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All about Niall Horan

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Bio:

Niall Horan (born Niall James Horan in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland on September 13, 1993) is an Irish singer best known for being a member of the boy group One Direction, which was formed in 2010 on the British X-Factor. Niall said his family discovered his talents during a car trip when he was kid. During his audition on ‘X-Factor,’ the handsome blonde admitted he frequently is compared to Justin Bieber, which he finds flattering. He loves ‘big swing’ music, like Frank Sinatra and Michael Buble, in addition to rock, like the Eagles.

Best Known For:

Niall and his One Direction bandmates shot to fame in March 2012 when Up All Night, their debut album, hit #1 on the U.S. Billboard charts – setting a record for British groups.

Personal Life:

Demi Lovato has said she has a crush on Niall out of all the other guys in One Direction. Niall Horan was born on September 13, 1993, in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. During his school years, he showed talent for singing and performing. At the age of 16, he auditioned for the television show The X Factor and was accepted into the competition. Although he did not make the final rounds as a solo vocalist, he joined forces with four other contestants to form the successful boy band One Direction.

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Childhood and School Years Competing on 'The X Factor'

Niall Horan was born on September 13, 1993, in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. During his school years, he showed talent for singing and performing. At the age of 16, he auditioned for the television show The X Factor and was accepted into the competition. Although he did not make the final rounds as a solo vocalist, he joined forces with four other contestants to form the successful boy band One Direction.CONTENTSSynopsisChildhood and School YearsCompeting on 'The X Factor'Fame and One DirectionQUOTES"Every now and then you have like a realization moment where you get goosebumps and think,I am literally the luckiest person in the world.'"– Niall HoranChildhood and School YearsNiall James Horan was born on September 13, 1993, in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland.

His parents, Bobby and Maura Horan, divorced when he was a child. He and his older brother, Greg, moved back and forth between their parents' two households before settling in with their father.Niall grew up in Mullingar and attended St. Kenny National School, where he performed in school plays and sang in the school choir. He attended secondary school at Coláiste Mhuire (Mary's College), also in Mullingar.

As a teenager he performed at the Mullingar Arts Centre (in a fund-raiser for the local football team, the Shamrocks) and at The Academy in Dublin.Competing on 'The X Factor'In 2010, when he was 16 years old, Horan auditioned for the television talent competition The X Factor.He moved up through several rounds of preliminary auditions culminating in a performance for the program's judges, including Simon Cowell and guest judge Katy Perry, in Dublin. He sang a version of Ne-Yo's "So Sick" and was accepted into the official competition. Although he was eliminated as a solo contestant after the semifinals, the judges combined Horan with Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson to form the boy band called One Direction.Fame and One DirectionAlthough One Direction did not win the final round of The X Factor, the band immediately received a contract with Cowell's label Syco and recorded its first album,

Up All Night, which became a best seller in the United Kingdom in 2011 and the United States in 2012.Horan is the only One Direction member born outside England, and he is the second youngest member of the band. He claims to be inspired by classic swing music and by the vocalist Michael Bublé. He is known for his blonde good looks and boy-next-door appeal, and he has been romantically linked with the actresses Demi Lovato and Freya Mavor, despite denying both rumors.

Fame and One Direction

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"Every now and then you have like a realization moment where you get goosebumps and think, 'I am literally the luckiest person in the world.'"

– Niall Horan Childhood and School Years

Niall James Horan was born on September 13, 1993, in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. His parents, Bobby and Maura Horan, divorced when he was a child. He and his older brother, Greg, moved back and forth between their parents' two households before settling in with their father.

Niall grew up in Mullingar and attended St. Kenny National School, where he performed in school plays and sang in the school choir. He attended secondary school at Coláiste Mhuire (Mary's College), also in Mullingar. As a teenager he performed at the Mullingar Arts Centre (in a fund-raiser for the local football team, the Shamrocks) and at The Academy in Dublin.

Competing on 'The X Factor'

In 2010, when he was 16 years old, Horan auditioned for the television talent competition The X Factor. He moved up through several rounds of preliminary auditions culminating in a performance for the program's judges, including Simon Cowell and guest judge Katy Perry, in Dublin. He sang a version of Ne-Yo's "So Sick" and was accepted into the official competition. Although he was eliminated as a solo contestant after the semifinals, the judges combined Horan with Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson to form the boy band called One Direction.

Fame and One Direction

Although One Direction did not win the final round of The X Factor, the band immediately received a contract with Cowell's label Syco and recorded its first album, Up All Night, which became a best seller in the United Kingdom in 2011 and the United States in 2012.

Horan is the only One Direction member born outside England, and he is the second youngest member of the band. He claims to be inspired by classic swing music and by the vocalist Michael Bublé. He is known for his blonde good looks and boy-next-door appeal, and he has been romantically linked with the actresses Demi Lovato and Freya Mavor, despite denying both rumors.