50 short questions for Niall Horan. Various from One Direction

early years

Niall was born to Moira Gallagher and Bobby Horan. He was the youngest child, his older brother was already 5 years old. But, unfortunately, 5 years after the birth of the baby, the parents decided to divorce. The brothers took turns living with their mother and then with their father. So 4 years passed, but when my mother got married, they stayed with their father.

Niall was a musical boy and his father gave him a guitar for Christmas. It was simply impossible to imagine a better gift, just as Horan’s fans today cannot imagine him without a guitar. They truly became inseparable.

The beginning of a creative journey

Having mastered the instrument perfectly, the boy became the star of the school and then the city stage. In addition, from early childhood he sang in a church choir, which also developed his musical ear, taste and talent.

First steps on the big stage

The star journey began on the popular Western show The X Factor (analogous to the Russian “Star Factory” and “The Voice”). In 2010, 16-year-old Niall applied and became a participant in the program. The young man successfully passed the preliminary auditions and was invited to Dublin, where television filming took place. Participants performed in front of prestigious judges - Simon Cowell and Katy Perry. Niall Horan sang the song So Sick by singer Ne-Yo. The young man was allowed to the final audition despite the fact that Katie considered him “immature” and advised him to “grow up” in his vocal skills.

The would-be singer, however, was eliminated from the competition at the semi-final stage, but Nicole Scherzinger (who appeared on The X Factor as a guest) helped Horan get a second chance and become the fifth member of the new boy band One Direction. The group took third place, but signed a contract with promising guys. His role in the group was small and he could do much more, but the young man modestly acted as a backing vocalist, and Niall Horan also wrote some songs for the group’s first album.

"The X-Factor" and further career

His fame began with his participation in the music competition “The X-Factor”. He was nominated as a soloist, but one of the judges suggested combining several young singers into a boy group.

In 2013, Niall starred in a youth series, this was his first film role. In September 2020, the guy left the group and began a solo career under the auspices of the Capitol Records label. His career began with the single “This City”. The song was in rotation, played, as they say, “from every iron,” and gained hundreds of thousands of plays.

Full name: Louis Troy Austin Tomlinson

Tomlinson was born in Doncaster, a small town in England with a population of 127,851 people. By the way, if you are going to the musician’s homeland, then you need to book tickets to the airport with a beautiful name - Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield.

Louis could well have been performing under the surname Poulston or Austin, but he took the surname of his stepfather, Mark Tomlinson. Louis's parents, Joanna Poulston and Troy Austin, separated when the singer was very young. Louis has five sisters!

Before Tomlinson became famous, he could be found as an employee of a cinema, at the football stadium of a local club, as a waiter. However, even then it was clear that this was temporary - Louis gravitated toward creativity. So, he participated in some musical productions, one of which led him to the idea of trying himself in the show The X Factor.

Tomlinson also appeared in films, where he appeared in the minor role of Fat Friends, and after filming he began attending film school. Following Fat Friends, he landed small roles in If I Had You and Waterloo Road.

What happened in 2010, we think, is not worth describing in detail. Tomlinson came to The X Factor and... lost. However, the defeat helped him become one of the greatest musicians of the moment among young performers: together with other guys, by a judge's decision, they tried to create a group and, without becoming winners in the reality show, they defeated all competitors in the real world: fans fill the halls, sell out tickets in seconds and are ready to wait for your pets all day long.

He no longer works in cinemas and is considered one of the richest young men in Britain, but you can still meet him at football. Tomlinson is not just a fan of his home club Doncaster Rovers, but also its player! Louis signed a semi-professional contract with the club, which allows him to occasionally take part in matches of reserve teams.

“It's incredible. I'm a huge football fan and grew up in Doncaster. Becoming part of the club is my dream,” said Louis

Niall James Horan is a singer of Irish origin, a participant in the music competition The X Factor 2010, and the lead singer of the group One Direction. Niall was born on September 13, 1993 in the Irish town of Mullingar to Bobby Horan and Maura Gallagher, who were already raising their eldest son Greg. In 1998, the parents filed for divorce, after which they separated. Until 2002, brothers Greg and Niall lived alternately in their mother and father's house.

When Maura remarried and moved with her new husband Chris to Myhas Treem in County Longford, the boys remained in their hometown with their father. As a child, Niall began attending music classes and became interested in singing. Later, after entering the Christian school St. Kenny National School, Niall got a place in the church choir and began performing in theater productions.

On one of the Christmas holidays, the father gave the boy a guitar. Trying to imitate his idol Michael Buble, Niall quickly mastered the techniques of playing the instrument. The first song that the future singer chose was the song Wonderwall. The young man felt confident on the stage and soon became a city celebrity. Horan once opened for singer Lloyd Daniels.

