Wow, what a gesture! To win a Grammy resembles a knighthood in artist circles. Few stars ever enjoy the privilege of taking home this coveted award. All the more surprising was the appearance of Adele at this year's Grammy Awards.

For joy is somehow different: when the singer entered the stage to receive her prize for Best Album of the Year, she did something that moved the whole hall to tears. She did not accept the prize because, in her opinion, someone else would have earned the Grammy. "I can not accept this award"she explains in tears.

"Beyonce, we adore you!"

Instead, it was Beyoncé's colleague, who was supposed to be in her place: "The 'Lemonade' album was so monumental, so well thought out, so beautiful and soothing, we appreciated it, we all worship you here, you are our light " How Adele admired the singer became clear when she broke through her Grammy to share it with Beyoncé.

At the end, the singer speaks personally to her colleague: "The artist of my life is Beyoncé, she is my idol, you move my soul every single day, I have been adoring you for 17 years, I want you to be my mother are. " With these words no eye remained dry in the hall.

In memory of George Michael: tears in Adele - and a touching gesture!

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And it was not the only emotional moment for which Adele provided the Grammys. Shortly before, she was on stage to perform George Michaels hit 'Fastlove'. But after a minute, the 28-year-old was so dissatisfied with her performance that she finally broke it off and said: "I can not mess it up, because of him." Under tears and standing ovations of her colleagues, she then left the stage. With this, Adele once again proved that she is an artist with heart and soul? and above all with a lot of heart.

Adele performing Someone Like You | BRIT Awards 2011 (May 2024).