Share this article via comment Share this article via facebook Share this article via twitter. More Stories. Today's Best Discounts. Get us in your feed Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter. Rumours circulated last week that a One Direction reunion may be on the cards but they were quickly quashed.
Get ahead of the day with the morning headlines at 7. Enter email address This field is required Sign Up. Once the band went on indefinite hiatus in RIP, our hearts and souls , the guys had a lot more free time on their hands … well, until they all decided to be solo artists. In the meantime, Niall took on a few soccer games and worked on his first album. He also continued to make appearances and keep himself in the public eye as he worked on new music, which was great for us because we got to see how much cuter he got with every outing.
Plus, he finally went back to brown hair, the last remaining piece of his 1D fame disappearing before our eyes. In , he started performing and putting himself out there as a solo artist — and brought a few hats with him, like this one he wore while playing the Today show.
It was like all of a sudden, once the blond hair of yesteryear was gone, the guy when from Irish boy to Irishman real quick. Knee deep in his solo career and the buzz of his first album, Niall started growing a beard. And that brings us to , where Niall stands before us, a whole different guy than when we first met him.
Besides, his transformation thus far is already top notch. More in Style. He is currently signed to Capitol Records as a solo artist but remains a member of One Direction.
Niall released his debut solo single This Town on 29 September, , and released his debut album, Flicker , on 20 October His second solo album "Heartbreak Weather" was released on 13 March He began playing guitar at eleven years old and would perform shows around his homeland, including as a support act for Lloyd Daniels. Simon voted yes, Cheryl voted no and Louis decided yes, leaving Niall's fate up to Katy. She deliberated, before eventually voting yes.
At bootcamp, Niall sang "Champagne Supernova", but failed to qualify. Along with Harry Styles , Liam Payne , Louis Tomlinson , and Zayn Malik , Niall was eliminated as a solo artist but placed into what would become One Direction , instead of being eliminated from the entire series.
Niall, along with Louis, was not given regular solos to perform during the group's live weekly X Factor performances. One Direction qualified to the grand finale episode, where they finished in third place. The band released five best-selling albums between and Fans would often emphasise how Niall appeared to be shunned vocally, and a hashtag titled LetNiallSing would trend upon a new album release. Eventually Niall would go on to sing entire verses within One Direction songs.
He also gradually contributed more to the group's songwriting, telling fans that his knee injury in stopped him from contributing creatively to their fourth album. In February , Niall became a director for golfing company Modest! Golf , formed from his prior management company Modest Management. The company has since signed several young players.
Niall was the first remaining member of One Direction to release solo music during the band's hiatus. The song reached 1 on iTunes in 49 countries and became a top 10 single worldwide. In December , Niall confirmed his debut album was in production. On 4th May , Niall released his second single, " Slow Hands ". It was a commercial success worldwide, peaking at 11 in the United States, hitting 1 on US radio and reaching 7 in the United Kingdom.
On 29 August , Niall began a small venue world tour, titled Flicker Sessions Niall released his debut album, Flicker , on 20 October It debuted at 1 in the United States , making Niall the third member of One Direction to achieve this. He then embarked on his debut arena tour - Flicker World Tour - from March onward, concluding in September. The audio was released in November as a physical album in Ireland and made available on his website for international fans.
In July, Niall announced a new song, titled "Finally Free", would be featured on the motion picture soundtrack for Smallfoot. In late January, Niall confirmed to fans on Twitter that he was working on his second album. He described it as "fun and sad all at the same time". In March, Niall confirmed he had written approximately 40 songs in preparation for his upcoming album. The song peaked in the top 10 in Ireland and New Zealand but failed to break the top 20 or 30 in other countries.
Horan announced the title of his second album would be "Heartbreak Weather" on 7 February , alongside the release of a third single titled "No Judgement". He stated in a press release that his intentions with the album were to "tell the story in my head, hopefully lead people down the storytelling lane of an album track listing. I wanted to write songs from different sides or from someone else looking in. The music video was released simultaneously and was directed by Drew Kirsch.
The song also received a remix by Steve Void and an acoustic version.
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