Niall Horan

Niall James Horan was born on 13 September 1993 in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland.{{cite web |url=https://www.biography.com/musician/niall-horan |title=Niall Horan Biography |date=31 December 2019 |publisher=Biography.com |access-date=21 June 2021 |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101145009/https://www.biography.com/musician/niall-horan |url-status=live }} He has an older brother, Greg, who was born in 1987.{{cite news|author=Lisa McGarry|url=http://www.unrealitytv.co.uk/x-factor/x-factor-2010-niall-horans-brother-says-one-direction-get-along-well|title=X Factor 2010: Niall Horan's brother says One Direction get along well|website=Unrealitytv.co.uk|date=6 November 2010|access-date=17 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318230602/http://www.unrealitytv.co.uk/x-factor/x-factor-2010-niall-horans-brother-says-one-direction-get-along-well/|archive-date=18 March 2012}} His parents, Bobby Horan and Maura Gallagher (née Nolan),{{Cite news |date=1984-11-03 |title=Wedding of Robert Horan and Maura Nolan |work=Westmeath Examiner |url=https://prnt.sc/s6Xq1UzJ6wFR |access-date=2023-07-10 |archive-date=9 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709230215/https://prnt.sc/s6Xq1UzJ6wFR |url-status=live }} divorced when he was five years old, so he and his brother lived with their mother for a year. After spending a year apart from their father, they later decided to move in with him.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-interviews/2012/04/16/mums-of-one-direction-stars-reveal-how-the-boys-have-grown-into-music-sensations-86908-23826535|title=Mums of One Direction stars reveal how the boys have grown into music sensations|work=Daily Record|location=Glasgow|date=16 April 2012|access-date=11 May 2012|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607001045/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/mums-of-one-direction-stars-reveal-1119384|url-status=live}} He had asthma as a child.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pflmIVb5Mbg | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211102/pflmIVb5Mbg| archive-date=2 November 2021| url-status=live|title=Niall Horan Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions|magazine=Wired |via=YouTube |date=18 October 2019|access-date=13 March 2020}}{{cbignore}}

Greg received a guitar for his 15th birthday which he only used once and then it "sat around for a while" until Horan himself picked it up.{{Citation |title=Niall Horan Replies to Fans on the Internet {{!}} Actually Me {{!}} GQ | date=9 June 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Mrbc757vQ |access-date=2023-07-25 |language=en |archive-date=25 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725093912/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Mrbc757vQ |url-status=live}} Horan, then aged 11, taught himself how to play by following YouTube tutorials. His aunt discovered his singing ability one day when she was in the car with Horan as he started singing, and she had initially thought that the radio was on.{{Cite web |last=Hiatt |first=Brian |date=22 July 2020 |title=Harry Styles and Niall Horan: The Lost Interview |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/harry-styles-and-niall-horan-lost-rolling-stone-cover-story-2012-1032665/ |access-date=16 April 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=27 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127154425/https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/harry-styles-and-niall-horan-lost-rolling-stone-cover-story-2012-1032665/ |url-status=live }} As a teenager, he performed at the Mullingar Arts Centre during a fundraiser for the local football team, the Shamrocks. He also bagged a support slot with former X Factor contestant Lloyd Daniels at the Academy club in Dublin.{{cite web|last1=John D. Buchanan|title=Niall Horan Bio|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/music/artist/niall-horan/0ddd3f00-0200-11db-89ca-0019b92a3933/bio?display=grid|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226214153/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/music/artist/niall-horan/0ddd3f00-0200-11db-89ca-0019b92a3933/bio?display=grid| website=Microsoft|archive-date=26 February 2017|access-date=22 December 2022}}

In 2010, at 16 years old, Horan auditioned for the seventh series of The X Factor in Dublin.{{cite web|title=Niall Auditions For The X Factor|url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/one-direction/photos/niall-horan-best-pictures/#x-factor-audition|website=Capital FM|access-date=31 December 2015|archive-date=19 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619035827/http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/one-direction/photos/niall-horan-best-pictures/#x-factor-audition|url-status=live}} He sang "So Sick" and received mixed comments from the judges. Louis Walsh was in his favour, but Cheryl Cole and guest judge Katy Perry felt that he needed some time to grow. Simon Cowell voted to let him through, Cole said no, Walsh said yes, and Perry decided to vote yes. Horan was then put through to bootcamp. At bootcamp, he sang "Champagne Supernova", but failed to qualify for the category. After a suggestion from guest judge Nicole Scherzinger, Horan was put in a group with four boys who also failed to move on in the competition, and since they were too good to let go, the judges decided to agree with Scherzinger. Horan along with Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik formed One Direction. Styles came up with the band name, which he thought would sound good when announcer Peter Dickson read their name out on the live shows. Within the first four weeks of the live shows, they were Cowell's last contestant in the competition. They became the last contestant eliminated on the show, behind runner-up Rebecca Ferguson and winner Matt Cardle.

