Cork's Cian Ducrot to sing national anthems at Aviva Stadium ahead of Ireland v France

He was born and raised in Cork but is half French.
Cork's Cian Ducrot to sing national anthems at Aviva Stadium ahead of Ireland v France

Cian Ducrot in concert at Virgin Media Park, Cork. Picture Dan Linehan

Irish-French singer-songwriter Cian Ducrot is to sing the national anthems at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday ahead of the men's Six Nations clash between Ireland and France.

As well as singing La Marseillaise, Amhrán na bhFiann, and Ireland's Call ahead of the sold-out Round 4 showdown, Cork's Ducrot will also sing at half-time, performing his latest single, Who's Making You Feel It.

Ducrot recently won a Grammy for co-writing SZA's song Saturn in the Best R&B Song category.

He was born and raised in Cork but is half French.

After attending Performing Arts School in Cork and earning a scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music in London, Ducrot's debut album 'Victory' hit number one in the Ireland and UK album charts.

More recently, he supported Ed Sheeran, Dermot Kennedy and Teddy Swims on tour.

DJ Mark McCabe will be playing a set during the warm-ups at the Aviva on Saturday, before the Army No 1 Band and Ducrot perform the national anthems, so supporters are urged to arrive early.

General admission gates are open from 12.45pm with the teams entering the pitch at 2pm before kick off at 2.15pm.

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