Niall James Horan (born 13 September 1993) is an Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known as a member of the boy band 'One Direction'. In 2010, Horan auditioned as a solo artist for the seventh series of the British televised singing competition "The X Factor". He failed to progress, but the guest judge, Nicole Scherzinger, suggested that Niall join 'One Direction', with Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson. In his career as a member of 'One Direction', he has co-wri...