She was so inspired by Prince's work that she covered his hit, The Beautiful Ones, for her 1997 album Butterfly.
So Mariah Carey was understandably devastated to hear the tragic news of his death ahead of her concert in Paris on Thursday.
Stepping
out in all black, the 46-year-old singer concealed her eyes beneath a
pair of large sunglasses and kept her head down as she headed to her
waiting car, before later paying an emotional tribute to her late friend
at the AccorHotels Arena.
Saying goodbye: Mariah Carey was
devastated to hear the tragic news of her friend Prince's death on
Thursday, paying an emotional tribute to her late friend during her gig
at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris
Tribute: Upon hearing the news, Mariah
took to social media to share a snap of the pair together as she wrote:
'Genius, legend, inspiration, friend. The world will miss you. I'll
never get over it'
Prince died aged 57 at his Paisley Park estate in Minnesota on Thursday after being found unresponsive in an elevator.
Speaking
to her fans at the show, Mariah explained: 'I didn't know if I was able
to come out here and put on a show and be festive but I said I'm in
Paris and that's what Prince would want me to do. To get through it
rather than just make everything bleak we need to take this and honour
this.
'He
was a friend to me too and he talked me through some times I really
really needed somebody. He was an incredible person if you never got to
meet him.
She continued: 'I'm sure his music has touched every single person in here so let's have a moment of silence for Prince.'
Emotional: Speaking
to her fans at the show, Mariah explained: 'I didn't know if I was able
to come out here and put on a show and be festive but I said I'm in
Paris and that's what Prince would want me to do
Songbird: Mariah sang One Sweet Day in tribute to Prince as she took to the stage at the AccorHotels Arena
Tribute: Mariah took to the stage to pay tribute to her late friend despite her grief
Touching: Speaking about Prince she
said: 'He was a friend to me too and he talked me through some times I
really really needed somebody. He was an incredible person if you never
got to meet him'
Ahead
of the show, Mariah stepped out of the Plaza Athenee' Hotel looking
visibly upset after taking to social media to share a snap of the pair
together.
Captioning the image, she wrote: 'Genius, legend, inspiration, friend. The world will miss you. I'll never get over it.'
But
the Without You hitmaker ensured the show would go on as she stepped
out to honour her commitments on the European leg of her Sweet Sweet
Fantasy tour.
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