Aretha Franklin funeral: Ariana Grande leaves audience spellbound with her touching rendition of 'Natural Woman'
The world has been mourning the loss of Aretha Franklin and thousands gathered in Detroit to celebrate her talent at her funeral on Friday. The funeral is taking place in Franklin's hometown of Detroit and the service saw highly anticipated musical performances by singers paying tribute to her. At the funeral service, Ariana Grande delivered a blissful performance of the departed Queen of Soul's song 'Natural Woman'. The ceremony is also going to feature Jennifer Hudson, Faith Hill, Fantasia, Jennifer Holliday, Chaka Khan, and Franklin's own son Edward.
This is not Grande's first time performing the classic Franklin track as she had delivered a similarly mindblowing performance of the song during an appearance on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'. As reported by the AP on August 28, Grande's performance at Franklin's funeral comes after Franklin's family saw her Tonight Show performance. Being one of the earlier artists to perform, shortly after noon on Friday, she naturally took up one of Franklin's most memorable songs.