Simon Cowell later commented that the performance convinced him that the group 'were confident, fun, like a gang of friends, and kind of fearless as well.' Within the first four weeks of the live shows, they were Cowell's last act in the competition. For their qualifying song at the 'judges' houses' and their first song as a group, One Direction sang an acoustic version of ' Torn'. The group got together for two weeks to get to know each other and to practice. Styles came up with the band name, which he thought would sound good when announcer Peter Dickson read their name out on the live shows. Horan along with Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik formed One Direction. After a suggestion from guest judge Nicole Scherzinger, Horan was put in a group with four boys who also failed to move on in the competition, and since they were too good to let go, the judges decided to agree with Scherzinger. Horan with One Direction on The X Factor Live Tour in 2011Īt bootcamp, he sang ' Champagne Supernova', but failed to qualify for the category.

Simon Cowell voted to let him through, Cole said no, Walsh said yes, and Perry decided to vote yes. Louis Walsh was in his favour, but Cheryl Cole and guest judge Katy Perry felt that he needed some time to grow. He sang ' So Sick' and received mixed comments from the judges. In 2010, at sixteen years old, Horan auditioned for the seventh series of The X Factor in Dublin. He was also bagging a support slot with former X Factor contestant Lloyd Daniels at the Academy club in Dublin. As a teenager, he performed at the Mullingar Arts Centre during a fund-raiser for the local football team, the Shamrocks. His aunt discovered his talent one day when she was in the car with Horan as he started singing, and she had initially thought that the radio was on. Horan, then aged 11, taught himself how to play the guitar by following YouTube tutorials. Horan tried to play the guitar that his brother bought for his marriage, but was not able to play it. Kenny's National School, a primary school, and Mary's College ( Irish: Coláiste Mhuire), a Catholic boys school, which are both located in his hometown of Mullingar. After spending a year apart from their father, they later decided to move in with him. His parents, Bobby Horan and Maura Gallagher, divorced when he was five years old, so he and his brother, Greg, lived with their mother for a year. Horan was born on 13 September 1993 in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. 2.3 2016–2018: Flicker and Modest Golf Management.

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