Niall Horan

Niall James Horan (/ˈnaɪəl ˈhɒrən/;[1] born 13 September 1993) is an Irish singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence as a member of the boy band One Direction, formed in 2010 on the British singing competition The X Factor. Following the band’s hiatus in 2016, Horan signed a recording deal as a solo artist with Capitol Records.

Horan’s debut solo album, Flicker (2017), debuted at number one in Ireland and the US, and reached the top three in Australia and the UK. Its singles “This Town” and “Slow Hands” reached the top 20 in several Countries. Horan’s second studio album, Heartbreak Weather, was released in March 2020 and debuted at number four in the US and number one in the UK, Ireland, and Mexico.[2]

Niall James Horan was born on 13 September 1993 in Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland. He has an older brother, Greg Horan.[3] His parents, Bobby Horan and Maura Gallagher, divorced when he was five years old, so he and his brother, Greg, lived with their mother for a year. After spending a year apart from their father, they later decided to move in with him.[4] He had asthma as a child.[5] He attended St. Kenny’s National School, a primary school, and Coláiste Mhuire, a Catholic boys school, which are both located in Mullingar.