Payne, who collaborated with Ora on the song For You, died at the age of 31 after falling from the third-floor balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Also read: Lewis Tomlinson mourns ‘brother’ Liam Payne, promises to be ‘uncle’ to his son Bear: ‘I wish I had the chance to say goodbye’,

‘Can’t even sing’

Hours after her death, during a concert in Osaka, 33-year-old Ora struggled to complete her track, released in 2018, which was part of the Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack.

In the video widely circulated online, she can be seen sitting saying, “I can’t even sing this right now”, while an image of the pair appears on the screen behind her.

In a social media post on Thursday the I Will Never Let You Down singer said: “I am devastated. He had a very kind soul, I will never forget that.

“I loved working with him – he was such a joy to be around on and off stage.

“This sad news breaks my heart. Sending all my love and prayers to his family and loved ones.

“Our song For You takes on a whole new meaning to me now. Tear out”

Liam Payne dies at the age of 31

The post-mortem examination found that Payne died from multiple injuries and “internal and external bleeding” as a result of the fall.

Ora was a judge on The

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Mary Byrne told the PA news agency that her relationship with Payne during the show was like “big mummy and boy”.