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Following The X Factor, One Direction was signed by Cowell to a reported £2 million Syco record contract. They began recording their debut album in Los Angeles in January 2011. That February, the band and other contestants from the series participated in The X Factor Live Tour. One Direction's debut single, "What Makes You Beautiful", was released in September 2011. The song reached number one in several countries.{{cite web|title=One Direction on UK|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/one%20direction/|website=The Official Chart Company|access-date=1 January 2016|archive-date=12 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012171137/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/one%20direction/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Mexico Airplay |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/internationalcharts/mexico |access-date=1 January 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718201050/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/internationalcharts/mexico |archive-date=18 July 2012 }}{{cite web|title=Chart Track Archive|url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2011&year=2011&week=37|website=GFK Chart Track|access-date=1 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827045450/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2011&year=2011&week=37|archive-date=27 August 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite magazine|url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7408939/ask-billboard-one-directions-career-sales|title = Ask Billboard: One Direction's Career Sales|magazine = Billboard|date = 19 June 2016|access-date = 20 July 2019|archive-date = 27 June 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180627151555/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7408939/ask-billboard-one-directions-career-sales|url-status = live}} Subsequent singles, "Gotta Be You" and "One Thing" received success,{{cite web|title=One Thing on Charts|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=One+Direction&titel=One+Thing&cat=s|website=Hung Medien|access-date=1 January 2016|archive-date=23 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623192035/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=One+Direction&titel=One+Thing&cat=s|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Gotta Be You on Charts|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=One+Direction&titel=Gotta+Be+You&cat=s|website=Hung Medien|access-date=1 January 2016|archive-date=18 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418092732/http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=One+Direction&titel=Gotta+Be+You&cat=s|url-status=live}} becoming top ten hits in the UK. In November of that year, the group's debut album "Up All Night" was released in Ireland and the UK, reaching number one and number two on the charts, respectively. The album was released internationally in March 2012, and One Direction became the first UK group to have their debut album reach number one in the United States.{{cite web| url=http://www.idolator.com/6226811/one-direction-debut-chart-history?safari=1&Exc_D_LessThanPoint002_p1=1| title=One Direction Debut at #1, Make Album Chart History| date=2012-03-21}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} To promote the album, they embarked on their first headlining concert tour, the Up All Night Tour.{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=HSWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldsun.com.au%2Fentertainment%2Fone-direction-infection-sweeps-melbourne%2Fnews-story%2Fd24bd97352b8eb096d0a8ddf59405a03&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&nk=1a453d45df66c2a29080c90b37921a4a-1570174837|title=One Direction infection sweeps city|website=Heraldsun.com.au|access-date=2019-10-04}} In September 2012, the group released "Live While We're Young", the lead single from their upcoming second album, which peaked at number three in the UK and US.{{cite web|title=One Direction's Official Top 10 Biggest Selling Singles Revealed!|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-s-official-top-10-biggest-selling-singles-revealed-__7226/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=23 May 2023|date=25 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829090736/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-s-official-top-10-biggest-selling-singles-revealed-__7226/|archive-date=29 August 2015|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=19 May 2023 |title=One Direction Billboard Hot 100 Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/one-direction/chart-history/hsi/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=19 May 2023 |archive-date=3 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603145224/https://www.billboard.com/artist/one-direction/chart-history/hsi/ |url-status=live}} The album's second single, "Little Things," spawned the band's second number one single in the UK.{{cite web | url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-score-number-1-single-and-album-__2564/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830142315/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-score-number-1-single-and-album-__2564/ | archive-date=2018-08-30 |title = One Direction score Number 1 single AND album!| website=Official Charts }} In November 2012, Take Me Home, One Direction's second album, was released. It reached number one in over 35 countries,{{cite web|title=Irish Albums Chart – Take Me Home|url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=46|website=GFK Chart Track|access-date=1 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113084049/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2012&year=2012&week=46|archive-date=13 November 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite magazine|title=One Direction Chart History (Billboard 200)|url=https://www.billboard.com/#/artist/one-direction/chart-history/1748710?f=305&g=Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=1 January 2016|archive-date=28 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828145134/https://www.billboard.com/#/artist/one-direction/chart-history/1748710?f=305&g=Albums|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|title=One Direction Chart History (Canadian Albums)|url=https://www.billboard.com/#/artist/one-direction/chart-history/1748710?f=309&g=Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=1 January 2016|archive-date=28 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828145134/https://www.billboard.com/#/artist/one-direction/chart-history/1748710?f=309&g=Albums|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Australian Album Charts – One Direction|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=One+Direction&titel=Take+Me+Home&cat=a|website=Hung Medien|access-date=1 January 2016|archive-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116100033/http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=One%20Direction&titel=Take%20Me%20Home&cat=a|url-status=live}} and, after reaching number one on the Billboard 200, the group became the first boy band in US chart history to record two number-one albums in the same calendar year alongside becoming the first group since 2008 to record two number-one albums in the same year.{{cite magazine|url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474059/one-directions-take-me-home-debuts-at-no-1-with-years-third-biggest-opening|title = One Direction's 'Take Me Home' Debuts at No. 1 with Year's Third-Biggest Opening|magazine = Billboard|date = 21 November 2012|access-date = 20 July 2019|archive-date = 26 March 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170326023143/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474059/one-directions-take-me-home-debuts-at-no-1-with-years-third-biggest-opening|url-status = live}} To support the album, they embarked on their second headlining tour, the Take Me Home Tour, playing over 120 shows over four continents. In August 2013, One Direction: This Is Us, a 3-D documentary concert film was released and was a box office success, grossing over $68.5 million.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/aug/20/one-direction-fans-film-premiere|title=One Direction fans queue for prime view of a global success story|last=Sullivan|first=Caroline|date=2013-08-20|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-10-04|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=21 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821070925/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/aug/20/one-direction-fans-film-premiere|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=onedirection.htm|title=One Direction: This is Us|access-date=18 March 2019|archive-date=15 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915192159/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=onedirection.htm|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=One Direction Movie in 3D|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=90812|website=Coming Soon|access-date=1 January 2016|archive-date=22 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922174055/http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=90812|url-status=dead}}

