He then went on to sell more than 25million albums worldwide, winning him three Grammy awards, an Emmy for his role on smash-hit sitcom Will & Grace and critical acclaim for his portrayal of serial killer, Daryll Lee Cullum in the 1995 psychological thriller Copycat.

American smooth-talking crooner Harry Connick Jr is back in Australia to promote his new album Your Songs and Hills audiences will be treated to a rare live performance.

He will perform at Castle Towers on Saturday at 1pm on the main stage and will sign copies of the album, released last month.

Tomorrow night, he will join the cast of Hey Hey It's Saturday for their second reunion show as one of the show's all-time favourite guests.