Niall Horan has added to his fortune by paying himself almost $3m (€2.58m) from his new solo-music firm over a 17-month period.

Boyzone’s album and tour celebrating their 20 years together has paid rich dividends with its entertainment firm’s bank balance last year increasing eightfold to €122,312.

The Irish-based entertainment firm owned by pop star Cheryl Cole had a stellar year last year, recording post-tax profits of over €2.1m.

Pop twins Jedward are singing and dancing all the way to the bank with accounts showing that their entertainment firm recorded profits of over €400,000 last year.