Niall Horan has been updating fans on the progress of his upcoming album, which has been nicknamed 'NH2'. The currently untitled album, which will be the follow-up to his debut solo album 'Flicker', has been a long time coming. And fans are super excited to hear more about it.
Sharing a photo of a recording studio to his fans on Instagram, the pop star told them he had recorded some 'beautiful strings, saying, 'Spent the morning back in the studio I recorded the whole of ‘Flicker’. We recorded some beautiful strings for a special song and I look forward to sharing it with you.'
It's been just a day since he shared the news and fans from around the world have left excited comments. Australian singer Taylor Henderson commented, 'To say I’m excited is an absolute understatement', with another saying, 'so excited niall 🖤🖤🖤'. [sic]
Although the former One Direction singer has yet to confirm a release date for his new music, he followed his Instagram post with a tweet saying, 'Are you ready?'. Keeping his loyal fans guessing what he could be on about.
One fan replied, 'are u just going to leave us like that' [sic], with another saying, 'Niall your face of happiness tells us that you are ready then we too. Here we go again 😎'.
Of course, if his new album is ready to drop, it would be ahead of the timescale he originally revealed last year. In October 2018, Niall told fans that he expected the new album to around a year to complete saying, 'ALBUM OUT BY THE END OF 2019 !'
Now take a look at One Direction through the years:
One Direction through the years - slider
1 of 11One Direction auditioning on The X Factor
One Direction formed on The X Factor in 2010. All five members auditioned as individual contestants and were put together as a group by Simon Cowell.
2 of 11One Direction wait for the results
The band failed to win The X Factor, coming in at third place, however that didn't stop them becoming world famous.
3 of 11One Direction return to The X Factor
After a successful year in the music industry, One Direction returned to the show that made them famous, to perform.
4 of 11One Direction: This Is Us
In 2013 the band released One Direction: This Is Us, a documentary film about the group with many clips and songs. It was very popular with fans and took nearly $70,000 million at the box office.
5 of 11Zayn announces he's leaving
Zayn broke many fans' hearts by announcing he was going to leave the group in 2015.
6 of 11One Direction continues as a group of four
The remaining four members continued for a few months before announcing they would be starting an hiatus in January 2016.
7 of 11Harry Styles stars in Dunkirk
Harry Styles released his self-titled album in 2017, but also starred in his first feature film, Dunkirk.
8 of 11Niall Horan released solo music
Niall Horan released solo music, and his now on his 'Flicker' world tour.
9 of 11Zayn has released music
Since leaving the group Zayn Malik has had a number of solo singles including a collaboration with Sia, 'From Dusk Till Dawn'.
10 of 11Liam teamed up with Rita Ora on 'For You'
Liam Payne released solo music including the huge song 'For You' with Rita Ora.
11 of 11Louis Tomlinson is now a judge on The X Factor
Louis Tomlinson has released some solo music, but he has now become a new judge on The X Factor.
Niall's tweet is probably more likely to refer to his upcoming single, confirmed earlier today by his record company in a tweet which read, 'New @NiallOfficial is coming! Niall performs “Put A Little Love On Me” w/@GregKurstin & premieres his next single “Nice To Meet Ya” dropping in September.' We can't wait to hear his new song!
Niall Horan started out as one member of One Direction, along with Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Zayn Malik runners up on The X Factor in 2010. They later went on to have hits such as 'Best Song Ever' and 'Drag Me Down', before starting their hiatus in 2016.
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