Miley Cyrus Pays Tribute to Late ‘The Voice’ Contestant Janice Freeman

Miley Cyrus held back tears during a beautiful tribute to remember the late Janice Freeman.

Janice, a former The Voice contestant who competed on Miley’s team on season 13, passed away on March 2 from “an extreme case of pneumonia and a blood clot at 33 years old. Following the news of Janice’s passing Miley mourned her friend in a series of Instagram posts accompanied by touching captions.

 

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To hug you one more time @janicefreeman …. I made a promise to you here on earth and will keep that promise as you watch from heaven . To take care of your precious little girl , my baby sister . To shine light on your husband and mother when days are dark ! I love you

A post shared by Miley Cyrus (@mileycyrus) on Mar 4, 2019 at 11:04am PST

Cyrus sang at Freeman’s memorial service on Monday in Irvine, CA. During the service which was live streamed on Facebook, the 26- year-old singer sang a bluesy version of “Amazing Grace” with her father, Billy Ray Cyrus. Before the tribute, Miley said, “Before we sing this song for Janice, I just want to clear up a rumor. I was never her coach. Ever. She was always mine, I learned more from her than anyone that I’ve ever gotten the honor to be in the room with, not just vocally. I should’ve gotten more lessons than I did, but she taught me everything that I know about love.”

Janice Freeman is survived by her husband Dion, daughter Hannah, mother Janice, and brothers and sisters.