Roisin on Robbie

Roisin was delighted when record company bosses compared her to Robbie Williams. Initially she was taken aback when label executives likened her to the former Take That boyband member, but admits she was impressed when the analogy was explained.

She admitted to contactmusic.com: "EMI came to see my play live and one of them came backstage and said, 'Don't take this the wrong way, but you remind me of Robbie Williams.' "I didn't get it but he said as a performer, I hold the audience in the palm of my hand. Of course I'm a different artist from Robbie, though."