CIAN DUCROT admitted singing the national anthems of Ireland and France was “the most nervous I have ever been”.
The Grammy Award-winning Irish singer sang all three of Amhran na bhFiann, Ireland’s Call, and La Marseillaise before the Six Nations clash at the Aviva Stadium.
The Corkman, 27, earned largely positive reviews from fans on social media for his performance.
However, he revealed on the Late Late Show that he was secretly very nervous and had to relearn all of the words.
Ducrot – who is half French through his mum – said: “I butchered the French one according to the reviews.
“It was amazing.
“It was definitely the most nervous I have ever been.
“I realised that I thought I knew the anthems until I searched up the lyrics and realised I was singing them all wrong.
“I had to unlearn the anthems and then I had to relearn the anthems.
“There was a lot of learning to be done.”
In addition to singing the anthems, Ducrot sang some of his own songs at half-time of Simon Easterby’s side’s 42-27 defeat to Les Bleus.
And despite his apparent nervousness, fans were full of praise for the Irishman.
One said: “@Cian_ducrot you were absolutely amazing singing the French and Irish national anthem in the @AVIVAStadium”
A second said: “Omg seeing Cain Ducrot sing the anthems today was so cool #IRLFRA @SixNationsRugby never realised he’s half French!! Slayed La Marseillaise”
A third posted: “We’re back on national anthem watch and that was a solid 10/10 on all fronts by Cian Ducrot there. World class.”
A fourth commented: “Great to see Cian Ducrot doing the national anthem. Up Cork!”
A fifth joked: “Cian Ducrot just sang in three different languages, while I’m here still using autocorrect for my spelling
“That was class”
A sixth said: “So proud of @Cian_ducrot & how far he has come!!”
One beleaguered fan quipping: “At least Cian Ducrot was good”
