Shawn Mendes.
Noam Galai/Getty Images for MTVEmotions Shawn Mendes he stopped his concert in Brooklyn to honor her Liam Payne.
Mendes, 26, spoke to the audience at the Paramount Theater on Friday, October 18, and said the news of Payne’s death two days ago felt “absolutely devastating,” according to the report. social media images found online.
“I met Liam a few times, and he was such a beautiful soul and his eyes sparkled, it was beautiful,” the singer-songwriter told the crowd. “It’s about grieving those we remember with tears and also celebrating who they were and what they left on this earth and I want to take a moment to send so much love to wherever he is up there. Liam, we love you. The world is crying for you brother, we are all praying for your son and your family. I remembered you. This is for you tonight, Liam, from all of us.”
Billboard report On Friday, Mendes followed up his words by performing his new song “Heart of Gold,” which he dedicated to Payne. The song’s chorus includes the lyrics “You’ve got a heart of gold / You went too fast, it was too much for you / Beneath your skin and bone / You had a heart of gold.”
Us Weekly he confirmed that Payne died at the age of 31 on Wednesday, October 16, after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The singer suffered a broken jaw and other injuries too bad to be treated. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Payne leaves behind a 7-year-old son, Bear, whom he shares with an ex-girlfriend Cheryl Cole.
Shawn Mendes talking about Liam Payne and dedicating ‘Heart Of Gold’ to him tonight at #ForFriendsAndFamilyOnly In Brooklyn 💛 pic.twitter.com/ohSljOUvVb
— The Mendes Updates (@TheSMendesUpdt) October 19, 2024
“As I try to come to terms with this world-destroying event and deal with my grief at this unspeakably painful time, I would like to remind everyone that we have lost someone,” Cole, 41, wrote. breaking his silence via Instagram on Friday. “Liam wasn’t just a pop star and celebrity, he was a son, brother, uncle, dear friend and father to our 7-year-old son. The son now has to face the fact that he may never see his father again.”
Payne and Cole dated from 2016 to 2018 after first meeting in 2008 when Payne entered the competition. IX Factor UK. At the time, Cole – who is a member of the girl group Girls Aloud – was a judge on the series. Payne returned to the show two years later in 2010, where Simon Cowell famous including him Zayn Malik, Harry styles, Niall Horan again Louis Tomlinson to form One Direction.
Cowell, 65, entered Instagram on Friday to reflect on a meeting he had with Payne last year where they “reminisced about all the good times we had together. And how proud you were to be a father. After you left, I was reminded that you were still the sweet, kind boy I met all those years ago.”
He added of Bear, “He has your smile and that twinkle in his eye that you have.” You will be proud of all you have achieved. And how you got there.”