Niall James Horan
Niall Horan was born on September 13, 1993 in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland. He was born to a mother, Maura, and a father Bobby. He has an older brother named Greg who is 23. Bobby and Maura devorced when Niall was just 5. He was a student at Colaiste Mhuire, a Christain Brothers school. Niall was in the chior and they did Christmas preformances. Before aditioning for The X-Factor, Niall preformed around his homeland. Niall has been playing the guitar since childhood. He thinks his guitar is the best present he has ever gotten for Christmas. In Niall's hometown, he was often refered to as the "Irish Justin Bieber." He didn't mind the comparrison. In 2010, Niall auditioned for The X-Factor. He preformed as a solo canidate. Niall preformed the song "So Sick." He recived mixed comments from the jugdes. Niall went to boot camp and preformed "Champagne Supernova," failing to qualify, he was put into One Direction. Niall is a big fan of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Michael Buble. He also enjoys rock music from The Eagles, Bon Jovi and The Script. Niall has a fear of birds- known as ornithophobia. He was attacked by a pigeon while on the toilet as a young boy.