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The band's third studio album, Midnight Memories, was released on 25 November 2013. It was the best-selling album worldwide in 2013 with 4 million copies sold globally.{{Cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28599903| title=One Direction top global album chart| work=BBC News| date=August 2014| access-date=20 July 2019| archive-date=2 August 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802050354/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28599903| url-status=live}} Following the album's release, the group embarked on the Where We Are Tour.{{cite web | url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/wkvj9c/one-direction-tour-tickets-sell-out-in-minutes | title=One Direction Tour Tickets Sell Out in Minutes | work=MTV UK | access-date=20 July 2019 | archive-date=18 July 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718234817/http://www.mtv.co.uk/one-direction/news/one-direction-tour-tickets-sell-out-in-minutes | url-status=live}}{{cite web| url=https://metro.co.uk/2013/05/25/fans-left-devastated-as-one-direction-where-we-are-tour-tickets-sell-out-in-minutes-3808314/| title=1D add tour dates after 'instant sell-out'| date=2013-05-25| access-date=20 July 2019| archive-date=18 July 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718234819/https://metro.co.uk/2013/05/25/fans-left-devastated-as-one-direction-where-we-are-tour-tickets-sell-out-in-minutes-3808314/| url-status=live}} The tour grossed over $290 million and was the highest-grossing tour of 2014, the 15th highest-grossing concert tour of all time, and is still the highest-grossing tour of all time by a vocal group.{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2015/03/24/these-were-the-10-highest-grossing-tours-of-2014/#673c117c3643 | title=These Were the 10 Highest-Grossing Tours of 2014 | website=Forbes.com | access-date=20 July 2019 | archive-date=18 July 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718234838/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2015/03/24/these-were-the-10-highest-grossing-tours-of-2014/#673c117c3643 | url-status=live }} In November 2014, One Direction released their fourth album, Four. The album debuted number one in 18 countries,{{cite web | url=https://www.lthqofficial.com/news/2018/11/17/fourth-anniversary-of-one-directions-album-four | title=Fourth Anniversary of One Direction's Album, Four | website=Lthqofficial.com | access-date=20 July 2019 | archive-date=18 July 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718234830/https://www.lthqofficial.com/news/2018/11/17/fourth-anniversary-of-one-directions-album-four | url-status=dead }} and One Direction became the only group in the 58-year history of the Billboard 200 albums chart to have their first four albums debut at number one.{{cite news|last1=Caufield|first1=Keith|title=One Direction's 'Four' Makes Historic No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200 Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6327789/one-direction-four-no-1-debut-billboard-200|website=Billboard.com|access-date=20 October 2015|archive-date=27 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127143625/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6327789/one-direction-four-no-1-debut-billboard-200|url-status=live}} In February 2015, the band embarked on the On The Road Again Tour, playing shows in Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America. In November 2015, Made in the A.M., their fifth album, was released. Led by singles "Drag Me Down" and "Perfect", the album reached number one in multiple countries, including the UK, while it reached number two on the US Billboard 200. Following the release of the album the group went on an indefinite hiatus.{{cite web|title=One Direction to 'take a break in 2016' after release of fifth album|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34037397/one-direction-to-take-a-break-in-2016-after-release-of-fifth-album|work=BBC News|access-date=16 October 2017|date=24 August 2016|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108135150/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34037397/one-direction-to-take-a-break-in-2016-after-release-of-fifth-album|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|last1=Lipshutz|first1=Jason|title=One Direction & Justin Bieber Album Release Showdown Set for November 13?|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6706833/one-direction-justin-bieber-album-release-november-13-poll|magazine=Billboard|access-date=16 October 2017|date=9 September 2015|archive-date=19 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719214853/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6706833/one-direction-justin-bieber-album-release-november-13-poll|url-status=live}}

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On 29 September 2016, Horan released his debut single "This Town" with Capitol Records.{{Cite web |date=29 September 2016 |title=Niall Horan's 'This Town' Debuts Atop the Billboard + Twitter Trending 140 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/niall-horan-this-town-debut-tops-billboard-chart/ |access-date=16 April 2023 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416152243/https://www.billboard.com/pro/niall-horan-this-town-debut-tops-billboard-chart/ |url-status=live }} It has peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/artists/niall%20horan/|title=Niall Horan > UK Charts|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=8 October 2016|archive-date=4 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404120127/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/artists/niall%20horan/|url-status=live}} and number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7640667/hot-100-rae-sremmurd-migos-bad-boujee|title=Rae Sremmurd Returns to No. 1 on Hot 100, Migos Soars to Top 10|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=3 January 2017|access-date=4 January 2017|archive-date=4 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104022140/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7640667/hot-100-rae-sremmurd-migos-bad-boujee|url-status=live}}

On 4 May 2017, Horan released his second single "Slow Hands".{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7777051/niall-horan-single-slow-hands-release-date |title=Niall Horan's Next Single 'Slow Hands' Has a Release Date |date=1 May 2017 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2 May 2017 |archive-date=4 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004082715/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7777051/niall-horan-single-slow-hands-release-date |url-status=live }} It also entered the top 10 in the UK and the top 20 in the US. He embarked on a worldwide tour, Flicker Sessions 2017, which started in August to promote his debut album Flicker.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/niall-horan-plots-intimate-flicker-sessions-2017-world-tour-w491538 |title=Niall Horan Plots Intimate 'Flicker Sessions 2017' World Tour |last=Reed |first=Ryan |date=10 July 2017 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=10 July 2017 |archive-date=29 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229064403/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/niall-horan-plots-intimate-flicker-sessions-2017-world-tour-w491538 |url-status=live }} On 15 September 2017, Horan released his third single from the album, "Too Much to Ask".{{cite magazine|last=Lars|first=Brandle|title=Niall Horan Drops New Single 'Too Much to Ask': Listen|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7965738/niall-horan-single-too-much-to-ask|access-date=15 September 2017|magazine=Billboard|date=15 September 2017|archive-date=15 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915200609/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7965738/niall-horan-single-too-much-to-ask|url-status=live}} Flicker was released on 20 October 2017, and debuted atop the Billboard 200.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8015056/niall-horan-flicker-debut-billboard-200-albums-chart|title=Niall Horan's 'Flicker' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-10-04|archive-date=9 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809135427/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8015056/niall-horan-flicker-debut-billboard-200-albums-chart|url-status=live}} It also reached number one in Ireland and the Netherlands.{{cite web|url=http://www.irma.ie/#chartTab2|title=IRMA – Irish Recorded Music Association|website=Irma.ie|access-date=2019-10-04|archive-date=23 September 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010923075538/http://www.irma.ie/#chartTab2|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Niall+Horan&titel=Flicker&cat=a|title=Niall Horan – Flicker|last=Hung|first=Steffen|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=2019-10-04|archive-date=20 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020113349/https://hitparade.ch/album/Niall-Horan/Flicker-342819|url-status=live}} On 8 November 2017, he performed "Seeing Blind" alongside Maren Morris at the 51st Country Music Association Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8013872/niall-horan-perform-maren-morris-cma-awards|title=Niall Horan to Perform With Maren Morris at CMA Awards on Nov. 8|website=Billboard.com|access-date=17 December 2017|archive-date=27 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127202146/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8013872/niall-horan-perform-maren-morris-cma-awards|url-status=live}} In 2018, he embarked on the Flicker World Tour.{{Cite web |date=19 July 2018 |title=NIALL HORAN BRINGS FLICKER WORLD TOUR TO U.S. AND CANADA |url=https://www.elicitmagazine.com/niall-horan-tour/ |access-date=19 March 2023 |website=Elicit Magazine |archive-date=19 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319162619/https://www.elicitmagazine.com/niall-horan-tour/ |url-status=live }} His song for the SmallFoot soundtrack, "Finally Free", received a nomination from the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Best Original Song in an Animated Film.{{Cite web |date=15 November 2018 |title=Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full List of Winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/hollywood-music-media-awards-winners-2018-1153411/original-score-feature-film-3/ |access-date=19 March 2023 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=28 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628063254/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/hollywood-music-media-awards-winners-2018-1153411/original-score-feature-film-3/ |url-status=live }} He also performed tracks from Flicker for RTÉ and the recordings from the session was included in a live album called Flicker: Featuring the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.{{Cite web |date=1 February 2019 |title=Niall Horan's Reimagined 'Flicker Featuring The RTE Orchestra' Has Arrived: Stream It Now |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/niall-horans-reimagined-flicker-featuring-the-rte-orchestra-live-8496026/ |access-date=19 March 2023 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=19 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319162618/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/niall-horans-reimagined-flicker-featuring-the-rte-orchestra-live-8496026/ |url-status=live }}

