Heartfelt tributes paid as inspiring young Scots singer Paige Dougall dies of cancer

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Heartfelt tributes have been paid to inspiring young Scots singer Paige Dougall who died after a battle with cancer. The 17-year-old musician, from Kirkcaldy, spent two years fighting Ewing’s Sarcoma which attacks the bones.

She passed away from the illness on Wednesday, January 5.Her death comes just months after she secured a place in the UK top 40 after recording an emotional song with pop star Ella Henderson.The track ‘I’m Going Through Hell’ told of her cancer battle and raised awareness for others with the illness.Following sad news of her passing Scots singer Callum Beattie, who released a charity single with Paige last year, was among those to pay tribute on social media.He said: "Sometimes words come easily, and sometimes, there are just none."Anything we say just comes across like a cliche or a platitude, but from the first day Dave and I met Paige, we just both knew that she was a really, really special soul."She came into our lives like a wee tornado, and she made us laugh and smile, and usually also made us check our egos at the door too!

Since our first moments with her until our last, we have always just felt like part of the same family, and that’s a very, very precious and rare thing indeed."We played a very small part in helping her in her time of need, but it’s something we will be grateful for, for the rest of our lives."The whole family always gave us this special feeling like we had known one another all our lives."I think what we need to hold onto is the faith that she will already have moved onto a very special place, and she might have gone physically, but she can never, ever leave the massive and loving place that she created in all our hearts. "Family friend Emma Davidson said: "Our whole