Stormzy is a big fan of the late Whitney Houston (Picture: Getty)

A collaboration between Stormzy and Whitney Houston certainly would’ve been unforgettable.

Now, the beloved rapper has revealed that the late powerhouse vocalist would have been his dream duet, if only he had a time machine.

American diva Houston died on February 11, 2012 at the age of 48, leaving behind a string of hits that we still love, from I Have Nothing to I Wanna Dance With Somebody.

Speaking about his love for the icon, Stormzy – real name Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. – said he ‘admires’ her.

‘Whitney Houston. Easy!’, he told BBC Radio 2’s Ken Bruce when asked which artist he’d work with if he could travel back in time.

The 29-year-old added: ‘To be fair, I say that – I’ve got this thing as well where I can admire artists and sometimes I know its not your place to make music with them.

The rapper performed three songs for Radio 2’s Piano Room (Picture: BBC/James Watkins/Backgrid)

‘In a dream world, it’s like, “That artist, and that artist”, but it doesn’t always work like that. So maybe I don’t work with Whitney.

‘Maybe we’d get in the studio and make the worst song ever. Maybe I just admire her.’

Stormzy declared that the ‘idea of being on a song with her and making a beautiful record is a dream come true.’

The I Have Nothing vocalist died in 2012 at the age of 48 (Picture: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Elsewhere on the show, the Vossi Bop hitmaker performed three songs for BBC Radio 2’s month-long Piano Room, accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra at the BBC’s Maida Vale studios.

Stormzy performed his hit Crown, new track Give It To The Water, and his classic cover was Get Here by Oleta Adams.

Also in his interview, he reflected on his famous Glastonbury set, hailing it ‘the greatest moment of my life’ when he headlined the Somerset festival in 2019.

Stormzy said playing Glastonbury in 2019 was one of his ‘greatest moments’ (Picture: PA)

‘That’s a really, “Thank God” moment from me, I don’t take that lightly,’ he said. ‘That’s like an actual, “I have lived my dream” [moment] and I’m still alive and I’ve still got my career ahead of me and I thank God for that.’

And while he’s ticked off such big bucket list moments in his career and has dreams of working with big stars, Stormzy gave an insight into his songwriting process, which is surprisingly chilled.

‘I write on my dog walk in the morning,’ he admitted.

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He then ‘kicks everyone out the room’ when he gets to the studio to ‘fiddle around with ideas’, confessing he doesn’t ‘wrack [his] brain’ for hours on end.

‘I just take my time, eat some food, chill out and it all comes. And I pray and I let God do it as well.’

Listen to Stormzy on BBC Radio 2’s Piano Room now.

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This certainly would’ve been iconic.