In March 2019, he was featured on Julia Michaels' song "What a Time".{{Cite web |date=28 March 2019 |title=Julia Michaels and Niall Horan's Acoustic 'What a Time' Video Hits Even Harder Than the Studio Version |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/julia-michaels-niall-horan-what-a-time-acoustic-video-814306/ |magazine=Rolling Stibe |access-date=19 March 2023 |archive-date=4 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404072510/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/julia-michaels-niall-horan-what-a-time-acoustic-video-814306/ |url-status=live }} His second studio album Heartbreak Weather's lead single, "Nice to Meet Ya", was released on 4 October 2019.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8531472/niall-horan-announces-nice-to-meet-ya-single|title=Niall Horan Announces 'Nice to Meet Ya' Single|magazine=Billboard|last=Pace|first=Lilly|date=26 September 2019|access-date=27 September 2019|archive-date=20 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200120173337/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8531472/niall-horan-announces-nice-to-meet-ya-single|url-status=live}} "Put a Little Love on Me" was released as the album's second single on 6 December 2019.{{cite web |url=https://z100.iheart.com/content/2019-10-30-niall-horan-announces-2020-nice-to-meet-ya-arena-tour-with-lewis-capaldi/ |title=Niall Horan Announces 2020 'Nice To Meet Ya' Arena Tour With Lewis Capaldi | Z100 |website=Z100.iheart.com |date=2019-10-30 |access-date=2020-03-13 |archive-date=3 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103210607/https://z100.iheart.com/content/2019-10-30-niall-horan-announces-2020-nice-to-meet-ya-arena-tour-with-lewis-capaldi/ |url-status=live }} On 30 October, Horan announced that he would be embarking on the Nice to Meet Ya Tour in 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8541547/niall-horan-spring-2020-north-american-tour-dates |title=Niall Horan Adds Dates to North American Tour: See When He's Coming to Your City |website=Billboard.com |access-date=2020-03-13 |archive-date=19 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200119010629/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8541547/niall-horan-spring-2020-north-american-tour-dates |url-status=live }} However, the tour was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |last=Ruggieri |first=Melissa |url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/music/niall-horan-cancels-tour-including-april-show-atlanta-with-plans-return-2021/PJIrZUWoJqH4cVMxTJZ8hN/ |title=Niall Horan cancels tour, including April show in Atlanta, with plans |publisher=Ajc.com |date=2020-04-05 |accessdate=2022-03-01 |archive-date=1 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201002841/https://www.ajc.com/blog/music/niall-horan-cancels-tour-including-april-show-atlanta-with-plans-return-2021/PJIrZUWoJqH4cVMxTJZ8hN/ |url-status=live }} On 7 February 2020, Horan released the album's third single, "No Judgement"{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8550391/niall-horan-no-judgement |title=Niall Horan Sets New Album 'Heartbreak Weather,' Drops New Single 'No Judgement': Listen |website=Billboard.com |date=2020-02-07 |access-date=2020-03-13 |archive-date=7 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207083056/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8550391/niall-horan-no-judgement |url-status=live }} The album was released on 13 March 2020, and debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the UK Albums Chart.{{Citation|title=Heartbreak Weather by Niall Horan|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/heartbreak-weather/niall-horan|language=en|access-date=2021-02-21|archive-date=2 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802112231/https://www.metacritic.com/music/heartbreak-weather/niall-horan|url-status=live}} While in lockdown, the singer co-wrote a new version of Ashe's song, "Moral of the Story", which was released in June 2020.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9404383/ashe-niall-horan-moral-of-the-story|title=Ashe Calls on Niall Horan for Re-Imagined 'Moral of the Story'|magazine=Billboard|first=Rania|last=Aniftos|date=17 June 2020|accessdate=7 June 2021|archive-date=21 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521153120/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9404383/ashe-niall-horan-moral-of-the-story|url-status=live}} In 2021, Horan and English singer Anne-Marie released a single called "Our Song"{{cite web|url=https://www.nerdsandbeyond.com/2021/05/21/niall-horan-and-anne-marie-release-our-song/|title=Niall Horan and Anne-Marie Release "Our Song"|work=Nerds and Beyond|date=21 May 2021|accessdate=7 June 2021|archive-date=22 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622050059/https://www.nerdsandbeyond.com/2021/05/21/niall-horan-and-anne-marie-release-our-song/|url-status=live}} and a cover of Fleetwood Mac's song "Everywhere" for the BBC's Children in Need alongside other UK musicians.{{Cite web |date=16 November 2021 |title=Niall Horan and Anne-Marie to cover Fleetwood Mac's "Everywhere" for Children in Need 2021 |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/niall-horan-anne-marie-covering-fleetwood-mac-everywhere-children-in-need |access-date=19 March 2023 |website=The Line of Best Fit |archive-date=19 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319162618/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/niall-horan-anne-marie-covering-fleetwood-mac-everywhere-children-in-need |url-status=live }} In 2022, his TV special that was sponsored by Guinness, Homecoming: The Road to Mullingar with Lewis Capaldi aired on Virgin Media Ireland and was later released to Prime Video.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/niall-horan-lewis-capaldi-cover-u2-hit-1235187401/|title=Niall Horan & Lewis Capaldi Deliver a Gorgeous Cover of a U2 Hit: Watch|magazine=Billboard|last=Dailey|first=Hannah|date=December 15, 2022|access-date=February 25, 2023|archive-date=25 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225194803/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/niall-horan-lewis-capaldi-cover-u2-hit-1235187401/|url-status=live}}

