Cork singer-songwriter Cian Ducrot has said he is "so blessed and grateful" to win his first Grammy Award for songwriting, after co-writing SZA's hit track Saturn, which was named Best R&B Song at the 2025 ceremony in Los Angeles.
Reacting to his win on social media, Ducrot said he "cannot believe" he won the award, marking another major milestone in his rapidly rising career.
"To have won my first Grammy as a songwriter it just crazy, it just means the world to me, because writing songs is everything to me. It's one of those things that you always dream of getting but you never really think you're going to get it," he told RTÉ News.
"It's on the home screen of my phone page, it's on every manifestation board or whatever you want to call it. It's on everything that I've ever dreamt of, and I just got one.
"This is what I was chasing, this is what the dream was. This is the goal and the ambition and it's what drives me, for this kind of stuff to happen and to achieve these things. But it's just to make great music that people will love and connect with."
The Irish musician added: "If there's some kid in Cork in his bedroom, or in Ireland, or anywhere in a small time and just dreams 'I want to win a Grammy'. You can, you actually can win one. Just do it."
In a post to Instagram, the 27-year-old thanked SZA for "writing a a masterpiece and asking me to be a part of this song".
Ducrot also gave praise to Rob Bisel, Jared Solomon, Carter Lang and Scott Zhang, the "amazing collaborators who made it all happen".
He added: "Never stop dreaming guys! Anything is possible I'm shook I don’t have the words tbh this is just a dream I had and yesterday I lived it I am so blessed and grateful."
The Irish star has enjoyed a meteoric rise, with his debut album Victory reaching No. 1 in both Ireland and the UK, earning over 801 billion streams, and delivering hits like All For You and I'll Be Waiting.
Following two sold-out headline shows for 36,000 fans in Dublin and Cork last year, Ducrot toured North America with Calum Scott and continues to release new music, including his most recent hit, Can't Even Hate You.
Ducrot first gained mainstream recognition through TikTok, where his emotional songwriting and performances resonated with millions of fans.
The musician received the RTÉ Choice Music Prize for Irish Song of the Year with his track Heaven and has since played a series of high-profile concerts in Ireland and abroad.
This spring he is set to play a string of sold-out dates across Europe, including two nights at Dublin's 3Arena.
He will return to Cork for a massive homecoming gig at Live at the Marquee on 19 July.
Watch highlights from the 67th Grammy Awards on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player on Monday at 9pm.
