Niall Horan became a household name back as one fifth of One Direction back in 2010 - and what has followed since has broken music records all over the globe.
Over fourteen years on from the young Mullingar-native's life-changing appearance on the X Factor alongside Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik, Niall, 29, is still one of the biggest artists on the planet - and he's loving doing it alone.
Having just realised his third studio album, The Show, Niall reflected on his incredible success as a solo artist and how his path to fame and fortune was carved out by the kindness of his French teacher who had unwavering belief in the then 16-year-old student.