Artist:Niall Horan
Song:This Town
Album:Flicker
Niall Horan was a member of the boy band One Direction. After they went on hiatus in 2016, Horan had success with his 2017 solo debut album Flicker. He was born Sept. 13, 1993 in Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland. After his parents divorced, Horan and his brother were raised by their father. After learning to play guitar, Horan auditioned for X Factor at age 16. He made it through to bootcamp. But after failing to qualify as a solo act, Horan was put into the group that became One Direction. They finished in third place. After the show ended, Simon Cowell signed them to his Syco label. After recording three very successful albums, One Direction went on hiatus in 2016. Horan started his own management company that mainly represents golfers. But he also signed a record deal with Capitol Records. Horan's debut single This Town was released Sept. 2016 and after two more singles, the album Flicker was released Oct. 2017. This Town reached #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 on the British Singles chart. The second single Slow Hands did moderately better but I thought they waited too long to release the album as the third single didn't do as well. The album was certified Platinum in the US, 2XPlatinum in Ireland and Gold in England. Horan worked with three producers on Flicker; Julian Bunetta, Greg Kurstin and Jacquire King. Kurstin produced This Town. He has worked with Adele and Kelly Clarkson among others. Horan wrote all the songs with co-writers. Jamie Scott, Mike Needle and Daniel Bryer wrote This Town. They wrote songs for One Direction. Horan released a second album Heartbreak Weather in 2019. It did not do as well as the first album. Horan has been compared with Ed Sheeran. I don't think he is distinctive enough to have longevity. And I don't expect One Direction to reunite as all of them have solo careers now and that is what they wanted in the first place. Here is Niall Horan performing This Town at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles 2017.
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