One Direction’s Niall Horan credits Katy Perry for his music career: Says ‘I wouldn’t be here’ without her

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Former One Direction star Niall Horan is showing love to pop icon Katy Perry. The 27-year-old solo star made an appearance on SiriusXM’s The Morning Mash Up.

And during the appearance, Niall discussed how he first rose to fame on The X Factor back in 2010, where he was pushed into the next round of the competition by a panel of judges, including Katy Perry. “If Katy Perry didn’t put me through in my audition I wouldn’t be here.

That’s a fact. So Katy Perry is a good shout,” he said. When asked if Katy is aware of her impact on his career, he said: “She is fully aware of that and she prides herself on it!” In case you missed it, in April it was reported that Horan's new social distancing love song takes inspiration from the iconic number Hey.