Taylor Swift Gives an Emotional Performance After Fan's Tragic Death _ E! News
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00:00 Taylor Swift shares a tearful moment with the crowd at her latest concert.
00:05 The Grammy winner returns to the stage in Rio de Janeiro on November 19th, where she
00:11 performed "Bigger Than the Whole Sky" as one of her surprise songs.
00:16 The moving moment comes one day after postponing her Aries Tour concert due to the extreme
00:22 temperatures, and two days after a fan named Ana Clara Benavidez Machado passed away ahead
00:28 of Taylor's November 17th show.
00:31 Although Taylor didn't specifically address Ana's death on the stage, her performance
00:37 of "Bigger Than the Whole Sky" appeared to be a tribute, as the lyrics grieves a significant
00:43 but unnamed loss.
00:45 In a clip shared to TikTok of the moment, the artist can be heard singing, quote, "You
00:50 were bigger than the whole sky.
00:53 You were more than just a short time.
00:55 And I've got a lot to pine about.
00:58 I've got a lot to live without.
01:01 I'm never gonna meet what could've been, would've been, what should've been you."
01:06 Ana was only 23 years old when she was pronounced dead after suffering from cardiorespiratory
01:12 arrest at the venue in Rio.
01:15 Many of the other 60,000 attendees at the November 17th show complained of extreme temperatures
01:22 and an inability to bring their own water.
01:25 Taylor addressed Ana's loss on her Instagram story shortly after the tragedy, writing,
01:31 quote, "I can't even tell you how devastated I am by this.
01:36 There's very little information I have other than the fact that she was so incredibly beautiful
01:41 and far too young.
01:43 I'm not going to be able to speak about this from stage, because I feel overwhelmed by
01:49 grief when I even try to talk about it."
01:53 She continued, quote, "I want to say now I feel this loss deeply, and my broken heart
01:58 goes out to her family and friends.
02:01 This is the last thing I ever thought would happen when we decided to bring this tour
02:05 to Brazil."
02:07 The following day, the 33-year-old announced that evening that she would be postponing
02:12 her November 18th show due to similar extreme weather conditions.
02:18 She explained, quote, "I'm writing this from my dressing room in the stadium.
02:24 The decision has been made to postpone tonight's show due to the extreme temperatures in Rio.
02:30 The safety and well-being of my fans, fellow performers, and crew has to and always will
02:36 come first."
02:38 "Soccer!
02:39 Football!
02:40 Basketball!
02:41 Football!
02:42 Soccer!
02:43 Football!
02:44 Soccer!
02:45 Soccer!"
02:46 (upbeat music)
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