NIALL HORAN
Niall James Horan, born 13 September 1993 (age 19), is from Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland.
Born to mother Maura Gallagher and father Bobby Horan,he has an older brother named Greg.
Prior to participating in The X Factor, he performed around his homeland,
including as a support act for Lloyd Daniels in Dublin.

Audition song: So Sick by Ne-Yo

ZAYN MALIK
Zain Javadd "Zayn" Malik, born 12 January 1993 (age 20), is from Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
Born to British Pakistani father Yaser and an English mother, Tricia Malik (n�e Brannan),
he has one older sister, Doniya, and two younger sisters, Waliyha and Safaa.

Audition song: Let Me Love You by Mario

LIAM PAYNE
Liam James Payne, born 29 August 1993 (age 19), is from Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England.
Born three weeks early to mother Karen and father Geoff, he has two older sisters, Ruth and Nicola.
Payne first auditioned in 2008 to The X Factor's fifth serieswhen he was fourteen.
He made it to the judges' houses, but Cowell thought he was not ready for the competition and
asked him to come back in two years.

Audition song: Cry Me a River by Michael Bubble

HARRY STYLES
Harry Edward Styles, born 1 February 1994 (age 19), is from the village of Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England.
Born to mother Anne Cox and father Des Styles, he has an older sister, Gemma.

Audition song: Isn�t she Lovely by Stevie Wonders

LOUIS TOMLINSON
Louis William Tomlinson, born Louis Troy Austin on 24 December 1991 (age 21), is from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.
Born to mother Johannah Poulston and father Troy Austin, his parents split when he was young and
he took on his stepfather Mark Tomlinson's name. He has five younger half-sisters, Lottie, Felicity and twins Phoebe and Daisy.

Audition song: Hey There Delilah by Plain White T's

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