Watch Niall Horan's Surprising Blake Shelton Impression in 'The Voice' Season 23 Preview

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Irish accent or Southern twang? In a preview of season 23 of , former One Direction crooner and new coach Niall Horan is seen giving his best impression of one of the singing competition show's other coaches, Blake Shelton.

As  fans know, this upcoming season will be Shelton's last coaching on the panel after 12 years. Nodding to Shelton's departure from the series, Horan says, «This is my last season on , and I would be honored if you were to be on the last-ever Team Blake.» Season 23 features Shelton, Horan, Kelly Clarkson and Chance the Rapper as coaches.

Teasing the lighthearted competition among coaches,  preview shows Shelton asking Horan during the Blind Auditions if he's going to «act like you know something about country music.» Shelton then goes after Clarkson, saying she «always acts like she knows something about country music.»Holding his own, Horan retorts, «Yeah, I am.

That's my strategy, to beat Kelly Clarkson. Every time you turn, I'm going with you.»Horan then boldly asks Shelton if there's a chance he will beat the stalwart coach on his last season with the show — to which, Shelton simply says, «No.