- Idols: Niall’s dream woman is Cheryl Cole and his male idol is Michael Bublé
- Nickname: Niall’s nickname is ‘Nialler’ – which makes perfect sense!
- First kiss: His first kiss was with a French exchange student when he was 11 or 12 years old. He admits he was a bit nervous!
- Books: The only book he has ever finished is the American classic ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’
- Good luck mascot: On One Direction’s tours, Niall always brings his own unique lucky charm with him: a pair of white socks
- Fans: When fans ask Niall if he wants to marry them, he always jokingly replies “yes”
- Dream date: His dream date would be with Miranda Cosgrove from the series ‘iCarly’
- Age: Niall is the second youngest member of One Direction (after Harry)
- Sensitivity: Niall admits he’s a sensitive guy who “wears his emotions on his sleeve”
- Solo singing: On One Direction’s debut album ‘Up All Night’, Niall has only 1 minute and 25 seconds of solo vocals, the least of any member of the group
Fact: Niall Horan has admitted that he is sensitive and “wears his emotions on his sleeve”
Facts about Niall’s Background
- Birth: Niall Horan was born on September 13, 1993
- Parents: Niall Horan’s father is Bobby Horan and his mother Maura Gallagher
- Big brother: Niall has an older brother named Greg, who is 24 years old
- Growing up: Niall’s parents divorced when he was 5 years old. Initially, Niall and his brother alternated living with both parents, but in recent years they have remained with their father, who lives in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
- Mother: Niall’s mother has remarried and lives in Edgeworthstown, which is relatively close to Mullingar
Favorite…
- Singing: Niall’s favorite song is ‘Viva La Vida’ by Coldplay
- Band: His favorite band is also Coldplay. He also likes The Eagles, Bon Jovi and The Script
- Color: His favorite color is green, but he also likes blue
- Movie: His favorite movie is Grease. He also likes horror movies
- Justin Bieber sang: Niall’s favorite Justin Bieber songs are ‘U Smile’ and ‘One Less Lonely Girl’
- Love song: His favorite love song is Van Morrison’s 1972 classic ‘Crazy Love’. Niall first heard the song when Michael Bublé sang it in 2009
- Own song: His favorite song on One Direction’s album ‘Up All Night’ is ‘One Thing’
- Food: Niall’s favorite food is pizza and he jokes that he would rather have a slice of pizza than kiss a girl
Other facts about Niall Horan
- Hair color: Niall’s natural hair color is brown
- Gift: The best Christmas present he ever got is his guitar
- Pets: His first pets were two goldfish named Tom and Jerry. Unfortunately, they died when Niall’s older brother overfed them!
- Claustrophobia: Niall has claustrophobia – the fear of small, confined spaces. Sometimes he even gets claustrophobic when surrounded by screaming, heckling fans!
- Do it: As well as claustrophobia, Niall is also afraid of pigeons! He thinks they deliberately “go after” him…
- Good boy: Niall’s father, Bobby Horan, has described his son as “a real gentleman and an amiable, well-mannered, well-mannered kid with good manners”. He has also said that his son “will make a fantastic husband”
- Tattoos: Unlike the other members of One Direction, Niall Horan has no tattoos
- Eminem: Niall would love to get Eminem to appear on their next album – but that’s probably a bit unrealistic!
- Left-handed: Niall is left-handed (or left-handed as it is also known)
- Swearing: Niall swears a lot – and to avoid swearing during interviews, he just doesn’t say anything!
- Intestinal air: Niall has a lot of gas; according to the other members of One Direction, he’s definitely the one who farts the most!
- Taxi: Niall owns his own personalized taxi. It’s all green, like the national color of his home country (Ireland), and also has his name written on the back
- Boyband: He hopes One Direction can be as big as Take That, *NSync or Backstreet Boys
- Happiness: Niall thinks he is the luckiest person in the world
- Bottomless: Some days he goes without underwear because it makes him feel more “free”
- Invisible friend: When Niall was little he had an invisible (imaginary) friend called ‘Michael’. He has since denied this in various interviews and maintained that Michael was a real person
- Accents: Niall is good at speaking with different accents – especially Scottish, American and Northern English (Geordie)
- Qualities: Niall himself thinks his 3 best qualities are: 1) having a sense of humor, 2) being honest and 3) being generous
- Single: Niall doesn’t think being single is a bad thing because as he explains: “Being single doesn’t mean you’re weak – it means you’re strong enough to wait for what you deserve”
- Justin Bieber: Niall Horan is good friends with Justin Bieber. The two follow each other on Twitter and often chat on other social media platforms
