What is Niall Horans bio?

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Niall James Horan, born 13 September 1993 (age 18), is from Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. Born to mother Maura Gallagher and father Bobby Horan,[107] he has an older brother called Greg.[108] Their parents divorced when he was five. He and his brother lived between each of their homes for a few years before eventually deciding to live with their father in Mullingar. His mother remarried and lives in Edgeworthstown, County Longford with Chris, her husband of seven years.[107] Horan was a pupil at Coláiste Mhuire, a boys' Christian Brothers school.[109][110] He was in the school choir, performing seasonally around Christmas.[6][7] Prior to participating in The X Factor, he performed around his homeland, including as a support act for Lloyd Daniels in Dublin. Horan has been playing guitar since childhood. In an interview he referred to his guitar as "the best present I ever received for Christmas."[111] Horan revealed his parents took note of his singing during a car trip, "my aunt said she thought the radio was on. Exactly the same thing happened to Michael Bublé with his dad. He's my absolute hero so I like the fact we have a similar story."[112]

On auditioning for The X Factor, Horan said, "I'm 16 and I want to be a big name like Beyoncé and Justin Bieber". "I've been compared to him a few times and it's not a bad comparison. I want to sell out arenas, make an album and work with some of the best artists in the world."[113] Horan said, "I was always the kid that picked up the nearest instrument and just loved music." He has also stated that he is a "big swing" fan, citing favourite artists Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Michael Bublé. Horan also cites Rock Music favourably and is a fan of The Eagles, Bon Jovi and The Script.[114][115] Additionally he cites recording artist Ed Sheeran as praiseworthy.[116]