Adele halts George Michael tribute performance at the Grammys 2017 after singing out of tune

The singer re-started her performance after she ‘f***** it up’ on the first go
Ben Travis13 February 2017
The Weekender

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Adele had to re-start her tribute to George Michael at the Grammys after saying she ‘f***** it up’ on her first attempt.

The British singer was performing Michael’s 1996 song Fastlove at the awards ceremony, but was out of tune with her live accompaniment.

After performing the first verse, she halted the live show during the chorus and asked to start again.

“I know it’s live TV I’m sorry, I need to start again,” she admitted. “I f***** it up.”

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Referring to her troubled performance of All I Ask at the 2016 Grammys where she suffered from sound issues, Adele continued: “I can’t do it again like last year.

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“I’m sorry for swearing and I’m sorry for starting again, can we please start it again?

“I’m sorry, I can’t mess this up for him. I’m sorry, I can’t.”

The second attempt at the song went without a hitch, receiving a standing ovation from the crowd.

The performance honoured Michael after his unexpected death on Christmas Day last year.

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Adele’s night was otherwise a huge success, with the singer receiving five awards including Album of the Year and Song of the Year for 25 and Hello, respectively.

During her acceptance speech for Album of the Year, Adele paid tribute to Beyonce’s Lemonade which lost out on the award.

“I can't possibly accept this award,” she said.

“I'm very humble and I'm grateful and gracious but my artist of my life is Beyonce, and the Lemonade album was just so monumental – Beyonce, it was so monumental – and so well thought out and so beautiful and soul-bearing.

“We all got to see another side to you that you don't always get to see. We appreciate that.

“All us artists here, we f****** adore you.”

She continued: “The way you make me and my friends feel. The way you make my black friends feel is empowering. You make them stand up for themselves and I love you and I always have.”

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