{"id":229,"date":"2016-09-29T12:44:40","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T16:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ticketclub.live\/?p=229"},"modified":"2024-05-10T14:16:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T18:16:21","slug":"niall-horan-latest-one-direction-member-solo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/niall-horan-latest-one-direction-member-solo\/","title":{"rendered":"Niall Horan Latest One Direction Member to Fly Solo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s official. Niall Horan is now going in his own direction.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old\u00a0One Direction member has announced his solo career and dropped his debut single, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vevo.com\/watch\/USUMV1600413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This Town<\/a>,&#8221; causing 1D fans everywhere to freak out. Horan\u00a0said in a statement, &#8220;I&#8217;m excited to announce I have signed a record deal with Capitol Records USA and released my first solo song. Thank you to all the One Direction fans for your love and support as always. I&#8217;m looking forward to the next part of this journey together.&#8221;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Horan took to his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NiallOfficial?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and Instagram accounts to share the surprise with his millions of adoring followers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Been workin in the studio, wanted to share this song I just wrote with u guys. thank you for always being there <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LVIUAXi5PW\">https:\/\/t.co\/LVIUAXi5PW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NiallOfficial\/status\/781507948447236096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If the track gives any indication to what style of music Horan will focus on, there is a good chance that pal Ed Sheeran will have some stiff competition. &#8220;This Town&#8221; is a soft, reflective tune focusing on a past love. A simple, acoustic guitar melody pairs perfectly with Horan&#8217;s delicate voice that is twinged with the slightest rasp.<\/p>\n<p>Niall Horan is not the first 1D member to go solo. Zayn Malik famously left the group, which exploded in popularity following their time on <em>The X Factor<\/em> in 2010, in March 2015. Malik released his first solo album, <em>Mind of Mine<\/em>, earlier this year on the 1 year anniversary of his shocking departure. Liam Payne has also branched out on his own, announcing his signed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiamPayne\/status\/756158620816044032?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deal with Capitol Records U.K.<\/a> in July, although he has yet to release any music.<\/p>\n<p>While One Direction has been on hiatus since releasing their fifth album <em>Made in the A.M.<\/em> last November, its members have certainly kept busy. In addition to Horan and Payne&#8217;s new solo ventures, Harry Styles is trying out his acting chops and is set to star in Christopher Nolan&#8217;s World War II flick, <em>Dunkirk<\/em>. Louis Tomlinson has appeared alongside the band&#8217;s founder Simon Cowell as a guest judge on <em>America&#8217;s Got Talent<\/em> and has been adjusting to life as a father since <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Louis_Tomlinson\/status\/690859667224928256?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his son Freddie was born<\/a> in January.<\/p>\n<p>Within hours of\u00a0Horan dropping the bomb, &#8220;This Town&#8221; shot to number one on the iTunes chart, much like Malik&#8217;s first single &#8220;Pillowtalk&#8221; did when released.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">wow I only released the song 4 and a half hours ago and you guys have it flying up the charts all over the place . Thank you<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NiallOfficial\/status\/781579990865416192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It seems that no matter if they&#8217;re one band or individual artists, these boys are in it for the long haul.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And the world collectively freaked out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,24,30],"tags":[18,19,20,21,22,23,25,26,27,28,29,31,32],"class_list":["post-229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","category-music","category-the-scene","tag-1d","tag-harry-styles","tag-liam-payne","tag-louis-tomlinson","tag-made-in-the-am","tag-mind-of-mine","tag-new-music","tag-niall-horan","tag-niall-horan-solo","tag-one-direction","tag-solo-music","tag-this-town","tag-zayn-malik"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Niall Horan Latest One Direction Member to Fly Solo<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"One Direction&#039;s most low-key member sent shockwaves by dropping his surprise first single. 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