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]
 His parents, Bobby Horan and Maura Gallagher, divorced when he was five years old, so
[3]

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] 
Horan tried to play the guitar that his brother bought for his marriage, but was not able to
play it. Horan, then aged 11, taught himself how to play the guitar by following YouTube
tutorials. His aunt discovered his talent one day when she was in the car with Horan as he
started singing. She originally thought the radio was on.

2010: The X Factor[edit]
In 2010, at sixteen years old, Horan auditioned for the seventh series of The X Factor in
Dublin.[7] He sang "So Sick" and received mixed comments from the judges. Louis
Walsh was in his favour, but Cheryl Cole and guest judge Katy Perry felt that he needed
some time to grow. Simon Cowell voted to let him through, Cole said no, Walsh said yes,
and Perry decided to vote yes. Horan was then put through to bootcamp.

At bootcamp, he sang "Champagne Supernova", but failed to qualify for the category. After
a suggestion from guest judge Nicole Scherzinger, Horan was put in a group with four boys
who also failed to move on in the competition, and since they were too good to let go, the
judges decided to agree with Scherzinger. Horan along with Harry Styles, Liam
Payne, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik formed One Direction. Styles came up with the
band name, which he thought would sound good when announcer Peter Dickson read their
name out on the live shows.

2019–present: Heartbreak Weather[edit]
In September 2019, Horan stated that he had been working on his upcoming second studio
album with Greg Kurstin, who helped him with a ballad entitled "Put a Little Love on Me".
[59]
 The album's lead single, "Nice to Meet Ya", was released on 4 October 2019.[60] On 30
October, Horan announced that he would be embarking on the Nice to Meet Ya Tour in
2020.[61] "Put a Little Love on Me" was released as the album's second single on 6
December 2019.[62] On 7 February 2020, Horan released the album's third single, "No
Judgement" alongside revealing the album's title as Heartbreak Weather and announcing
13 March 2020 as the release date.[63]

Personal life[edit]
Horan enjoyed playing a number of sports while growing up, including golf, soccer,
and Gaelic football.[86] In the summer of 2010, while playing football with friends, he injured
his knee and was diagnosed with a floating kneecap.[86] The problem recurred several times
over the next couple of years, including a 2013 incident where he dislocated his knee
onstage during a concert in Antwerp, Belgium.[86][87] Horan went to the United States for
major reconstructive surgery in January 2014, after the tour ended.[86][88] After the surgery, he
was invited to do physical therapy with Chelsea by their manager, José Mourinho. Horan
went through more than seven weeks of physical therapy with the members of the team
and their physical therapist at their training ground in Surrey.[86]
Horan's music style has been categorized as soft rock,[66][67][68][69] folk,[70][71] folk-pop,[72] country,
[68]
 pop[73][74] and indie folk.[71] His solo debut album was described as being on the "folkier side
of pop",[75] incorporating elements of folk music as well as pop rock, soft rock, and country
music.[76][77] In an interview with Digital Spy, Horan cited Michael Bublé as one of his biggest
influences because they had similar life histories, as he was discovered by his aunt and the
same thing happened to Bublé, except he was discovered by his father.[78] Horan has
cited Taylor Swift as one of his influences, calling her one of the greatest songwriters of her
generation.[79][80]
Horan has also stated that he is a "big, big swing fan", citing his favourite artists as Frank
Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Bublé.[81] Horan has also stated that he is a "Justin Bieber fan"
and has seen Bieber as a career model.[82] Horan likes pop and rock music and is a fan
of The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Bon Jovi, The Script, Take That, and Westlife.
Niall Horan is my Idol because he has gone through a lot of stuff and is still nice and caring
about people (unlike others)