What an honour it was to join Rita Ora on her Japan tour in October. We had 4 shows in total; Tokyo, Osaka and then two shows at the huge Coca Cola Super Arena.
The show in Osaka was a very emotional one, as Rita’s close friend and member of One Direction Liam Payne sadly died. And due to the timezones, we were on stage just a few hours after the new broke. We always play the beautiful duet that Rita recorded with Liam in her gigs, and that night she wanted to make it a tribute to Liam. She got his vocals removed and just put up a photo of them together on the big screen. It was a very touching moment. Here’s a clip: