Celebrity News November 20, 2023
Taylor Swift’s Emotional ‘Bigger Than the Whole Sky’ Performance in Rio After Fan Death (Video)
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Taylor Swift debuted her solemn song “Bigger Than the Whole Sky” at her Sunday show in Brazil, following the death of fan Ana Clara Benevides Machado.
Swift did not mention Ana by name, but seemed to acknowledge the tragedy with an emotional rendition of the track off her “Midnights” album.
In a fan video, Taylor sits at a piano as rain pours down singing lyrics like, “Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye / You were bigger than the whole sky.”
Page Six reports Machado, 23, suffered a cardiac arrest just before Swift’s Friday show and passed away.
Following Machado's death amid a dangerous heat wave, Taylor postponed her Saturday show to Monday.
Taylor shared the sad news with fans on Friday, writing on Instagram Stories, "I can't believe I'm writing these words but it is with a shattered heart that I say we lost a fan earlier tonight before my show. I can't even tell you how devastated I am by this. There's very little information I have other than the fact that she was so incredibly beautiful and far too young."
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View StoryShe continued, "I'm not going to be able to speak about this from stage because I feel overwhelmed by grief when I even try to talk about it. I want to say now I feel this loss deeply and my broken heart goes out to her family and friends. This is the last thing I ever thought would happen when we decided to bring this tour to Brazil."
