One Direction star Niall Horan is defending Miley Cyrus following ongoing criticism of her performance on The X Factor.
Cyrus was subjected to complaints about her appearance on the show where she sang Wrecking Ball.
However the 20-year-old Mullingar singer took to his Twitter page @NiallOfficial to say: "Sick! @MileyCyrus was incredible tonight, what a voice."
Sick! @MileyCyrus was incredible tonight , what a voice
— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) November 17, 2013
Cyrus revealed that she wasn't feeling her best during the show:
happy to get some rest. time to go be sicky 😿
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) November 17, 2013