Kelly Clarkson fan of One Direction

Kelly Clarkson "likes the story" of British boy band One Direction.

The American songstress and winner of the first season of American Idol was asked by Simon Cowell to pen a song for the pop group.

Kelly obliged and was honoured to have the opportunity to work with One Direction.

"When Simon Cowell put me forward to write for One Direction I said: 'Let me hear them first.' Simon has been really supportive since I won American Idol. Tell Me a Lie is the cut I've got on 1D's album [Up All Night], as I like the story of them, how they came together as a group," she said to Pressparty.com. "While I wrote the song for me, it didn't fit in the current album, as I never want an album to sound like one thought."

Kelly is a huge fan of British musicians.

"One Direction have worked so well in America as well as the UK because people love a story, plus they have this innocence about them that attracts people," she explained. "There's a lot of British talent doing well in America right now. I'm a huge fan of Ellie Goulding and Jessie J."