Beyoncé paid tribute to a young fan who lost her battle with cancer with a video on Friday featuring a cappella medley dedicated to the late Lyric “Yhung” Chanel.
Chanel, 13, died on Friday after a two-year battle with brain cancer and anaplastic ependymoma; Chanel’s fight against the disease and her positivity in the face of the diagnosis made her a sensation on Instagram and won support from artists like Beyoncé (who sent flowers to Chanel in September 2020) and Cardi B, Advertising panel reports.
In Beyoncé’s Chanel tribute, the girl’s Instagram videos were combined with Beyoncé accompanying the footage with a medley-only voice from “Brown Skin Girl”, “Halo” and “Love on Top”. On the last track, Beyoncé changed the “baby” to “” Lyric is you / You are the one I love / And you are the one I need / You are the only thing I see / Come on Lyric, it’s you. “
The singer added Chanel at the end of the tribute: “I love you with all my heart”.