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Pic: Ah heyor, a BBC Twitter account thought Hozier was one of “the Brits” attending the Grammys
Published 18:20 9 Feb 2015 GMT
Updated 17:29 11 Jun 2015 BST
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This won't go down well in Wicklow.
While Hozier didn't come away with a Grammy last night for his all-conquering single 'Take Me To Church', the Wicklow singer's performance with former Eurythmics singer, Annie Lennox, was one of the ceremony's highlights. Hozier probably doesn't need an award to remind him of what an incredible year 2014 has been, but it seems that the people who run the BBC Newsbeat Twitter account might need a quick history lesson or a map. This facet of the Beeb's online presence took to the Twitterverse last night to diligently remind their followers of all the British artists who were nominated for Grammys ahead of the ceremony, only to make this geographical gaffe. Any online publication is bound to make mistakes but this one is pretty glaring. FYI Newsbeat, he's not from Britain or from Eden. He's from Wicklow but some of the replies are pretty incensed. https://twitter.com/BBCNewsbeat/status/564525274851991553@BBCNewsbeat @BBCNews typical . claiming what's not yours.
— steven (@paddygooner) February 8, 2015
@BBCNewsbeat @BBCNews Didn't realise Wicklow was part of the United Kingdom? Silly me. What would I know being Irish and all? — Patricia O'Connell (@Missoconnell28) February 8, 2015
@BBCNewsbeat since when is a lad from Bray British? #Irish @Hozier
— Sarah Boyle (@boylesa_2130) February 8, 2015
@BBCNewsbeat oh feck off, @Hozier is ours!! #irishandproud — aideen clarke (@rhapsodybelle) February 9, 2015
@BBCNewsbeat Hozier is Irish. A simple google search would have told you that. Sloppy journalism, get your facts straight next time!
— Eimear (@Eimearxox) February 9, 2015
@BBCNewsbeat @Hozier is Irish you idiots.
— Kettle. (@Ceithleann) February 8, 2015
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