Adele stops Grammys tribute to George Michael: ‘I need to start again ... I f****d up’

OUCH. And ouch again. It was meant to be a heartfelt tribute to George Michael, but Adele’s rendition of his song Fastlove turned into a disaster.

IT’S just not fair. A year after a technical malfunction ruined her Grammys performance, Adele shocked the audience by stopping midway through her tribute to George Michael.

The British superstar started the slowed-down orchestral version of his dance hit Fast Love shakily and struggled to find the right pitch.

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Then she suddenly stepped away from the mic, dropped an F Bomb and stopped the performance.

Adele apologised several times for swearing and asked to start again saying she didn’t want to mess up her tribute to Michael.

While she still appeared to struggle with the lower notes at the beginning of the song, she soared as the orchestra swelled and was rewarded with a standing ovation from her peers who could feel her pain.

Jennifer Lopez looked like she wanted to race up the stage and give her a big hug.

Clearly upset by the moment, Adele had tears in her eyes as she looked at the audience and said “thank you” for their heartfelt support.

And her fans were quick to rally online, paying tribute to her courage in starting again and being “human”.

When you're so boss that you stop a performance at the #GRAMMYS to start over and do it right in order to honor the artist. Love you @Adele

— Joy Williams (@joywilliams) February 13, 2017

riri watching adele #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/QsZ1SyfAeQ

— Complex (@Complex) February 13, 2017

Adele was talked into performing again at the Grammys, opening the show with Hello, after her big moment at last year’s awards was ruined when an instrument mic fell into the piano and made the song sound out of tune.

Originally published as Adele stops Grammys tribute to George Michael: ‘I need to start again ... I f****d up’