Rita Ora got emotional during her concert in Japan when she attempted to sing her duet with Liam Payne just hours after his sudden de.ath
The 33-year-old singer struggled to get her words out and even walked off the stage at one point while she tried to perform “For You” — the track she recorded with Payne for “Fifty Shades Freed.”
Ora started strong, asking fans to put their hands in the air before her emotions got the best of her.
She then sat on the stage while trying to sing a verse, a photo of the two of them displayed on a screen behind her, and stopped halfway through.
“I can’t even sing this right now,” she told her concertgoers.
Ora then took a look at the image of her with Payne on the big screen and walked off the stage.
On Thursday, she addressed the former One Direction singer’s death.
Sharing photos of them over the years, including ones of them recording “For You,” Ora wrote, “I’m devastated 💔 He had the kindest soul, I will never forget. I loved working with him so much – he was just such a joy to be around on and off stage. This tragic news breaks my heart. Sending all my love and prayers to his family and loved ones. Our song For You takes on a whole new meaning for me now. R.I.P.”
Payne d!ed on Wednesday at 31 after falling from the third-floor balcony of his hotel room at CasaSur Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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SAD
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Sad. Rip liam