranazve, vakapa nguva yakawanda kumwanasikana wavo muduku uye murume wake mutsva kupfuura Barbra. Upenyu hwavo hwakanga hwakaoma, kusava nemari kwakashandura zviito zvisinganzwisisiki. Pasinei neizvi, Barbra akakwanisa kubatanidza basa-kubudirira nemapurogiramu akabudirira uye kubudirira mumakwikwi ekuimba. Akaramba achitsungirira uye atova negore mushure mokunge apedza kudzidza iye aive pachikwata che Broadway.
Icho chakanga chiri chokuti kubva pakutanga chaiyo akanga asina mukana wekuwana zvakawanda kupfuura basa remuimbi wepurovhinzi, akabatsira kushandisa zvese zvakachengetwa kuti azadzise chinangwa. Akavimba nechivimbo chero zvipingamupinyi zvipi zvese, achiputsa maitiro. Hungu, muJudhakadzi, hongu, kubva kumhuri yakashata, hongu, kwete runako, asi asina unyanzvi husingaperi, akazova chidzidzo chekutevedzera. Akatova muna 1963 akasunungura album yake yekutanga "The Barbra Streisand Album", iyo yakamutora maviri Grammy Awards.
Mugore rimwe chete, avo vanodavirwa muimba yemitambo vakaona kubwinya kwake kwakanakisisa mumhanzi "Ndichakuwana iwe muhombe", uchimupa mumwe mubairo. Ichi chaiva chiziviso chakaunza mabasa matsva nekududzirwa kwaBarra.
Makore anotevera aiva makore ekubereka zvibereko. Hapana rimwe remagazini aripo maziso ari kuAmerica asina kumboteerera mutambi wekutanga. Hurukuro naBarbra vakaenda ku "Nguva", "Upenyu", "Cosmopolitan". Uye muna 1968, mutori wenhau akaonekwa paterevhizheni, akatarisa muHollywood kinozyukle "musikana anonakidza." Iyi dutu yakamuunza iye "Oscar" uye yeGold Golden Globe, uye vateereri vakave nemukana wekuona kunaka kwekusaonekwa kwakashata.
Apo Barbre akanga asati ava makumi matatu, akanga atova mutevedzeri wemutambo wakabudirira zvikuru mumakore gumi, achigamuchira Tony Award.
Upenyu hweBarbra hwakange huri nyore. Akaroora muna 1963 kumutambo Eliot Gould. Imba iyi yakamuvhiringidza zvakanyanya uye mwanakomana waJason chete. Mudzidzisi wacho haana kuwana mukana wekushandisa nguva yakakwana nemwanakomana wake, simba rake rose raive nebasa. Saka zvakazoitika kuti Jasoni akava gayari, uye Barbra akatanga kutora chikamu muupenyu hwake makore 25 mushure mokuberekwa kwake. Kubva panguva iyo, ave muve nekutora chikamu muchikwata chekodzero dzevarume.
Pakati pevadikamwi vake vaiva vanhu vakakurumbira, vane mamiriyoni, vezvematongerwe enyika, uye runyerekuro rwaiti zvibvumirano kunyange kumapurezidhendi. Nenguva yechipiri, Barbra akasarudza kuroorwa nemakore 56 chete kumutungamiriri uye mubazi James Brolin.
Basa rake rokusika rakamuvigira zvikomborero zvakawanda zvepamusoro. Mafirimu aive nekutora chikamu ichi aizotarisana nekubudirira, mazhinji emahara ayo akazova platinum uye multi-platinum. Asi kunze kweizvozvo, Barbra nguva dzose akasiya nzvimbo yekuzvivandudza. Akatarisa chimiro chake, achiedza kutungamirira mararamiro akanaka uye kupinda mumitambo. Barbra Streisand iri mumasangano mazhinji ekurwisana neAIDS, chisimba, kubatsira kwete chete nebasa rinoshanda, asiwo kubhadhara mari yakawanda inotarisirwa kuvandudza hupenyu hwevaya vanohuda.
Iye zvino ava nemakore makumi matanhatu nemashanu, haazviratidzi pamatambo, haaiti mumavhidhiyo uye haasununguri ma CD, asi vanoyemura tarenda rake pasi pose vanoziva kuti vadiwa vavo vacharamba vachizvizivisa uye iye achidzoka kuchigamba achava chimwe chikunda che mukadzi uyu ane tarenda.