Olly Murs moved The Voice viewers to tears as he sang a song for his late friend Caroline Flack.
The pair were good friends and worked together when they co-presented the X Factor spin-off, Xtra Factor, from 2011 to 2012.
And Olly, 38, was devastated when Love Island presenter Caroline took her own life in 2020, at the age of 40.
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So he decided to pay tribute with a performance of Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline on The Voice on Saturday, which was World Suicide Prevention Day.
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People in the audience were visibly moved as Olly sang the song and looked upwards to say: “Love you.”
And viewers also flocked to Twitter to say how touched they were by the heartbreaking tribute.
One fan said they were “choked”, while another said it was a “great tribute” and suggested that Olly could record it as a charity song.
Someone else tweeted: “I’ve just been scrolling through the telly and seen Olly Murs singing Sweet Caroline. I don’t think I can ever recover from this.”
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“You just made me cry Olly, Caroline would have been proud,” said another viewer.
One said: “Olly Murs dedicating Sweet Caroline to Caroline Flack has tipped me over the edge after the last few days.”
“That was beautiful, Caroline would be proud!” remarked someone else.
Sharing a string of sobbing emojis, one person posted: “Was flicking through the TV channel and then I accidentally saw Olly Murs singing Sweet Caroline and he dedicated the song to his friend, Caroline Flack… that was it.”
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Earlier this year Olly marked the second anniversary of Caroline’s death by sharing a sweet picture on Instagram showing them hugging.
“My favourite photo of us,” wrote the singer.
“The hug the smile the laugh I miss it all Caz! 2 years ago we lost ya and it hurts everyday.”
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