File:P20230317AS-2530 (52777500956).jpg Leo Varadkar before a St Patrick's Day reception, 2023]]

"Heaven", the lead single from his third studio album The Show, was released on 17 February 2023.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/niall-horan-announces-single-heaven-1234669011/ |title=Niall Horan Is Learning to 'Follow My Heart' as He Announces Comeback Single 'Heaven' |magazine=Rolling Stone |last=Mier |first=Tomas |date=26 January 2023 |access-date=7 March 2023 |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321121846/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/niall-horan-announces-single-heaven-1234669011/ |url-status=live }} The single debuted at number 4 on the Irish singles chart one week later.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-singles-chart/20230224/ie7501/|title=Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 24 February 2023|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=25 February 2023|archive-date=30 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630173619/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-singles-chart/20230224/ie7501|url-status=live}} On 17 March 2023, Horan performed the song at the White House for U.S. President Joe Biden and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's Saint Patrick's Day celebration.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/niall-horan-joe-biden-white-house-st-patricks-day-1235289039/|title=Niall Horan Hangs Out With President Joe Biden at the White House for St. Patrick's Day|magazine=Billboard|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=March 17, 2023|access-date=March 20, 2023|archive-date=20 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320161152/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/niall-horan-joe-biden-white-house-st-patricks-day-1235289039/|url-status=live}} "Meltdown", the second single from his upcoming album, was released on 28 April 2023.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/niall-horan-meltdown-single-the-show-1234725303/|title=Niall Horan Offers a Shoulder to Lean on in the Midst of a 'Meltdown' on New Single|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Paul|first=Larisha|date=28 April 2023|access-date=28 April 2023|archive-date=28 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428142338/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/niall-horan-meltdown-single-the-show-1234725303/|url-status=live}} The Show debuted at number 1 in eight countries, including the Irish and UK album charts,{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/niall-horans-the-show-is-his-second-number-1-album-i-wasnt-expecting-this-__39576|title=Niall Horan's The Show is his second Number 1 album: "I wasn't expecting this!"|website=Official Charts|last=Smith|first=Carl|date=16 June 2023|access-date=11 July 2023|archive-date=11 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711194522/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/niall-horans-the-show-is-his-second-number-1-album-i-wasnt-expecting-this-__39576|url-status=live}} and number 2 in the United States of America.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/niall-horan-third-number-one-top-album-sales-chart-the-show-1235357552/|title=Niall Horan Earns Third No. 1 on Top Album Sales Chart With 'The Show'|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=June 19, 2023|access-date=July 11, 2023|archive-date=28 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628213555/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/niall-horan-third-number-one-top-album-sales-chart-the-show-1235357552/|url-status=live}}

Horan made his festival debut at the Boston Calling Music Festival{{Cite web |last=Hirsh |first=Marc |date=27 May 2023 |title=Foo Fighters bring the first day of Boston Calling to a roaring conclusion |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05/27/arts/foo-fighters-bring-first-day-boston-calling-roaring-conclusion/ |access-date=28 May 2023 |newspaper=The Boston Globe |archive-date=28 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528035714/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05/27/arts/foo-fighters-bring-first-day-boston-calling-roaring-conclusion/ |url-status=live }} and also performed at other festivals such as the Isle of Wight Festival and TRNSMT in summer 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/niall-horan-interview-the-show-heaven-festivals-live-3426529|title=Niall Horan: "The last time I wrote an album I did less thinking"|website=NME|last=Mylrea|first=Hannah|date=8 April 2023|access-date=2 May 2023|archive-date=2 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502170322/https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/niall-horan-interview-the-show-heaven-festivals-live-3426529|url-status=live}}

In 2016, Horan and Mark McDonnell founded Modest Golf, a golf management company.{{cite web |date=14 May 2018 |title=Niall Horan – "We are in this to grow the game" |url=https://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/niall-horan-we-are-in-this-to-grow-the-game |access-date=19 March 2019 |website=Bunkered.com |archive-date=17 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517101810/https://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/niall-horan-we-are-in-this-to-grow-the-game |url-status=live}}

In early 2023, Horan became one of the coaches on the 23rd season of The Voice.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/the-voice-new-coaches-season-23-announcement?amp|title=The Voice Season 23 Coaches Have Been Revealed—See the Brand New Lineup|last=Jean-Philippe|first=McKenzie|website=NBC|date=11 October 2022|accessdate=13 October 2022|archive-date=12 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012123534/https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/the-voice-new-coaches-season-23-announcement?amp|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/niall-horan-the-voice-coach/|title=Niall Horan Takes One Direction Experience To The Voice As He Becomes New Coach|website=Capital|date=4 October 2022|access-date=25 February 2023|archive-date=25 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225194803/https://www.capitalfm.com/news/niall-horan-the-voice-coach/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/the-voice-us-niall-horan-chance-the-rapper-b2201031.html|title=Niall Horan and Chance the Rapper to join The Voice US judging panel as Blake Shelton leaves|website=The Independent|last=Shah|first=Furvah|date=12 October 2022|access-date=25 February 2023|archive-date=25 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225200305/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/the-voice-us-niall-horan-chance-the-rapper-b2201031.html|url-status=live}} In May 2023, it was announced that Horan would return for the 24th season, which premiered in late 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-15 |title=The Voice Season 24 Coaches Are Revealed: See the New Lineup |url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/who-are-the-voice-season-24-coaches |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=NBC |language=en-US |archive-date=15 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515160330/https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/who-are-the-voice-season-24-coaches |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/reba-mcentire-joins-the-voice-season-24-1234735370/|title=Reba McEntire Joins 'The Voice,' Niall Horan Sets Return for Second Season|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Paul|first=Larisha|date=15 May 2023|access-date=19 May 2023|archive-date=19 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519033142/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/reba-mcentire-joins-the-voice-season-24-1234735370/|url-status=live}} On 23 May 2023, Gina Miles, a member of Horan's team, won The Voice, making Horan the winning coach on his first season.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-23 |title='The Voice' Winner Gina Miles and Coach Niall Horan Reflect on 'Crazy' Victory (Exclusive) |url=https://www.etonline.com/the-voice-winner-gina-miles-and-coach-niall-horan-interview-exclusive-205194 |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Entertainment Tonight |language=en-US |archive-date=24 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524184839/https://www.etonline.com/the-voice-winner-gina-miles-and-coach-niall-horan-interview-exclusive-205194 |url-status=live }} On 19 December 2023, Huntley, also a member from Horan's team, won the 24th season, making Horan the winning coach for the second consecutive time.{{Cite web |title='The Voice' Crowns a New Champion! Huntley Wins Season 24 |url=https://people.com/the-voice-crown-new-champion-huntley-wins-season-24-8418290 |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}} In May 2025, it was announced that Horan would return to The Voice after a three season-hiatus for the 28th season, which premieres in late 2025.{{Cite web |date=12 May 2025 |title=The Voice Season 28 Coaches Have Been Revealed—See the Lineup|url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/the-voice-season-28-coaches-revealed |access-date=13 May 2025 |website=NBC Insider Official Site |language=en}}

