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Mary J Blige, Mariah Carey , & more celebrities honor Aretha Franklin following her death

Claudine Varela
Aug 17, 2018
05:01 A.M.

Following news of the death of Aretha Franklin, famous personalities paid their ‘R-E-S-P-E-C-T’s to the ‘Queen of Soul’ on social media. Among them were Mary J Blige, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Alicia Keys, Fantasia Barrino, Gloria Estefan, Shania Twain, Diana Ross, and Carole King. Even presidents Barrack Obama and Donald Trump had kind words to say.

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Aretha Franklin died at the age of 76 on Thursday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. As early as Monday, news of her imminent death surfaced with many expressing their well-wishes for her. Upon her death, stars took to social media to honor the legendary singer whose stellar career as the ‘Queen of Soul’ spanned seven decades.

Source: Getty Images

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In 1998, Franklin joined Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Gloria Estefan, Shania Twain and Carole King on stage during the inaugural outing of VH1’s ‘Divas Live’ special. The night spawned an album and a series of 10 other ‘Divas Live’ specials after. The show’s highlight was the finale where all six singing divas sang Franklin’s ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’ to an impressed crowd.

After the death of Franklin, all five singers paid their respects to her with words of sadness and adoration for the star.

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Accompanying a photo from their famed performance, Dion wrote,

Twain linked her message to a YouTube video of their performance.

King shared a picture of Franklin and herself from the Kennedy Center Honors and wrote,

Meanwhile, Estefan shared a photo of another time they were together on stage and penned a loving message for her.

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Carey’s long, heartfelt message was accompanied with a gallery of photos of the two of them together on and off the stage.

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Other celebrities also paid tribute to Franklin including her contemporary, Diana Ross.

Even those who came much later in the music industry had high regard for her. Mary J Blige had this to say.

While Alicia Keys deemed her an “unforgettable woman.”

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Fantasia Barrino acknowledged the “BIG” role her auntie played in her life.

Even presidents Barrack Obama and Donald Trump recognized Franklin’s talent and influence in the industry.

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A host of other celebrities paid tribute to Franklin including Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney, John Legend, Patti LaBelle and many others.

Franklin will definitely be missed.

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