Death of Naya Rivera: they reveal an unreleased song by the actress, along with her “Glee” colleagues

More than three years after the death of Naya Rivera, this Friday a new song by the actress and singer was released. Several of the stars of Happinessthe series that revealed its broadcast from 2009 to 2015, came together to record the choruses of this song titled Prayer for the broken.

Kevin McHale (Artie), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina), Amber Riley (Mercedes), Heather Morris (Britanny), Vanessa Lengies (Sugar) and Ashley Fink (Lauren) contributed vocals to this song recorded by Naya Rivera in 2012, according to until the deadline.

“We got permission to release an unreleased song that Naya recorded in 2012,” Kevin McHale said in an interview with E! News.

“It’s a really unique song that we will have and, more importantly, that the fans will have, that will allow them to hear her voice again,” Jenna Ushkowitz added.

The song was released during Snixxmas, an annual charity event organized by the organization Alexandria House, which works to provide safe housing for isolated women and children.

Every year since 2020, Snixxmas has paid tribute to Naya Rivera, who supported the association. It is on the occasion of the 2023 edition that Prayer for the broken is revealed; All profits from the song will go to the association, according to Variety.

Drowning in 2020

Naya Rivera drowned on July 8, 2020, at the age of 33, in Lake Piru, a popular nautical base in California, after renting a boat on July 8, 2020 in which she had boarded with her 4-year-old son. years. She did not reappear and that same day a major search operation was launched, with divers and helicopters. Her body was found five days later and the medical examiner concluded that it was an “accidental drowning.”

According to the police, the actress’s son was found sleeping on the boat with a life jacket, a few hours after his departure. The boy later told investigators that he had gone swimming with his mother in the lake and that his mother had helped him get back on board. Then he “turned around and saw her disappear beneath the surface of the water,” the sheriff said.

According to Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub, Naya Rivera dedicated her final moments to saving her son: “She mustered enough energy to get her son back to the boat, but not enough to save herself,” he said. cnn.