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Adele dedicates touching performance to her friend's mum who recently passed away
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Adele dedicates touching performance to her friend's mum who recently passed away

"I would really appreciate it if you could all put on your torches on your phone and shine them like stars so I know her mum can see us.”
29 November 2022 11:20AM

Last weekend at Adele's concert,  she paid an emotional tribute to her friend Raven's mum who had recently passed away. 

Raven Varona is Adele's official photographer for her Vegas residency, and to honour her mum, Adele sang "Make You Feel My Love".

Adele told the crowd to hold up their phones as she belted out the song.

She said, "I would really appreciate it if you could all put on your torches on your phone and shine them like stars so I know her mum can see us."

According to The Sun newspaper, although she was under pressure herself because of the Vegas shows, after knowing that Raven lost her mum, she immediately offered help. 

A source added to the publication: "For the past 12 months Adele's focus has been on these Vegas shows but despite being under serious pressure herself when Raven lost her mum she rushed to offer support.

"Family is a massive thing for Adele and she was keen to make it clear that she could take all the time she needed away before returning to work, the passing has hit them both hard."

Despite Adele asking her to take time out, Raven still covered the singer's second weekend of residency.

Raven was immensely touched by Adele. Sharing stunning photos from the second weekend of residency, she wrote:

 

"Weekend 2, a weekend I will never ever forget. One of the last things I got to do with my mom on the Sunday before she passed was show her the photos from weekend 1. I was so excited to show them to her and was hopeful I’d be able to bring her to one of the shows."

"Thank you adele and everyone at the show for honoring my mom. I felt her there the whole time. She was and will continue to be my driving force, so going to work felt honorable to her. I love you A x."