Mandy Moore stunned by Florence Welch meeting at the Oscars

Mandy Moore was a big winner at the Oscars on Sunday (27Feb11) before the ceremony had even started - a TV presenter helped her stage the ultimate hook-up on the red carpet.

Moore, who performed the nominated Best Song I See The Light at the Academy Awards, told TV host Chris Harrison she was very keen to meet fellow performer Florence Welch, who hit the stage with A.R. Rahman to sing If I Rise.

And when Harrison spotted the Brit walking by on the red carpet minutes later, he staged an impromptu get together.

Moore gushed, "I'm such a big fan of you! I loved watching you in the rehearsals. You're amazing!"

Welch was thrilled by the flattery, and after she walked away, Moore said, "Thank you so much. I owe you a lot for that."

Unfortunately the meeting didn't result in a win for either of the singers' songs - both tracks were beaten by Randy Newman's Toy Story 3 tune We Belong Together.