Niall James Horan was born on September 13, 1993 in Ireland. His parents got divorced when he was just five. So, he and his brother used to live on both sides (Photo: Facebook)
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At the age of 16, Niall auditioned for popular show, 'The X Factor', in Dublin. But he was not selected as Cheryl Cole and Katy Perry thought he needed some more time to focus on him (Photo: Facebook)
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The singer was put in a bootcamp because he was too good to let go. There he met four other guys equally good, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne (Photo: Facebook)
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The five boys formed a band at the bootcamp and decided to perform as a band rather than solo by the name of One Direction and rest is history! (Photo: Facebook)
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Alongside other members of the band, Niall is one of the founding members and became even more popular because of his guitar playing skills (Photo: Facebook)
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One Direction has released five albums and as a song writer Niall has written many songs for all the five albums, including singles like 'Night Changes' and 'Take Me Home' (Photo: Facebook)
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Horan cites Michael Buble as one of the biggest influences in his life because of the similarities in their personal life (Photo: Facebook)
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The singer has released his singles 'This Town' and 'Slow Hands' both of which will be included in his debut studio album that is yet to release. We wish the rising singer a happy birthday (Photo: Facebook)
