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18th March 2023
02:49pm GMT
Niall Horan and Joe Biden celebrating St. Patrick's Day at the White House (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)[/caption]
"Thanks very much for having me here," Horan said when he took the stage. "As a proud Irishman who travels the world, it’s a major honour for me to be here.
"Thanks for putting me up to it. There’s a lot of talented Irish singers out there but to get chosen to represent your country on the grandest of stages is a real honour, so thanks very much."
The singer performed new track Heaven, before playing This Town which is about his home town of Mullingar, Co Westmeath. Between songs he joked about his nerves, saying: "I don’t think I’ve ever been so scared in my life."
He capped off his short performance with Irish folk song Spancil Hill, which focuses on the theme of emigration from Ireland to the US.
After his performance, President Biden told Horan that it reminded him of places that he had lived. “It’s amazing what song does, and you do it so well. Come back anytime."
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