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\n Related: <\/span>Rita Ora Displays Liam Payne Photo at Japan Concert During ‘For You’ Duet\u00a0<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tRita Ora paid tribute to her late \u201cFor You\u201d collaborator, Liam Payne, during her Thursday, October 17, concert. Ora, 33, performed in Osaka, Japan on Thursday, singing \u201cFor You,\u201d a song from the 50 Shades Freed soundtrack, as part of her setlist.\u00a0 A photo of Ora and Payne in the recording studio was displayed on [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Ora, who worked with Payne on the track, \u201cFor You,\u201d which featured in the 2018 film Fifty Shades Freed<\/em>, then began to visibly feel the tribute\u2019s weight, as her voice started to tremble while she pushed on. \u201cHe brought so much joy to every room he walked into. And he left such a mark on this world,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\nAs the crowd cheered Ora on, the \u201cLet You Love Me\u201d singer then threw to MTV\u2019s video tribute to Payne. \u201cLet\u2019s just take a moment to remember our friend, Liam,\u201d Ora directed. The TV network then aired a short montage of black and white photos of Payne with the words, \u201cMTV Remembers Liam Payne 1993-2024,\u201d posted as an introduction.<\/p>\n\n![\"Rita](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1186194383-Rita-Ora-and-Liam-Payne.jpg?w=1000&quality=70&strip=all\")
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\n Rita Ora and Liam Payne<\/span> David M. Benett\/Dave Benett\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nPayne fell to his death<\/a> from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo hotel in the Argentinian city and sustained a cranial fracture and other serious injuries that proved too severe to be treated. Local emergency responders declared Payne\u2019s death on the scene.<\/p>\nOra\u2019s MTV tribute was not the first time she has made reference to her friend since news of Payne\u2019s death broke.<\/p>\n
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During her October 17 concert in Osaka, Japan, Ora included \u201cFor You\u201d within her setlist and displayed a photo<\/a> of the pair on a large screen. The photo captured Ora and Payne in the recording studio together and Ora was seen gazing at the image as she walked off the concert stage, per social media footage from the event.<\/p>\n
As the crowd cheered Ora on, the \u201cLet You Love Me\u201d singer then threw to MTV\u2019s video tribute to Payne. \u201cLet\u2019s just take a moment to remember our friend, Liam,\u201d Ora directed. The TV network then aired a short montage of black and white photos of Payne with the words, \u201cMTV Remembers Liam Payne 1993-2024,\u201d posted as an introduction.<\/p>\n Payne fell to his death<\/a> from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo hotel in the Argentinian city and sustained a cranial fracture and other serious injuries that proved too severe to be treated. Local emergency responders declared Payne\u2019s death on the scene.<\/p>\n Ora\u2019s MTV tribute was not the first time she has made reference to her friend since news of Payne\u2019s death broke.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n During her October 17 concert in Osaka, Japan, Ora included \u201cFor You\u201d within her setlist and displayed a photo<\/a> of the pair on a large screen. The photo captured Ora and Payne in the recording studio together and Ora was seen gazing at the image as she walked off the concert stage, per social media footage from the event.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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