Liam Payne, the previous One Direction singer, was honoured on the London Jingle Bell Ball with a heartfelt tribute almost two months after his premature loss of life.
As the present kicked off, the lights dimmed for a second earlier than a message appeared. It said “Tonight we’re celebrating Liam Payne 1993-2024″ alongside an image of Payne’s 2017 solo efficiency.
The Teardrops crooner’s final efficiency on the present was in 2019.
“It was the right strategy to open the present. The entire of The O2 went darkish and quiet after which the tribute to Liam was proven on the display.” A concertgoer revealed his expertise to the Mirror. “Thousands erupted into cheers and it was so touching.”
The poignant homage got here shortly after Zayn Malik devoted a efficiency to Payne whereas acting at Wolverhampton. Since the beginning of his Stairway To The Sky Tour, Malik has been that includes an emotional message for his late good friend each night time.
Previously, Rita Ora who collaborated with Payne on the 2018 hit music, For You, additionally gave a tearful speech on the MTV EMAs. She described Payne because the “the kindest soul” and shared how his passing has left a void in her life.
Payne succumbed to his a number of accidents – traumas and inner and exterior haemorrhage – from his deadly fall from the third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.