Horan's music style has been categorised as soft rock,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/20-best-pop-albums-of-2017-202449/niall-horan-flicker-195966/|title=20 Best Pop Albums of 2017|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Maura|last=Johnston|author-link=Maura Johnston |date=12 December 2017|access-date=14 April 2020|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826103850/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/20-best-pop-albums-of-2017-202449/niall-horan-flicker-195966/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1967463/niall-horans-solo-album-makes-one-direction-seem-dangerous-by-comparison/franchises/the-week-in-pop/|title=Niall Horan's Solo Album Makes One Direction Seem Dangerous By Comparison|website=Stereogum|first=Chris|last=DeVille|date=19 October 2017|access-date=14 April 2020|archive-date=14 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414222524/https://www.stereogum.com/1967463/niall-horans-solo-album-makes-one-direction-seem-dangerous-by-comparison/franchises/the-week-in-pop/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/niall-horan-flicker-review-dripping-with-country-style-nostalgia-1.3259498?mode=amp|title=Niall Horan: Flicker review: dripping with country-style nostalgia|newspaper=The Irish Times|first=Louise|last=Bruton|date=20 October 2017|access-date=14 April 2020|archive-date=20 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020113352/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/niall-horan-flicker-review-dripping-with-country-style-nostalgia-1.3259498|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/niall-horan-essentials/pl.26a3461ee1e04b42b50dddb911d6ed51|title=Niall Horan Essentials|website=Apple Music|access-date=14 April 2020|archive-date=29 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829002307/https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/niall-horan-essentials/pl.26a3461ee1e04b42b50dddb911d6ed51|url-status=live}} pop,{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/niall-horan-heartbreak-weather/|title=Niall Horan: Heartbreak Weather Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Moreland|first=Quinn|date=20 March 2020|access-date=11 April 2020|archive-date=6 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406190428/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/niall-horan-heartbreak-weather/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/heartbreak-weather-mw0003357521|title=Heartbreak Weather – Niall Horan|publisher=AllMusic|last=Yeung|first=Neil|date=14 April 2020|access-date=13 March 2020|archive-date=18 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318143805/https://www.allmusic.com/album/heartbreak-weather-mw0003357521|url-status=live}} and pop rock,{{cite web |last1=Levine |first1=Nick |title=Niall Horan – 'Flicker' Review |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/niall-horan-flicker-album-review-2151955 |website=NME |date=20 October 2017 |access-date=2 November 2022 |archive-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102163344/https://www.nme.com/reviews/niall-horan-flicker-album-review-2151955 |url-status=live }} while also having elements of country{{Cite web |last=Philips |first=Hedy |date=16 March 2020 |title=Niall Horan – Heartbreak Weather |url=https://www.euphoriazine.com/blog/2020/03/music/albums-niall-horan-heartbreak-weather/ |access-date=16 April 2023 |magazine=Euphoria. |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416151511/https://www.euphoriazine.com/blog/2020/03/music/albums-niall-horan-heartbreak-weather/ |url-status=live }} and folk.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/niall-horan-flexes-folk-muscles-leaving-dimension/story?id=50613466|title=One Direction's Niall Horan flexes his folk muscles in solo album|website=ABC News|first=Allan|last=Raible|date=20 October 2017|access-date=14 April 2020|archive-date=31 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331073841/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/niall-horan-flexes-folk-muscles-leaving-dimension/story?id=50613466|url-status=live}} His tenor voice has been described as "sweet, high, [and] slightly grainy." Horan grew up listening to rock bands like the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac,{{cite magazine |last1=Michelle Steiner |first1=Amanda |title=One Direction's Niall Horan: Soundtrack of My Life |url=https://ew.com/article/2015/11/11/one-direction-niall-horan-soundtrack-my-life/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=2 November 2022 |archive-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102163348/https://ew.com/article/2015/11/11/one-direction-niall-horan-soundtrack-my-life/ |url-status=live }} and crooners including Rat Pack members Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra.{{cite web |title=Interview: One Direction's Niall Horan |website=MetroLyrics |access-date=6 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204150615/http://www.metrolyrics.com/blog/2012/02/01/interview-one-directions-niall-horan/ |url=http://www.metrolyrics.com/blog/2012/02/01/interview-one-directions-niall-horan/|archive-date=4 February 2012 |url-status=dead |date=1 February 2012}} He is also inspired by singer-songwriters such as Damien Rice, Taylor Swift{{cite web |title=Niall Horan: 'Taylor Swift is one of the greatest songwriters of her generation' |url=https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/130681/Niall-Horan-Taylor-Swift-is-one-of-the-greatest-songwriters-of-her-generation |website=Music-News.com |access-date=6 April 2023 |date=9 April 2020 |archive-date=21 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321024956/https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/130681/Niall-Horan-Taylor-Swift-is-one-of-the-greatest-songwriters-of-her-generation |url-status=live }} and Bruce Springsteen.{{cite news |last1=Beaumont-Thomas |first1=Ben |title=Niall Horan's lockdown listening: 'Pop is definitely at its best right now' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/24/niall-horan-lockdown-listening-thin-lizzy-dua-lipa-5-seconds-of-summer-one-direction |website=The Guardian |date=24 April 2020 |access-date=2 November 2022 |archive-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102163348/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/24/niall-horan-lockdown-listening-thin-lizzy-dua-lipa-5-seconds-of-summer-one-direction |url-status=live }}

