Niall James Horan(/ˈnaɪəlˈhɔːrən/NY-əlHOR-ən;[1][2]born 13 September 1993) is an Irish singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence as a member of the boy bandOne Direction,formed in 2010 on the singing competitionThe X Factor.The group released five albums and went on to become one of the best-sellingboy bandsof all time.
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After the band declared a hiatus in 2016, Horan signed a recording deal as a solo artist withCapitol Records.He has since released three albums:Flicker(2017),Heartbreak Weather(2020), andThe Show(2023).Flickerdebuted at No. 1 in Ireland and the US, and reached the top three in Australia and the UK. The album's first two singles, "This Town"and"Slow Hands",reached the top 20 in several countries.Heartbreak Weatherwas released in March 2020, and debuted at No. 1 in the UK,Irelandand Mexico, and at No. 4 in the US.[3]
Horan released his third studio album,The Show,in June 2023,[4]after dropping the singles "Heaven"in February and"Meltdown"in April.[5]
Early life
Niall James Horan was born on 13 September 1993 inMullingar,County Westmeath,Ireland.[6]He has an older brother, Greg, who was born in 1987.[7]His parents, Bobby Horan and Maura Gallagher (née Nolan),[8]divorced when he was five years old, so he and his brother lived with their mother for a year. After spending a year apart from their father, they later decided to move in with him.[9]He had asthma as a child.[10]
Greg received a guitar for his 15th birthday which he only used once and then it "sat around for a while" until Horan himself picked it up.[11]Horan, then aged 11, taught himself how to play by followingYouTubetutorials. His aunt discovered his singing ability one day when she was in the car with Horan as he started singing, and she had initially thought that the radio was on.[12]As a teenager, he performed at theMullingar Arts Centreduring a fundraiser for the local football team, theShamrocks.He also bagged a support slot with formerX FactorcontestantLloyd Danielsat the Academy club in Dublin.[13]
Career
2010–2015:The X Factorand One Direction
In 2010, at 16 years old, Horan auditioned for theseventh seriesofThe X Factorin Dublin.[14]He sang "So Sick"and received mixed comments from the judges.Louis Walshwas in his favour, butCheryl Coleand guest judgeKaty Perryfelt that he needed some time to grow.Simon Cowellvoted 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 judgeNicole 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 withHarry Styles,Liam Payne,Louis Tomlinson,andZayn Malikformed One Direction. Styles came up with the band name, which he thought would sound good when announcerPeter Dicksonread their name out on the live shows. Within the first four weeks of the live shows, they were Cowell's last act in the competition. They finished in 3rd place, behind runner-upRebecca Fergusonand winnerMatt Cardle.
FollowingThe X Factor,One Direction was signed by Cowell to a reported £2 millionSycorecord contract. They began recording their debut album in Los Angeles in January 2011. That February, the band and other contestants from the series participated inThe X Factor Live Tour.One Direction's debut single, "What Makes You Beautiful",was released in September 2011. The song reached number one in several countries.[15][16][17][18]Subsequent singles, "Gotta Be You"and"One Thing"received success,[19][20]becoming top ten hits in the UK. In November of that year, the group's debut album "Up All Night"was released in Ireland and the UK, reaching number one and number two on the charts, respectively. The album was released internationally in March 2012, and One Direction became the first UK group to have their debut album reach number one in the United States.[21]To promote the album, they embarked on their first headlining concert tour, theUp All Night Tour.[22]In September 2012, the group released "Live While We're Young",the lead single from their upcoming second album, which peaked at number three in the UK and US.[23][24]The album's second single, "Little Things,"spawned the band's secondnumber one singlein the UK.[25]In November 2012,Take Me Home,One Direction's second album, was released. It reached number one in over 35 countries,[26][27][28][29]and, after reaching number one on theBillboard 200,the group became the first boy band in US chart history to record two number-one albums in the same calendar year alongside becoming the first group since 2008 to record two number-one albums in the same year.[30]To support the album, they embarked on their second headlining tour, theTake Me Home Tour,playing over 120 shows over four continents. In August 2013,One Direction: This Is Us,a3-Ddocumentaryconcert filmwas released and was a box office success, grossing over $68.5 million.[31][32][33]
