He's probably - no, definitely - the only Mullingar man who has performed at the Country Music Awards, but Niall Horan killed it when he performed at the event last night.

As you may know, a track from his debut album 'Flicker' sees him duet with young country star Maren Morris and the pair performed 'Seeing Blind' together at the Nashville ceremony.

 

#cma @marenmorris . Can’t wait . 📸 @conormcdphoto

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Whether it's a super-clever bit of marketing to break into a new genre or not, the crowd loved it and in fairness, the 24-year-old turned in a convincing performance as a country star.

Big Tom might have some competition yet.

Watch it below: