Ellie Goulding played matchmaker for Calvin Harris and Taylor Swift

Singer Ellie Goulding has revealed she played "matchmaker" for Calvin Harris and Taylor Swift.

The "Burn" hitmaker has confessed she was keen to set up her long time friend Calvin with the 25-year-old singer as she thought they would be "brilliant together," reported Female First.

"I did play matchmaker, that's true. Calvin is a really great mate and he's so fantastic, and Taylor is such a cool person who I love. I thought, 'They're both really awesome and both really tall, they'll be brilliant together'." The 31-year-old DJ has been dating Swift since February and even visited her native Nashville.

Goulding, 28, thinks its only a matter of time before Taylor joins the Scottish-born star for a trip to his home town Dumfries.

"Of course she would hang out there. She's so down to earth and that would be important to her."