Louis Tomlinson Performs Live After Mothers Passing

Former One Direction member Louis Tomlinson preformed on the X Factor UK with Steve Aoki days after mothers death.

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00:00 days after his mother's passing from battling leukemia, former One Direction

00:03 member Louis Tomlinson performed on the X Factor UK. Along with Steve Aoki, he

00:08 sang his new collaborative track "Just Hold On." Louis showed the world his voice

00:12 while holding back tears honoring his late mother. After that emotional

00:16 performance, Simon Cowell praised him for how brave he was and how his mother is

00:20 looking down on him proudly. "Your mom was so proud of you, Louis, and she was so

00:25 looking forward to tonight. She's watching down on you now and you've done her proud."

00:29 Before the show, Tomlinson tweeted, "All the support has been incredible. Let's do

00:33 this together tonight." And the whole community has been there supporting him

00:36 along the way. Sophie comments, "I cried so hard. He's so strong. I'm really proud

00:40 of him." Crystal, True Directioner says, "Louis is so brave." And I think everyone

00:43 agrees with this comment. "This was so hard to watch. I managed to keep my tears

00:46 inside. So much respect for Louis." That song is now trending on iTunes. You can

00:50 listen to it and support Louis. Link in the description below. For more stories

00:53 like these, just go to whatstrending.com.