{"id":1269,"date":"2010-08-31T18:41:41","date_gmt":"2010-08-31T17:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/?p=1269"},"modified":"2012-05-03T17:59:39","modified_gmt":"2012-05-03T16:59:39","slug":"the-x-factor-niall-horan-the-next-justin-bieber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/1269\/the-x-factor-niall-horan-the-next-justin-bieber\/","title":{"rendered":"The X Factor: Niall Horan The Next Justin Bieber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>16 year old X Factor contestant Niall Horan made it through to the next round of The show following his rendition of  \u2018So Sick\u2018 by Ne-Yo.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Niall Horan \" src=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/images\/uk\/x2010\/niall02.JPG\" title=\"Niall Horan \" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"590\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Niall said that he is hoping to become the UK&#8217;s answer to Justin Bieber. 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