Horan dated American actress/singer Hailee Steinfeld from late 2017 to 2018.{{Cite web |title=Niall Horan and Hailee Steinfeld have split |url=https://entertainment.ie/trending/niall-horan-and-hailee-steinfeld-have-split-386628/ |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=Entertainment.ie |date=14 December 2018 |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416154053/https://entertainment.ie/trending/niall-horan-and-hailee-steinfeld-have-split-386628/ |url-status=live }} Horan began dating account manager Amelia Woolley in 2020.{{Cite web |date=5 January 2022 |title=Niall Horan celebrates the New Year in popular Dublin pubs with stunning girlfriend |url=https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/celebs/niall-horan-celebrates-new-year-22657889 |access-date=15 April 2023 |website=Dublin Live |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416154616/https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/celebs/niall-horan-celebrates-new-year-22657889 |url-status=live }} He splits his time between Los Angeles and South London.{{cite web|last=Kelly|first=Emma|title=Niall Horan gives sneak peek inside his London home as he self-isolates|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/19/niall-horan-gives-sneak-peek-inside-london-home-self-isolates-12423790/|date=19 March 2020|website=Metro.co.uk|access-date=19 March 2021|archive-date=18 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043502/https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/19/niall-horan-gives-sneak-peek-inside-london-home-self-isolates-12423790/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Inside One Direction Star Niall Horan's London Home Complete With Views Of The City Skyline|url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/niall-horan-london-home-house-live/|date=14 August 2020|website=Capital|access-date=19 March 2021|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417094241/https://www.capitalfm.com/news/niall-horan-london-home-house-live/|url-status=live}} Horan is Catholic and is the godfather of his nephew.{{Cite web |last=Campos |first=Adelina |date=2013-11-09 |title=One Direction star Niall Horan wets the baby's head with his overjoyed family |url=http://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/one-direction-star-niall-horan-2714343 |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Irish Mirror |language=en |archive-date=27 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227192003/https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/one-direction-star-niall-horan-2714343 |url-status=live }} He supports English association football team Derby County.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-14 |title=RAMSTV INTERVIEW: NIALL HORAN CHATS AFTER OXFORD WIN |url=https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2023/03/ramstv-interview-niall-horan-chats-after-oxford-win |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=DCFC.co.uk|language=en }}

Horan enjoyed playing a number of sports while growing up, including golf, football, and Gaelic football.{{Cite book|title = Who We Are: Our Autobiography|last = Direction |first= One|publisher = HarperCollins|year = 2014|isbn = 978-0-00-757731-6|location = London|pages = 86–145}} In the summer of 2010, while playing football with friends, he injured his knee and was diagnosed with a floating kneecap. The problem recurred several times over the next couple of years, including a 2013 incident where he dislocated his knee onstage during a concert in Antwerp, Belgium.{{cite web|title=One Direction Antwerp 1–5–13 Niall and Louis DANCE COMPETITION (Niall hurts his knee)| date=5 May 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdqEv5JwWkU| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211102/fdqEv5JwWkU| archive-date=2021-11-02 | url-status=live|publisher=YouTube|access-date=10 December 2015}}{{cbignore}} Horan went to the United States for major reconstructive surgery in January 2014, after the tour ended.{{cite web|title = One Direction's Niall Horan Has Major Knee Surgery|url = http://www.eonline.com/news/500586/one-direction-s-niall-horan-has-major-knee-surgery-three-months-before-where-we-are-tour-kickoff|website = E! Online|date = 17 January 2014|access-date = 10 December 2015|archive-date = 13 January 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160113095126/http://www.eonline.com/news/500586/one-direction-s-niall-horan-has-major-knee-surgery-three-months-before-where-we-are-tour-kickoff|url-status = live}} After the surgery, he was invited to do physical therapy with Chelsea by their manager, José Mourinho. Horan went through more than seven weeks of physical therapy with the members of the team and their physical therapist at their training ground in Surrey. In April 2018, Horan said he had mild OCD and anxiety.{{cite news|url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/niall-horan/speaks-openly-about-his-ocd/|title=Niall Horan Is Praised By Fans For Speaking Openly About His Struggles With OCD|work=Capital|access-date=1 May 2018|archive-date=2 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502064854/http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/niall-horan/speaks-openly-about-his-ocd/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/niall-horan-said-he-has-mild-obsessive-compulsive-disorder|title=Niall Horan Said He Has "Mild" Obsessive Compulsive Disorder|work=Teen Vogue|last=Rearick|first=Lauren|access-date=1 May 2018|archive-date=2 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502064801/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/niall-horan-said-he-has-mild-obsessive-compulsive-disorder|url-status=live}} He is colourblind and has difficulty differentiating between orange and red, green and yellow, and shades of blue and purple.{{YouTube|id=NIerIQpjyjs|title=Niall Horan Talks Heartbreak Weather, Touring, Coronavirus & More |time=8m34s}}

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In 2010, Horan canvassed for the Labour Party.{{Cite web |date=26 April 2013 |title=TD claims One Direction heartthrob Niall Horan a Labour Party supporter |url=https://www.irishcentral.com/news/td-claims-one-direction-heartthrob-niall-horan-a-labour-party-supporter-204835501-237584621 |access-date=18 March 2023 |website=IrishCentral |archive-date=18 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318162429/https://www.irishcentral.com/news/td-claims-one-direction-heartthrob-niall-horan-a-labour-party-supporter-204835501-237584621 |url-status=live }} As a member of One Direction, Horan supported Comic Relief in 2013,{{Cite news|url=https://www.comicrelief.com/news/one-direction-raises-over-%C2%A32-million-red-nose-day-2013|title=One Direction raises over £2 million for Red Nose Day 2013 |work=Comic Relief|access-date=22 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725110904/http://www.comicrelief.com/news/one-direction-raises-over-%C2%A32-million-red-nose-day-2013|archive-date=25 July 2018|url-status=dead}} and was involved in the Action 1D campaign, launched in 2015 "to end extreme poverty, tackle inequality and slow down climate change with the help of their millions of fans".{{Cite news|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/t97563/one-direction-launch-action-1d-campaign-to-raise-awareness-of-global-issues|title=One Direction Launch Action 1D Campaign To Raise Awareness Of Global Issues|access-date=22 April 2018|archive-date=10 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710042751/http://www.mtv.co.uk/one-direction/news/one-direction-launch-action-1d-campaign-to-raise-awareness-of-global-issues|url-status=live}}

