The 3rd-person omniscient narrative voice is most likely being employed here. The writing is in the 3rd person, and the narrator apparently can give access to Chad's thoughts, which suggests that the narrator is writing from a perspective that knows everything related to the story.
The singer, who was very talented, knew the words to the song.
Everyone longs for renewal.
based on the context clues, and process of elimination, the answer is the above.