Lady Gaga is said to have been "touched" when she received a note from Sam Smith which thanked her for inspiring him.
The singer recently praised the "special" British act for having the "voice of an angel" and admitted she was brought to tears because of an email he sent her.
Speaking in Boston to 103.3 AMP Radio, Sam said: "Someone had mentioned to me that Gaga knew of my stuff.
"I was just completely overwhelmed by that. I wrote her an email basically just saying, 'I remember being a 17 year old, queuing up for your concert, dreaming up doing this, and being in the music industry.'
"And the thing I admire most about Lady Gaga was the hustle and what she did to get into the industry. And I just ran with it saying, 'Thank you so much for inspiring me to do this because the reason why I'm here now is partly because of you.' And she seemed touched."
Gaga tweeted after receiving the email: "You're so special my baby. Your email made me cry @samsmithworld With the voice of an angel, u need no permission or advice. You're perfect.(sic)"
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