Former One Direction band member, Niall Horan, has announced he is releasing his third solo album, The Show. The album is due to be released June 9th, with the first single from the album, ”Heaven”, being released Friday February 17.
Horan announced the news on his social media, with the caption
‘’I couldn’t possibly be more happy to tell you that my new album ‘The Show’ will be released on June 9th. You can pre-order it now from the link in my bio
This album is a piece of work I’m so proud of and now it’s time to pass it over to you to go and make it your own. Thank you so much for being there for me all this time and I can’t wait to share the next couple of years of this new era with you. I’ve missed you all so much. It’s good to be back
Welcome to The Show ‘’
The first single from his new album, called ‘’Heaven’’, will be released on February 17. He made the announcement of his new single on his social media, before announcing his new album.
‘’I could not be happier to let you know that my new single Heaven is being released February 17. Pre-save and pre-order link in bio.’’
Niall Horan later posted a video to his social media, with the caption ‘’A letter to all of you.’’ During the video, he thanks his fans for being patient with him and explains the process of recording the album over the past 18 months.
The Irish singer and songwriter rose to fame at the age of 16, in one of the most successful boy bands to come from the UK, One Direction. The band was formed in 2010, on British singing competition The X Factor, where they finished in third place. One Direction released five studio albums, Up All Night (2011), Take Me Home (2012), Midnight Memories (2013), Four (2014) and Made In The A.M. (2015). They sold 70 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. Fellow band members Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson, all went on to succeed in solo careers following the announcement of their hiatus in 2015 after Zayn Malik left the band.
Niall Horan’s new album, The Show, is following his previous two studio album releases, Flicker (2017) and Heartbreak Weather (2020). The most successful song of his solo career is the second released single from his debut album Flicker, ‘’Slow Hands.’’ The song didn’t quite make number one though – peaking at number 7 in the UK charts. His first solo album, Flicker, debuted at number one in the US and Ireland, and reached the top three in the UK. His second album, Heartbreak Weather, debuted at number one in the UK and Ireland.
Throughout his music career, Niall Horan has won 18 awards and has been nominated for 34. Among his award wins, he has won New Artist of the year at the 2017 American Music Awards, a Teen Choice award for his single ”Slow Hands”, two iHeartRadio Music Awards and six BMI London awards, as well as many others. Niall Horan is yet to announce if there will be a tour supporting his new album.
Niall Horan’s new album, The Show, is available to pre-order here.
