NICOLE SCHERZINGER reduced SNOW PATROL frontman GARY LIGHTBODY's mother to tears with her solo efforts.

The Pussycat Dolls star recorded the Lightbody-penned tune Just Say Yes for her solo album My Name Is Nicole - and admits the Northern Irish singer's accent influenced her delivery of the song.

And Scherzinger insists her Irish-tinged effort caused Lightbody's mum to cry.

She says, "If I'm lucky enough, I have a slight Irish accent on the record. I felt the song so much.

"He said his mum cried when she heard me singing it. That meant everything to me."
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