Niall Horan recording with Shania Twain

Singer Niall Horan says he has been recording music with Shania Twain.

The 23-year-old former One Direction star is determined to take his music down the country route and, in order to ensure it's a success, he has enlisted the help of 51-year-old singer, reported Contactmusic.

"I have spent a bit of time with Shania in the studio. The guy who produced her album, 'Jacquire King', is doing a lot of my album, so I spent a lot of time with her, and she's great," Horan says.

"I am learning about it and I think it's really cool. The whole country singing in the States is really cool. I know these guys and I am learning about their ways.