Be warned Niall Horan, going solo doesn’t always work out so well… as these 10 singers whose careers tanked prove

ONE Direction's Niall Horan has recently announced his plans to begin a solo career, but does the singer have reason to be cautious?

While the boyband became a mega pop sensation, it remains to be seen whether Niall can make it alone.

One Direction aren't the only band to have parted ways in order to pursue solo careers.

However, while it may be a common move, it hasn't paid off for many.

Remember these former band members who flopped when they went solo?

Mark Owen

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Mark Owen, best known for his success in Take That, didn't have a great deal of success when he decided to go solo.

While a couple of his first singles broke the top 10 in the charts, it was all downhill from there.

His debut album peaked at 33 and ironically his subsequent collectionHow the Mighty Fall was even more of a flop and didn't even make the top 40.

Nadine Coyle

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Girls Aloud had a great deal of success in the noughties and even won a BRIT award.

Yet, Nadine struggled to go it alone and her single peaked at 47 in the charts.

Undeterred and after a brief hiatus from music, Nadine has alluded to plans to release another album later this year.

Lee Ryan

10

When Blue parted, Lee Ryan decided to pursue a solo career.

However, it was short lived and Lee's only album failed to reach the top spot in the charts.

Record sales were so poor, in fact, that the fourth single that was due to be taken from the album was never released.

Mollie King

10

While her debut solo album is still yet to be released, it doesn't look promising.

Her only single since she decided to go solo, Back to You, failed to rise above 90 in the charts.

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Mutya Buena

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Sugar Babe Mutya has had mixed success since she's gone solo.

Her first single Real Girl may have received a BRIT award nomination, but after that Mutya's fame waned.

She was eventually dropped from her record label in 2008 after the single B Boy Baby peaked at 73 in the UK charts.

Aston Merrigold

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Former JLS heart-throb Aston Merrigold is another star attempting to pursue a solo career.

When his first single, Get Stupid, only made it to 28 in the charts, the record label decided to only release his second single in Australia.

His debut album is still yet to be released.

Mikey Graham

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Boyzone singer, Mikey is another of the former band members who flopped when they went solo.

His single If You'd Only Make Up Your Mind did so poorly that it didn't even chart in the UK.

Mel C

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Sporty Spice, Mel C may have had a reasonable amount of success with her first album Northern Star, but after that it has all been downhill for the former Spice Girl.

After setting up her own record label her record sales plummeted, and her albums such as This Time and The Sea failed to climb into the top 40.

Markus Feehily

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Despite the popularity of Westlife, when Markus attempted to go solo it was with devastating consequences.

His only single to chart failed to go any higher that 56, no where near the top 40.

Dane Bowers

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Once Another Level disbanded, Dane had mixed success collaborating with other artists.

However, as soon as he began to go truly solo, his career tanked.

All She Needs was released in 2010 and just like many other former band member's albums failed to chart at all.