The band's third studio album,Midnight Memories,was released on 25 November 2013. It was the best-selling album worldwide in 2013 with 4 million copies sold globally.[34]Following the album's release, the group embarked on theWhere We Are Tour.[35][36]The tour grossed over $290 million and was the highest-grossing tour of 2014, the 15thhighest-grossing concert tourof all time, and is still the highest-grossing tour of all time by a vocal group.[37]In November 2014, One Direction released their fourth album,Four.The album debuted number one in 18 countries,[38]and One Direction became the only group in the 58-year history of theBillboard200albums chart to have their first four albums debut at number one.[39]In February 2015, the band embarked on theOn The Road Again Tour,playing shows in Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America. In November 2015,Made in the A.M.,their fifth album, was released. Led by singles "Drag Me Down"and"Perfect",the album reached number one in multiple countries, including the UK, while it reached number two on the USBillboard 200.Following the release of the album the group went on an indefinite hiatus.[40][41]
2016–2022:FlickerandHeartbreak Weather
On 29 September 2016, Horan released his debut single "This Town"withCapitol Records.[42]It has peaked at number 9 on theUK Singles Chart[43]and number 20 on the USBillboardHot 100.[44]
On 4 May 2017, Horan released his second single "Slow Hands".[45]It also entered the top 10 in the UK and the top 20 in the US. He embarked on a worldwide tour,Flicker Sessions 2017,which started in August to promote his debut albumFlicker.[46]On 15 September 2017, Horan released his third single from the album, "Too Much to Ask".[47]Flickerwas released on 20 October 2017, and debuted atop theBillboard200.[48]It also reached number one in Ireland and the Netherlands.[49][50]On 8 November 2017, he performed "Seeing Blind"alongside Maren Morris at the51st Country Music Association Awards.[51]In 2018, he embarked on theFlicker World Tour.[52]His song for theSmallFootsoundtrack, "Finally Free", received a nomination from theHollywood Music in Media AwardsforBest Original Song in an Animated Film.[53]He also performed tracks fromFlickerforRTÉand the recordings from the session was included in a live album calledFlicker: Featuring the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.[54]
In March 2019, he was featured onJulia Michaels' song "What a Time".[55]His second studio albumHeartbreak Weather's lead single, "Nice to Meet Ya",was released on 4 October 2019.[56]"Put a Little Love on Me"was released as the album's second single on 6 December 2019.[57]On 30 October, Horan announced that he would be embarking on theNice to Meet Ya Tourin 2020.[58]However, the tour was later cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[59]On 7 February 2020, Horan released the album's third single, "No Judgement"[60]The album was released on 13 March 2020, and debuted at number four on the USBillboard200 and number one on the UK Albums Chart.[61]While in lockdown, the singer co-wrote a new version ofAshe's song, "Moral of the Story",which was released in June 2020.[62]In 2021, Horan and English singerAnne-Mariereleased a single called "Our Song"[63]and a cover ofFleetwood Mac's song "Everywhere"for theBBC'sChildren in Needalongside other UK musicians.[64]In 2022, his TV special that was sponsored byGuinness,Homecoming: The Road to Mullingar withLewis Capaldiaired onVirgin Media Irelandand was later released toPrime Video.[65]
2023–present:The Show
"Heaven",the lead single from his third studio albumThe Show,was released on 17 February 2023.[66]The single debuted at number 4 on the Irish singles chart one week later.[67]On 17 March 2023, Horan performed the song at theWhite Housefor U.S. PresidentJoe BidenandTaoiseachLeo Varadkar'sSaint Patrick's Daycelebration.[68]"Meltdown",the second single from his upcoming album, was released on 28 April 2023.[69]The Showdebuted at number 1 ineight countries,including the Irish and UK album charts,[70]and number 2 in the United States of America.[71]
Horan made his festival debut at theBoston Calling Music Festival[72]and also performed at other festivals such as theIsle of Wight FestivalandTRNSMTin summer 2023.[73]
Other ventures
In 2016, Horan and Mark McDonnell founded Modest Golf, a golf management company.[74]
In early 2023, Horan became one of the coaches on the23rd seasonofThe Voice.[75][76][77]In May 2023, it was announced that Horan would return for the24th season,which premiered in late 2023.[78][79]On 23 May 2023,Gina Miles,a member of Horan's team, wonThe Voice,making Horan the winning coach on his first season.[80]On 19 December 2023,Huntley,also a member from Horan's team, won the 24th season, making Horan the winning coach for the second consecutive time.[81]