The groups “Fame” and “One Direction” and the popularity of the singer

It was truly a fateful decision for five guys - Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles and Zayn Malik. The group was called “One Direction”, and from the very first song it soared to the top of the charts. They took third place in the competition “The X-Factor”. This was an undoubted success of the new project.

Five singers became real idols of European girls. And, of course, Niall, who in many videos holds his favorite guitar in his hands, was one of the most popular soloists of the group.

Music

At the age of 16, Niall Horan took part in The X Factor competition, where he showed his best side. The 2010 show became the highest rated of all seasons of the program. The competition was judged by Louis Walsh, Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole. Niall came to the project, applying for a performance in the solo category, but after auditioning the young Irishman and four other participants - Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson, were asked to unite in the boy band One Direction and perform in the "Groups" category. .

Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson

Simon Cowell became the youths' mentor. For the first joint performance, the composition Torn was chosen. Subsequently, the team's repertoire included cover versions of hits by popular musicians Pink, Coldplay, The Beatles, Elton John, Kelly Clarkson, Snow Patrol, Kim Wilde, Rihanna. As a result, One Direction made it to the finals, where they took third place, after which the young musicians signed a contract with the record label Syco Records. First place in the competition went to Dannii Minogue's mentee, Matt Cardle, and second place went to Rebecca Ferguson.

The group One Direction quickly began its ascent to the Olympus of fame. The concerts of the program finalists were attended by 500 thousand people over three months. In 2011, the team began work on their first album, Up All Night, which was released in November and immediately took first place in the charts in 16 countries. In the UK, 600 thousand copies of the record were sold in six months, in the USA - 900 thousand copies.

Niall Horan and One Direction

The album sold 2.7 million copies worldwide. The first video for the single What Makes You Beautiful collected 24 million views in a month on YouTube video hosting, and in 2012 received a BRIT Award in the category “Best British Single”. At the end of 2011, the group signed a contract with the American label Columbia Records. Concerts on the first tours in the UK, USA and Australia were sold out.

In November 2012, the group's second disc, Take Me Home, was released with the single Live While We're Young. On the first day of release, 314 thousand copies of the disc were sold. Soon the album took first place in the charts in 35 countries. In 2013, the documentary film “One Direction: This Is Us” premiered, which told the biography of each musician in the group. Box office receipts worldwide amounted to $60 million.

Niall Horan on stage

In May 2013, One Direction signed a deal with school supplies company Office Depot. The band's musicians also participated in the filming of commercials for Nokia, HarperCollins, Pok&mon and Hasbro brands.

Niall Horan appeared on the stage of the youth sitcom “iCarly”. In November 2013, the group organized an unprecedented 1D Day event using YouTube video hosting, which lasted 7.5 hours and gave the group’s fans the opportunity to communicate with their idols live.

Soon the team's third album, Midnight Memories, premiered with the single Story of My Life. The concert film One Direction: This Is Us, released on DVD, broke a sales record after selling 270,000 copies in three days.

In 2014, two new films were released - “One Direction: Where We Are Now” and “Who We Are.” By the end of 2014, Four's fourth album was released with the single Steal My Girl. The tour in support of the disc brought the organizers $282 million. A year later, lead singer Zayn Malik left the group and the fifth album Made in the AM was recorded without him.

Niall's personal life

Fame and popularity did not spoil the young singer. But, of course, his personal life was just seething all these years. The paparazzi regularly posted photos of Horan with one star or another, throwing millions of girls into despondency. But each of them could become “exactly that one.” The singer himself left them this hope, declaring that he would definitely marry one of his fans, but he just needs to find exactly the one who will make her happy. He even said that he always looks into the audience from the stage so as not to miss his fate.

Of course, everyone understands that this is a successful PR move, nothing more, but it’s impossible to explain this to Niall Horan’s female fans. Moreover, photos of the singer at one of the concerts appeared in the press, where he stands near the stage, hugging a girl named Celine. It turns out that she is a simple student, studying to become a lawyer.

However, his romances with Ellie Goulding, who is 7 years older than him, Freya Mavor, an actress from a youth series, Christine Bleakley, who is 13 years older, indicate that due to the divorce of his parents, the boy lacks maternal love, and he is looking for relationships with older girlfriends.

But not only that, his affair with Barbara Palvin, a Hungarian model, was discussed by the press and fans. He even went with her to her homeland and introduced her to her parents. But the engagement did not happen. The stars later said that it was just friendship.

The next girlfriend of the Irishman was Selena Gomez. They were seen at parties in each other's arms. By the way, Selena Gomez is Justin Bieber’s ex-girlfriend, and Barbara Palvin’s relationship with Justin Bieber began after breaking up with Niall. The world of music is apparently too small and monotonous.