Niall Horan

Niall was born on 13 September 1993 and is from Mullingar Ireland. Niall started singing when he was very young, and already by the age of eight, his teacher noticed that he had talent for singing, and asked him to take the singing seriously. Two years later he got a taste for acting. In November 2009 he joined a local talent competition Mullingar Shamrocks 'show' Stars In Their Eyes', where he parodied Jason Marz and sang his number I'm Yours. Niall decided to sign up for the X-factor, 13 December 2009 - the evening, Joe McElderry won. After the broadcast, he went online and signed up for the audition. To see Joe win inspired him to give it a try.

1. Niall’s mum is called Maura Gallagher and his dad’s name is Bobby Horan.

2. Niall has an older brother called Greg.

3. Niall’s mum and dad split up when he was five years old.

4. Niall’s ideal woman is Cheryl Cole and his man crush is Michael Bublé.

5. Niall’s nickname is Nialler.

6. Niall’s favourite colour is green.

7. Just like Liam, Niall’s middle name is James.

8. Niall’s favourite song of all time is ‘Viva La Vida’ by Coldplay.

9. Niall is the second youngest member of 1D.

10. One of Niall’s biggest idols is Michael Bublé.