Rita Ora has said the late DJ Avicii "changed her life" during an emotional tribute at a gig in the Netherlands.
The 27-year-old singer took a moment in her set to remember the DJ and producer, real name Tim Bergling, following the recent news of his death.
"I had the honour of collaborating with someone who changed my life and he was a really good friend of mine," Ora told the crowd.
"I heard some DJs playing some of his music earlier, and I haven’t sang his song that we did together ever since he passed away, until today. It’s going to be very hard for me to sing this next song."
Kippenvel! Tijdens #538Koningsdag kreeg een huilende @RitaOra 40.000 mensen stil voor haar goede vriend Avicii. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/k1WTEjcAEE
— 538 (@538) April 28, 2018
"I’m obviously talking about the incredible Avicii," she said. "We collaborated on the last song that he released together, and so it’s going to be very tough for me to sing this next one."
Ora then asked the audience join her in a minute of silence, saying he was "one of my dearest friends and I would really appreciate that".
On Friday, The Nicky Byrne Show with Jenny Greene on RTÉ 2FM announced that they are donating the prize money from their You're Some Laugh competition that featured the laugh of the late Avicii, to Pieta House.
