Naya Rivera ‘s heartbroken fans took to social media to share a haunting clip from Glee that provoked a lot of emotional reaction from fans online.
Devastated Glee supporters having been searching for ways to pay tribute to the actress who played Santana Lopez in the musical show after her body was recovered from Lake Piru, California yesterday.
On the show and in the clip, Naya belted out the lyrics to the powerful song If I Die Young by The Band Perry’s, with the message seemingly ever more poignant now.
Naya delivered the performance with such passion that it was hard not to be overwhelmed with sorrow as the clip recirculated today.
A chilling performance of Naya performing the song If I Die Young recirculated (Image: FOX)
The 33-year-old actress, can be seen in the heart-wrenching snippet pouring her heart out as she sang every single word with incredible emotion.
At the time, the song bore real sadness, with Naya’s vocal performance devoted to character Finn Hudson, who tragically died off screen.
Finn Hudson was played by actor Cory Monteith died seven years to the day after Naya’s body had been discovered.
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The acoustic interpretation heard Naya sing the words: “If I die young, bury me in satin, lay me down in a bed of roses.
“Sink me in the river at dawn, send me away with the words of a love song.”
The heart-sinking performance also included the lyrics: “Lord make me a rainbow, I’ll shine down on my mother.
“She’ll know I’m safe with you when she stands under my colours, oh and life ain’t always what you think it oughta be, no ain’t even grey, but she buries her baby.”
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It was confirmed that Naya Rivera, 33, had died after her body was found in the Californian lake by US authorities.
Ventura County Sheriff’s Department Officials confirmed in a video posted by the Los Angeles Times that the body found was Naya Rivera.
Rivera’s family filed a missing persons report on Wednesday, July 8, after her four-year-old son was found alone on a rented boat on Lake Piru, closely situated to the Los Padres National Forest.
Her son Josey Hollis, who had been found alone inside the vessel, reportedly told police that his mother had jumped into the lake but hadn’t re-emerged from the water.
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