1. Niall Horan rose to prominence as a member of the boy band One Direction, formed in 2010 on the singing competition The X Factor.
36 Facts About Niall Horan
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Niall Horan has since released three albums: Flicker, Heartbreak Weather, and The Show.
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Niall Horan released his third studio album, The Show, in June 2023, after dropping the singles "Heaven" in February and "Meltdown" in April.
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Niall James Horan was born on 13 September 1993 in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland.
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Niall Horan has an older brother, Greg, who was born in 1987.
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Greg received a guitar for his 15th birthday which he only used once and then it "sat around for a while" until Niall Horan himself picked it up.
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Niall Horan's aunt discovered his singing ability one day when she was in the car with Horan as he started singing, and she initially thought that the radio was on.
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Niall Horan bagged a support slot with former X Factor contestant Lloyd Daniels at the Academy club in Dublin.
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In 2010, at 16 years old, Niall Horan auditioned for the seventh series of The X Factor in Dublin.
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Niall Horan sang "So Sick" and received mixed comments from the judges.
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On 29 September 2016, Niall Horan released his debut single "This Town" with Capitol Records.
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On 4 May 2017, Niall Horan released his second single "Slow Hands".
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Niall Horan embarked on a worldwide tour, Flicker Sessions 2017, which started in August to promote his debut album Flicker.
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On 15 September 2017, Niall Horan released his third single from the album, "Too Much to Ask".
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Niall Horan performed tracks from Flicker for RTE and the recordings from the session was included in a live album called Flicker: Featuring the RTE Concert Orchestra.
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On 30 October, Niall Horan announced that he would be embarking on the Nice to Meet Ya Tour in 2020.
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On 7 February 2020, Niall Horan released the album's third single, "No Judgement" The album was released on 13 March 2020, and debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the UK Albums Chart.
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On 17 March 2023, Niall Horan performed the song at the White House for US President Joe Biden and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's Saint Patrick's Day celebration.
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Niall Horan made his festival debut at the Boston Calling Music Festival and performed at other festivals such as the Isle of Wight Festival and TRNSMT in summer 2023.
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In early 2023, Niall Horan became one of the coaches on the 23rd season of The Voice.
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On 23 May 2023, Gina Miles, a member of Niall Horan's team, won The Voice, making Niall Horan the winning coach on his first season.
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On 19 December 2023, Huntley, a member from Niall Horan's team, won the 24th season, making Niall Horan the winning coach for the second consecutive time.
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Niall Horan is inspired by singer-songwriters such as Damien Rice, Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen.
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Niall Horan is Catholic and is the godfather of his nephew.
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Niall Horan enjoyed playing a number of sports while growing up, including golf, football, and Gaelic football.
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Niall Horan went to the United States for major reconstructive surgery in January 2014, after the tour ended.
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Niall 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.
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Niall Horan is colourblind and has difficulty differentiating between orange and red, green and yellow, and shades of blue and purple.
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In May 2014, Niall Horan hosted the Charity Football Challenge at Leicester City's King Power Stadium to raise money for Irish Autism Action.
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In 2016, Niall Horan continued to support Irish Autism Action by creating limited-edition T-shirts.
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Niall Horan was a part of the Soccer Aid 2016 and 2019 star lineup to raise funds for UNICEF to benefit children around the world.
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Niall Horan has been involved with the Drive, Chip, and Putt initiative that encourages and supports young golfers.
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Niall Horan has said he wants to increase female participation in golf and add support and promotion for women golfers.
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In 2017, Niall Horan received an Arnie Award for his work with charities.
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Niall Horan has expressed his support for the Repeal of the Eighth Amendment and the Black Lives Matter movement.
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On 7 November 2020, Niall Horan played a special live-streamed concert at the Royal Albert Hall to support his touring crew and We Need Crew during the COVID-19 pandemic.