In May 2014, Horan hosted the Charity Football Challenge at Leicester City's King Power Stadium to raise money for Irish Autism Action. The celebrity football match had 10,000 spectators and raised about £300,000.{{cite web |url=https://www.itv.com/news/central/story/2014-05-26/one-direction-heartthrobs-in-leicester-for-nialls-charity-football-challenge/ |title=One Direction heartthrobs in Leicester for Niall's charity football challenge – ITV News |website=Itv.com |date=2014-05-26 |access-date=2020-03-13 |archive-date=6 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206012601/https://www.itv.com/news/central/story/2014-05-26/one-direction-heartthrobs-in-leicester-for-nialls-charity-football-challenge/ |url-status=live }}

In 2016, Horan continued to support Irish Autism Action by creating limited-edition T-shirts.{{Cite news|url=http://www.m-magazine.com/posts/niall-horan-designs-his-own-t-shirt-for-charity-102792|title=Niall Horan Designs His Own T-Shirt For Charity|work=M Magazine|date=20 May 2016|access-date=22 April 2018|archive-date=23 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423033529/http://www.m-magazine.com/posts/niall-horan-designs-his-own-t-shirt-for-charity-102792|url-status=live}} Horan was a part of the Soccer Aid 2016 and 2019 star lineup to raise funds for UNICEF to benefit children around the world.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/niall-horan-joins-soccer-aids-world-xi-team-37985141.html|title=Niall Horan joins Soccer Aid's World XI team|access-date=5 April 2019|website=Independent.ie|date=4 April 2019|archive-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406085740/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/niall-horan-joins-soccer-aids-world-xi-team-37985141.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Niall Horan recalled for Soccer Aid for Unicef |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47825096 |website=BBC News |access-date=5 October 2022 |date=5 April 2019 |archive-date=5 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005205109/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47825096 |url-status=live }} Horan has been involved with the Drive, Chip, and Putt initiative that encourages and supports young golfers.{{cite web|url=https://www.golfchannel.com/video/horan-drive-chip-and-putt-kids-are-inspirational/|title=Drive, Chip and Putt 2016: Niall Horan interview|website=Golf Channel|access-date=9 May 2018|archive-date=9 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509075950/https://www.golfchannel.com/video/horan-drive-chip-and-putt-kids-are-inspirational/|url-status=live}} He has also said he wants to increase female participation in golf and add support and promotion for women golfers.{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Kevin |date=25 November 2022 |title=Niall Horan: From One Direction to one of golf's most influential figures |url=https://www.todaysgolfer.co.uk/features/player-features/2021/march/niall-horan-golf-interview/ |access-date=28 May 2023 |magazine=Today's Golfer |archive-date=25 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625201935/https://www.todaysgolfer.co.uk/features/player-features/2021/march/niall-horan-golf-interview/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/golf/2021/07/15/niall-horan-exclusive-golf-seen-rich-mans-sport-need-teenage/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/golf/2021/07/15/niall-horan-exclusive-golf-seen-rich-mans-sport-need-teenage/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Niall Horan exclusive: 'Golf is seen as a rich man's sport – we need more teenage girls involved'|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=15 July 2021|last1=Rowan|first1=Kate}}{{cbignore}} Since 2016, his golf management agency and Justin Rose has put together fundraising shows called "Horan & Rose" to benefit Cancer Research UK and The Black Heart Foundation.{{cite web |title=Charity |url=https://www.modestsportsmarketing.com/sports-charity |website=Modest! Sports Marketing |access-date=5 October 2022 |archive-date=5 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005205110/https://www.modestsportsmarketing.com/sports-charity |url-status=live }} In 2017, Horan received an Arnie Award for his work with charities.{{Cite news|url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/niall-horan-gets-our-arnie-award-and-helps-guide-the-games-talent|title=Niall Horan Gets Our Arnie Award And Helps Guide The Game's Talent – Golf Digest|last1=Furore|first1=Dom|last2=Wacker|first2=Brian|work=Golf Digest|access-date=22 April 2018|archive-date=23 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423034510/https://www.golfdigest.com/story/niall-horan-gets-our-arnie-award-and-helps-guide-the-games-talent|url-status=live}}

Horan has expressed his support for the Repeal of the Eighth Amendment{{Cite web |date=25 May 2018 |title=Niall Horan, Hozier, Bastille & More Encourage Votes on Irish Abortion Referendum |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/irish-abortion-referendum-musicians-encourage-votes-tweets-8457893/ |access-date=18 March 2023 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=10 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610123129/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/irish-abortion-referendum-musicians-encourage-votes-tweets-8457893/ |url-status=live }} and the Black Lives Matter movement.{{cite web|title=Niall Horan takes part in Black Lives Matter protest after rant at Trump|url=https://www.buzz.ie/celebs/niall-horan-takes-part-in-black-lives-matter-protest-after-rant-at-trump-372715|access-date=2020-10-11|website=Buzz.ie|archive-date=25 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625135723/https://www.buzz.ie/celebs/niall-horan-takes-part-in-black-lives-matter-protest-after-rant-at-trump-372715|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|date=2020-05-29|title=Niall Horan calls out 'animalistic white policemen' in anti-racism Twitter post|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/niall-horan-white-policemen-george-floyd-news-anti-racism-twitter-a9538696.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/niall-horan-white-policemen-george-floyd-news-anti-racism-twitter-a9538696.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=2020-10-11|website=The Independent|language=en}}

On 7 November 2020, Horan played a special live-streamed concert at the Royal Albert Hall to support his touring crew and We Need Crew during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |title=Pictures and reactions: Niall Horan plays in an empty Royal Albert Hall |url=https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2020/november/pictures-and-reactions-niall-horan-plays-in-an-empty-royal-albert-hall/ |website=Royal Albert Hall |access-date=22 October 2022 |archive-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022154314/https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2020/november/pictures-and-reactions-niall-horan-plays-in-an-empty-royal-albert-hall/ |url-status=live }}

{{see also|List of awards and nominations received by Niall Horan|List of awards and nominations received by One Direction}}

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• Flicker (2017)
• Heartbreak Weather (2020)
• The Show (2023)

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• Flicker Sessions (2017)
• Flicker World Tour (2018)
• The Show: Live on Tour (2024)

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