Justin Bieber Shares Touching Tribute to Liam Payne; look

The singer Justin Bieber shared a moving video on social media in solidarity with fans of Liam Payneformer vocalist of One Direction died last Wednesday (16).

On Instagram, Bieber reposted a post made by a fan of Payne. The video brings together records of memorials made in honor of the artist around the world.

Just remember, you have the right to grieve as a fan. You are allowed to love someone you have never met. You are allowed to admire someone for their art. You are allowed to cry, to pray, to feel like a part of you is gone. Even if they never knew your name, they changed your world,” says a narrator in the publication.

By sharing the video, Justin Bieber included a broken heart emoji.

The singer’s gesture was praised on the internet. “I thought it was so important to have an artist the size of Justin Bieber share this video and help validate fans’ feelings”, posted one internet user. “Justin Bieber Sharing this means more than many people can understand,” added another.

Fans of Liam Payne They created memorials with flowers, photos and candles in cities such as London, Paris, New York and Buenos Aires.

Admiration and rivalry

Liam Payne was an admirer of Justin Bieber. In his last performance in 2022 he recorded a cover of “Love Yourself”one of the Canadian singer’s biggest hits (watch below).

However, the two had a beginning of rivalry. In 2015, Bieber released the album Purpose – which includes the track “Love Yourself” – and the One Direction launched Made In The AMboth on the same day.

Amid fan discussions to see which of the two albums would be more successful, Bieber shared a post suggesting that the boy band was scared because they released a work on the same day as him.

But Liam said that he took the matter as a joke and even talked to Bieber about this:

Me and Justin we had a long talk in his trailer. I walked in and said, ‘It’s okay, you don’t have to do anything.’ He’s a really nice kid.”

On another occasion, during a 2022 interview for the program ImPAULsive, Payne once again commented on the relationship with Bieber and even stated that he identified with the singer:

I told him I felt for him because he had to deal with fame alone. I did all the things he did, but I never got caught for it.

Payne even said he had his bandmates to ease the tension, while Bieber He handled everything alone. “He said, ‘Man, that gave me goosebumps’. So we became friends in the middle of the rivalry,” he continued.

Farewell to Liam Payne

Liam Payne was found dead last Wednesday (16) after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

According to preliminary information, the police were called to contain “an aggressive man” at the scene, who could be under “the influence of drugs or alcohol”. Upon arriving at the hotel, officers confirmed the singer’s death.

Alberto Crescentihead of Argentina’s Emergency Medical Care System (Same), informed the local press that the death occurred instantly, with no possibility of rescue, and that the artist fell from a height of around 13 meters.

Kate Cassidygirlfriend of Liam Payneand Cheryl Coleex-girlfriend and mother of the singer’s son, paid tribute after the incident.

Thank you for all the kind words and love you sent me. I am completely devastated. Nothing in the last few days seems real. I ask and pray that you will give me the grace and space to deal with this in private

Liam, my angel. You are everything to me. I want you to know that I loved you unconditionally and completely. I will continue to love you for the rest of my life,” he wrote. Kate.

He wasn’t just a pop star and celebrity. He was a son, a brother, an uncle, a dear friend and a father to our 7 year old son. A son who will now have to face the reality of never seeing his father again.

As I try to navigate this devastating event and deal with my own grief at this indescribably painful time, I would like to gently remind everyone that we have lost a human being.

Please give Liam whatever dignity he has left so he can finally rest in peace.” Cheryl.

Other friends and former bandmates of Payne also demonstrated. In a joint statement, the members of the One Direction – Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles – asked for time to “mourn and process the loss of our brother, whom we loved deeply.”

Liam Payne began his music career in the early 2010s, when he participated in the British reality show The X Factor. Although he did not win the competition, he was brought together with four other young people to form the band One Directionwhich quickly became one of the biggest boy bands in history.

After the group’s hiatus in 2016, Payne pursued a solo career, and released hits such as “Strip That Down” and “Family”.

The singer was in Argentina to follow his colleague’s show Niall Horan days before the tragedy.