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Action hero Vin Diesel has stunned fans with a surprisingly ‘vulnerable’ tribute to Dolly Parton, showing off a rarely seen side of himself.
Tributes have been flooding in from celebrities and fans alike following Parton’s death aged 80 from a ‘brief cancer battle’.
The Fast and Furious icon posted a video to Instagram, with a black-and-white picture of the Jolene legend and a simple prayer hands emoji as the caption.
When fans pressed play, they quickly realised the audio was Diesel’s own rather emotional rendition of I Will Always Love You.
While the track is often associated with Whitney Houston, it was originally released by Parton in 1974 and became a huge commercial success.
Diesel gives a steady baritone vocal on his version, cracking with emotion over some lyrics such as ‘please don’t cry’.
The tribute was quickly shared on other platforms as many of Diesel’s fans were completely unaware that the Guardians of the Galaxy star is also a recording artist.
‘Didn’t have “Crying to Vin Diesel singing” on my list today but here we are,’ veal_squeals wrote on X.
Sapphicssay added: ‘Bros. He even harmonized himself. This is beautiful 😭😭😭.’
‘The most staggeringly shocking thing about Vin Diesel is that he’s actually insanely talented,’ said Quitethequandry, adding it was ‘a beautiful tribute’.
‘This the most honest and vulnerable thing I’ve heard in my entire life,’ wrote GingerMan512.
On his Instagram, fans were praising him equally enthusiastically with Nathalie Frankenne writing: ‘What beautiful tribute ! Brave in more ways then one. Rest in peace Dolly, you will be deeply missed! 😔🤍.’
Diesel has made no secret of his love for singing, having posted various covers of songs throughout his career.
In 2013, he praised Rihanna’s ‘gift’ after posting a rendition of Stay and in 2020 he released two singles: Feel Like I Do and Days Are Gone.
