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Madonna has paid a tearful tribute to the two people who lost their lives while constructing her concert stage in France on Thursday.

According to The Associated Press, a 53-year-old French man and a 32-year-old Brit died when a crane used in building Madonna’s “Sticky and Sweet” concert stage collapsed in Marseilles. Two other victims required surgery and seven others were treated.

The show, scheduled for Sunday, July 19, has been cancelled.

During her Fruili Stadium show in Udine, Italy, the Queen of Pop performed a sorrow-filled rendition of “You Must Love Me.”

“I feel so… so devastated to be… to be in any way associated with anyone suffering,” Madonna said, getting choked up.

“Please, let’s all take a moment to appreciate life in general,” she told her fans, adding, “We are all so blessed and so lucky to be alive”