Heartbroken Louis Tomlinson sends a kiss to his mum after X Factor performance and Simon Cowell tells him she ‘would be so proud of him’
LOUIS Tomlinson sent a kiss up to his mum after his emotional performance on The X Factor.
The singer took to the stage with his new single at tonight's show in honour of his late mum Johannah Deakin with an emotional performance on The X Factor.
Louis would have made his mum proud with his performance
As he finished his performance he looked up and sent a kiss up to his mum.
After his performance, Simon Cowell spoke to Louis and told him how proud his mum would be of him.
"Louis, I have to say something to you, what you've just done, and the bravery, I respect you as an artist and as a person.
"Your mum was so proud of you Louis. She was so looking forward to tonight and she's looking down on you."
The One Direction star took to the stage on the show on Saturday night to perform Just Hold On in tribute to his beloved mum after she died aged 43 on Wednesday.
Louis won a standing ovation for his performance with a huge applause from the judges and the audience.
Earlier today, Louis thanked fans for their support, writin on his Twitterg: "All the support has been incredible! Let's do this together tonight."
Louis will pay touching tribute to his late mum with his first single which he will perform live on The X Factor tonight.
The , who fulfilled his mum's wish to perform the song on the X Factor, is releasing single Just Hold On in collaboration with EDM musician Steve Aoki.
While the star hasn't officially confirmed that the song is about his mum Johannah, the lyrics have become a poignant tribute to her after it was announced she had passed away on Wednesday aged just 43.
The lyrics read: "Oh until it's all been said / It's not over until your dying breath / So what do you want them to say when you're gone? /That you gave up or that you kept going on?
"What do you do when a chapter ends? / Do you close the book and never read it again? / Where do you go when your story's done?
"You can be who you want or you'll become / If it all goes wrong / Darling just hold on"
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Louis and his family released a statement regarding Johannah's passing early Wednesday morning that read: “It is with immeasurable sadness that Johannah Deakin’s family said goodbye to Johannah in the early hours of Wednesday 7th December 2016.
“Earlier this year Johannah was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of leukaemia that required immediate and continuous treatment.
“We respectfully request that the family are given time and space to grieve in private.”
As well as Louis she leaves behind six other children, Lottie, 18, Felicite, 16, twins Daisy and Phoebe, both 12, and twins Ernest and Doris, both aged two, who she gave birth to prematurely in 2014.
She was also a grandmother to Louis’ first child Freddie, who his ex Briana Jungwirth gave birth to earlier this year.
Her husband Dan said in a statement: “I thoroughly loved walking through life with her, and though five years was far too short a time, during that time we had so many lifetimes worth of happiness, adventures, and memories.
“We would like to send our sincere thanks to Professor Steve Mackinnon and his team at University College London Hospital where Johannah was hospitalised since May.
“And during the last few weeks Professor John Snowden and his colleagues at Royal Hallamshire Hospital Sheffield.”
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