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Liam Gallagher pays tribute to fan's late daughter
17 December 2020, 13:15 | Updated: 17 December 2020, 13:44
The former Oasis frontman took to Twitter to mark the passing of 11 year old Grace Burns, whose father is a big fan of the Manchester rocker.
Liam Gallagher has taken the time to pay tribute to a young fan who sadly passed away.
The former Oasis rocker, whose known for sharing his life on the social media platform, took to Twitter this week to write the simple post, which read: "RIP Grace lilly burns x".
RIP Grace lilly burns x
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) December 16, 2020
Grace's father Chris Burns responded to the tweet thanking the Manchester rocker and revealed that he sings every word of his All You're Dreaming Of single for his young daughter.
He wrote: "Thank you, this means the absolute world to me. I am Graces dad, I am forever grateful. I will be framing this and putting it in her room that she was going to have in our new home. She would of loved your new song. Every word I now sing to her when I listen to it. Thanks again."
Thank you, this means the absolute world to me. I am Graces dad, I am forever grateful. I will be framing this and putting it in her room that she was going to have in our new home. She would of loved your new song. Every word I now sing to her when I listen to it. Thanks again.
— Chris Burns (@ChrisBu87678855) December 16, 2020
It's not clear how the young fan passed away, but her aunt took to the platform to reveal Grace was 11 years old and would have loved Liam's latest track.
She wrote: "Thank you Liam 💗💜 our Gracie would be absolutely amazed by this we appreciate you taking tHE time to do this," adding: "her daddy (my brother) and uncle are huge fans of yours".
Thank you Liam 💗💜 our Gracie would be absolutely amazed by this we appreciate you taking tHE time to do this 💗💜 THANK YOU SO MUCH 😊 her daddy (my brother) and uncle are huge fans of yours 💗💜 ps we love your new song it’s perfect for her from her daddy
— Amanda Ibbotson (@IbbotsonAmanda) December 16, 2020
My 11 year old niece x 💜💗
— Amanda Ibbotson (@IbbotsonAmanda) December 16, 2020
Watch the official video for Liam Gallagher's Christmas track, All You're Dreaming Of, here:
Liam Gallagher - All You're Dreaming Of (Official Video)
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