Only four Irish artists have ever made it to No.1 in the US Hot 100: U2, Sinéad O’Connor, Hozier – and Niall Horan. In short, the former One Direction singer really is one of the very biggest Irish music stars in history. And for good reason…

Niall has appeared on the cover of Hot Press as a member of the boyband phenomenon that was 1D. Now, however, he is about to go solo on the cover to coincide with the release of his all killer, no filler Heartbreak Weather album!

That’s right – on March 5th, for the first time ever, Niall Horan will feature on the front of Hot Press, a magazine he grew up reading, and the Irish bible of rock ’n’ roll, which has helped to launch countless stars on the road to global acclaim. We don't want to give too much away but with Bono, Scarlett Johansson, Lewis Capaldi, Gavin James and his Saturday Night Live appearance all cropping up in his conversation with our man Stuart Clark, it's quite the interview!

To celebrate this landmark moment, we're asking fans to tell us their own personal favourite Niall Horan story – to illustrate how you fell in love with his music; or what he means to you; or otherwise to share in this moment, where he is receiving the ultimate recognition from the magazine that has been described as Ireland’s Music Authority: a front cover.

Please keep your story to 300 words or less. And don’t feel that you have to write us a long missive! Sometimes a few words, beautifully expressed, capture the emotions better than a long and winding screed!

We will publish a selection of your submissions alongside our Niall Horan interview, in the next issue of Hot Press. And the best five will receive a beautiful, large format poster of the Niall Horan cover of Hot Press.

Now there is a prize worth having! Send your submissions below ASAP. The publication of the issue is just a week away...

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