Niall James Horan (born September 13th, 1993) is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and founder of Modest! Golf Management company. He auditioned on The X Factor at 16 years of age as a solo act and he came to worldwide prominence when he and four other boys were joined together to form pop boy band One Direction, which became one of the biggest boy bands in the world. Since the band’s hiatus in 2015, Horan has released two solo albums, has collaborated with the likes of Maren Morris, Julia Michaels and Ashe and has created a track for animated comedy film Smallfoot.

In September 2016, it was revealed that Niall had signed a solo contract with Capitol Records.

Following this news, Horan released his debut solo single “This Town”, becoming the first One Direction member to release solo music. “This Town” showcases his songwriting skills and vocals, as Horan strips everything down to him and his guitar. In support of the single, he also uploaded a one-take acoustic version of the single. The song peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart on January 14th, 2017.

In May 2017, “Slow Hands”, a homage to Horan’s ‘70s and '80s classic rock influences, was released. This track peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart on September 30th, 2017. Horan’s debut solo album Flicker was released on October 20th, 2017. It debuted on the Billboard 200 at #1, selling 152,000 copies in its first official week of sales.

Three years later, Horan released his sophomore album Heartbreak Weather, which produced four singles: “Nice to Meet Ya”, “Put a Little Love on Me”, “No Judgement” and “Black and White”. The album debuted at the top of the Irish Albums Chart and UK Albums Chart. It also opened at number four on the US Billboard 200 with 59,000 album-equivalent units and 42,000 pure album sales. Niall held a show at Royal Albert Hall with Ashe for We Need Crew later that year.