Niall Horan

Niall James Horan is an Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist, known as a member of the boy band One Direction. He was born on 13 September 1993 in Mullingar, Ireland.

Niall auditioned for the X Factor

In 2010, at sixteen years old, Niall auditioned for the seventh series of The X Factor in Dublin. He sang "So Sick" and received 3 out of 4 ‘yes’ from the judges. At bootcamp, Niall sang "Champagne Supernova", but failed to qualify for the "Boys" category. After a suggestion from guest judge Nicole Scherzinger, Niall was put into a group with four other boys; Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, and Louis Tomnlinson and formed One Direction. They became second runner up.

One Direction had been signed by Cowell to a reported £2 million Syco record contract. They began to write their songs, and making their debut album. One Direction has released five albums so far, and Niall had been wrote and co-written some of the songs; Taken, Everything About You, Same Mistakes, Back for You and Summer Love, from the albums Up All Night and Take Me Home. He also co-wrote the songs Don't Forget Where You Belong, Why Don't We Go There and Story of My Life for the Midnight Memories album, Night Changes, Fool's Gold and Change Your Ticket for the album Four, Wolves, A.M, Temporary Fix and Never Enough for the band's fifth album Made in the AM.

Niall was said to be the sixth sexiest man on “Top 20 Sexiest Man in the World” which was made by The Sun. He once said that he couldn’t live without his heart, his family, his phone, and food. He enjoys playing golf, football, and Gaelic football. During One Direction’s hiatus on 2016, Niall spend his time playing golf, go on vacation, and gather with his family. 

You can get Niall’s updates by following his social media

Twitter: @Niall_Official
Instagram: @NiallHoran
Snapchat: niallhoran
or visit One Direction’s website: onedirectionmusic.com