Artistry
Horan's music style has been categorised assoft rock,[82][83][84][85]pop,[86][87]andpop rock,[88]while also having elements ofcountry[89]andfolk.[90]Histenor voicehas been described as "sweet, high, [and] slightly grainy."[13]Horan grew up listening to rock bands likethe EaglesandFleetwood Mac,[91]andcroonersincludingRat PackmembersDean MartinandFrank Sinatra.[92]He is also inspired by singer-songwriters such asDamien Rice,Taylor Swift[93]andBruce Springsteen.[94]
Personal life
Horan is Catholic and is the godfather of his nephew.[95]
Horan enjoyed playing a number of sports while growing up, including golf,football,andGaelic football.[96]He supports English association football teamDerby County.[97]In the summer of 2010, while playing football with friends, he injured his knee and was diagnosed with afloating kneecap.[96]The problem recurred several times over the next couple of years, including a 2013 incident where he dislocated his knee onstage during a concert inAntwerp,Belgium.[96][98]Horan went to the United States for major reconstructive surgery in January 2014, after the tour ended.[96][99]After the surgery, he was invited to do physical therapy withChelseaby 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.[96]
In April 2018, Horan said he had mildOCDand anxiety.[100][101]Horan dated American actress/singerHailee Steinfeldfrom late 2017 to 2018.[102]Horan began dating account manager Amelia Woolley in 2020.[103]He splits his time between Los Angeles andSouth London.[104][105]
Horan iscolourblindand has difficulty differentiating between orange and red, green and yellow, and shades of blue and purple.[106]
Advocacy
In 2010, Horan canvassed for theLabour Party.[107]As a member of One Direction, Horan supportedComic Reliefin 2013,[108]and was involved in the Action 1D campaign, launched in 2015 "to end extreme poverty, tackle inequality and slow downclimate changewith the help of their millions of fans ".[109]
In May 2014, Horan hosted the Charity Football Challenge atLeicester City'sKing Power Stadiumto raise money for Irish Autism Action. The celebrity football match had 10,000 spectators and raised about £300,000.[110]
In 2016, Horan continued to support Irish Autism Action by creating limited-edition T-shirts.[111]Horan was a part of theSoccer Aid2016 and 2019 star lineup to raise funds forUNICEFto benefit children around the world.[112][113]Horan has been involved with the Drive, Chip, and Putt initiative that encourages and supports young golfers.[114]He has also said he wants to increase female participation in golf and add support and promotion for women golfers.[115][116]Since 2016, his golf management agency andJustin Rosehas put together fundraising shows called "Horan & Rose" to benefitCancer Research UKandThe Black Heart Foundation.[117]In 2017, Horan received an Arnie Award for his work with charities.[118]
Horan has expressed his support for theRepeal of the Eighth Amendment[119]and theBlack Lives Mattermovement.[120][121]
On 7 November 2020, Horan played a special live-streamed concert at theRoyal Albert Hallto support his touring crew andWe Need Crewduring theCOVID-19 pandemic.[122]
Achievements
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2013 | One Direction: This Is Us | Himself | Documentary concert film | |
2014 | One Direction: Where We Are – The Concert Film | Concert film | ||
2017 | On the Record: Niall Horan | Documentary short film | [123] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | iCarly | Himself | Episode: "iGo One Direction" | |
2017 | One Love Manchester | Himself (performer) | Television special | |
2018 | Niall Horan with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra | Himself | [124] | |
The Voice Australia | Guest mentor | Episode: "Semi-Final: Live" | [125] | |
2019 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (performer) | Episode: "Scarlett Johansson/ Niall Horan " | |
2021 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest host | Episode: "Niall Horan/Lizzo/Cristo Fernández/Kane Brown/Jonas Brothers" | [126] |
Jonas Brothers Family Roast | Himself | Netflixspecial | [127] | |
2022 | Niall Horan's Homecoming: The Road to Mullingar with Lewis Capaldi | Television special | [128] | |
2023 | The Voice | Coach | Season 23–season 24 | [129] |
Discography
- Flicker(2017)
- Heartbreak Weather(2020)
- The Show(2023)
Tours
Headlining
- Flicker Sessions(2017)
- Flicker World Tour(2018)
- The Show: Live on Tour(2024)
Notes
- ^For awards received as a member ofOne Direction,seeList of awards and nominations received by One Direction.
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