Rita Ora may barely include her grief whereas tributing Liam Payne at MTV’s European Music Awards Sunday … choking up as she lauded her late pal for his optimistic character.

The singer-songwriter — who hosted the present in Manchester, England — took the stage throughout one break and highlighted Liam, who handed away after falling from a lodge balcony final month.

Rita begins out by saying the group behind the EMAs simply needed to take a minute to recollect Liam … an ideal buddy to MTV and her personally.

Ora says Payne was one of many kindest individuals she’s ever identified … and, despite the fact that they mulled over quite a few methods to honor him, Rita says she feels typically simply talking on to digital camera may be essentially the most highly effective.

Rita remembers Liam’s large coronary heart …and asks everybody within the constructing to take a second and consider the buddy all of them misplaced so quickly.

Days after his demise, Rita broke down mid-show … having the viewers carry her by way of a track she and Liam collaborated on as a result of she simply could not drive her approach by way of.

As we informed you … Liam Payne handed away after falling from his lodge balcony in mid-October. Authorites have dominated out suicide. Medication — together with “pink cocaine” and “cristal” have been detected in his system.