Niall Horan has laded a huge American TV role as a coach on The Voice US.
Niall will join the show alongside fellow coaches Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton and Chance the Rapper. The role will see Niall sit in the iconic spinning chair and coach singers with big dreams of becoming stars.
"I'm excited to be joining this season of The Voice as a coach," Niall commented. "I'm looking forward to meeting and mentoring the new crop of talent while we battle it out with the other teams."
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Niall, Kelly and Chance The Rapper will be taking over from John Legend, Gwen Stefani and Camila Cabello in the 23rd season of the popular competition show. The new season will be country star Shelton's last on the show after a 12-year run.
Niall announced the news on Instagram with a cryptic post consisting of a photo of a victory hand emoji with no caption, tagging fellow coach Kelly Clarkson and sending fans into a frenzy in the comments. One person wrote: "Niall, Kelly clarkson, chance the rapper and Blake Shelton??? Either they’re hacked or we’re going to have the oddest collabs of all time!!"
Another wrote: "NIALL WHAT DOES THIS MEAN??"
The Voice US has seen massive names in the music industry take on coaching roles including Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine, Shakira, Usher, Ariana Grande, Pharrell Williams, Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Hudson, Nick Jonas and CeeLo Green.
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