Popular pop singer Lola Young gave fans a scare during her show Saturday night at a music festival in New York City when she collapsed mid-song and had to be carried off the stage.
The frightening scene played out after the 24-year-old cancelled Friday’s show “due to a sensitive matter,” according to Billboard.com.
The outlet said that Young “gave a strong vocal performance but appeared flushed and emotional,” during her show on Saturday. Billboard said she “powered through” four songs before “falling backwards” during the next. Young stopped to communicate with her keyboardist, per Billboard, before she collapsed. The outlet said her band, team and security rushed to help her, and that she was down for about “30-45 seconds” before being carried off the stage.
Billboard said that the crowd was “in shock and quiet,” before clapping for her as she was helped offstage.
Young’s manager, Nick Shymansky, announced the cancellation of Friday’s show on Instagram.
“Lola is very open about her mental health and there are very occasionally days where myself and my team have to take protective measures to keep her safe,” he wrote on Instagram. “She is an incredible person and always takes her fans, career and performances seriously. I can only send huge apologies for the inconvenience caused.”
Billboard said that she addressed her decision to perform on Saturday before she collapsed.
“Today I woke up and I made the decision to come here,” she told the crowd. “I wanted to be, I wanted to perform, and I didn’t want to wallow in my sadness. Sometimes life can throw you lemons and you just gotta (expletive) make lemonade.
“I really appreciate everyone who’s here tonight.”