Niall Horan
- Music Artist
- Actor
- Composer
Niall James Horan was born on September 13th, 1993, in Westmeath,
Mullingar (Mullingar General Hospital). He has one older brother, Greg Horan.
His parents are Maura Gallagher and Bobby Horan. His parents divorced
when he was five and he lived a few years between each homes, until he
chose to live with his dad. Niall was a pupil at Coláiste Mhuire, a
Christian Brothers School. Niall was into music from a young age, from
about 5 or 6. He started playing the guitar when he was about twelve,
and one year later he entered the school's talent show, singing The
Script's 'The Man Who Can't Be Moved'. He didn't win, but got a lot of
local press and good comments. He also entered a small local
competition, where he was singing Chris Brown's 'With You', this time
he won the show. In 2009, Niall supported Lloyd Daniels in a small
music venue. All those things led him realize he was maybe good at
singing. In 2010, Niall entered the X Factor. He sang 'I'm Yours' and
'So Sick' on his audition, and got trough to the next round. At boot
camp, he and Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik
were put together in a band, One Direction. They came third on the
show, and one day after that their mentor, Simon Cowell, gave them a
record deal. Their first single 'What Makes You Beautiful' is one of
the biggest hits of 2012, and their debut album 'Up All Night' went
straight to number one in America.
