Matt Cardle landed the opportunity of his life dueting with Rihanna  on the X Factor tonight – must have considered it an early Christmas present.

Singing ‘Unfaithful’ from Rihanna’s second album, A Girl like Me, the pair delivered a memorable performance.

Rihanna looked absoultly stunning and left Matt looking starry-eyed. Matt looked very smart in his grey suit almost like he was going on a date.

Still suffering a little with the infection he caught last week, Matt’s vocal held up through out the song and complemented Rihanna tones beautifully.

During the performance, the stage was literally set alight at one point adding a good effect to the performance. As far as celebrity duets go this one we feel will be remembered not least because of the sexy dress Rihanna had on.

After the song Matt exclaimed:

I am the luckiest man on the planet right now.

Rihanna added:

He is amazing, he is adorable and I am honoured to share the stage with him. I love your work, I wish you all the best and I hope you go very far!

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