A huge Michael Bublé fan, who had dinner with the star after he discovered she ate with a cardboard cut-out of him is now hoping he will hear her new Christmas song.
Caithríona Madden recalls that she was so sick with nerves when meeting her idol that she couldn't eat any of the sumptuous choices on the menu
"I have been a massive fan of Michael Bublé for the past 20 years and I still have a life-sized cardboard cut-out of him," she laughed.
"When I got the cut-out first, my friend took photos of me with it in my apartment, which included me pretending to make him dinner.
"When he came to play in Dublin in 2013, my friend Maria Mason was playing violin for his concert in the then O2.
"She showed him my profile picture on Facebook which is me making his cut-out dinner and he said to her that because I had made him dinner, it was only fair that he invited me out for a meal.
"So I was invited backstage for two hours before the concert to have dinner with him and his band and crew in the canteen."
Choices on the menu included lamb steak with red wine sauce, griddled chicken breast and halibut fillet, but Caithriona, from outside Navan, Co. Meath admits she couldn't stomach much.
"I was so sick with nerves and excitement that I couldn't eat a thing. It was the most amazing experience and he was just so lovely, funny and down to earth."
Since she got married, the cardboard cut-out has been moved into the music room.
The annual teasing from family and friends inspired a new Christmas song 'What We Need This Christmas' which she recorded with 20 local children.
"Each year at Christmas, friends and family tease me by saying the cut out is coming out of his cave or defrosting for Christmas. So I thought I would sing about it and that is what inspired the start of the song.
The song starts: "They say that you live in a cave and to me that sounds really brave. I'd hibernate too if I were with you. We'd sing songs and drink some beer because it's beginning to look a lot like Michael Bublé's time of year."
Caithriona added: "The song's message is that what we need for Christmas is not something that can be bought in a store but the gift of love and kindness that we can share with each other.
"My ultimate dream would be for him to hear the song."
'What we need this Christmas' is available to download on all major platforms.
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