'They had dreams, hopes, just like every one of us': Keith Urban closes Tampa show with a tearful rendition of U2's One to pay tribute to the victims of the Orlando shooting 

It's been ten days since a gunman opened fire on revellers at an Orlando gay nightclub, killing 49 people and injuring 53 more. 

And as Keith Urban closed his show in fellow Floridian city Tampa on Friday, he paid a tearful and loving tribute to the victims of America's deadliest mass shooting.

Without the backing of his band, the 48-year-old country singer played a soulful rendition of U2's 1992 hit One as his final song.

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'Before we go, I want to say one thing that's been on my heart for the last week,' he told the crowd.

'I know we've got a lot of folks here from Orlando tonight, and although I didn't know anybody in that horrific incident, I did.

'They're just guys and girls, brothers and sisters, they had dreams, hopes, plans, just like every one of us, so I know them like I know you,' he finished before lightly strumming the opening chords. 

With the final lyrics 'We get to carry each other, carry each other / One, one', Keith added the line: 'I believe in one love', then said to his screaming fans: 'God bless you Orlando, Orlando strong!' 

The song was released following the AIDS epidemic in the US, is often said to be a conversation between a father and his HIV-positive gay son.

On June 12, Omar Mateen opened fire at Pulse nightclub in Orlando in the early hours of Sunday morning.  

The killer, a resident of Port St. Lucie in Florida, was shot dead by a SWAT team several hours after launching his horrific attack with a legally bought assault rifle and pistol. 

Writing on Facebook, Pulse urged party-goers to 'get out and keep running' as bullets started flying.

At around 5am authorities sent in a SWAT team to rescue the hostages.