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The history and legacy of One Direction
British-Irish boy band, One Direction, was a phenomenon: Dubbed “the internet’s first boy band,” the group found profound, and retrospectively unexpected, success in the early 2010s. Composed of five members, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Liam Payne and Zayn Malik, the iconic pop band had a short-lived five-year career before taking an indefinite hiatus in 2015.
The band members got their start in an extremely unassuming way, not only for the time, but also in a way that has yet to be recreated on the same large scale. They were brought together on the London-based talent show “X-Factor” as individual contestants who failed to progress past the bootcamp stage of the show.
Individually, each member was light-years away from being a pop star prodigy. Average-at-best singers, dancers and overall performers, their stage presence lacked the confidence and fine-tuning that a solo act needs to command the industry. Yet, producers saw an undeniable glimpse of talent and pushed the five of them forward as a group. Although an “X-fac
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One Direction
One Direction, also referred to as 1D were an English and Irishboy band. It began with Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. They finished third on the seventh series of The X Factor. They each auditioned for The X Factor separately. Nicole Scherzinger put them together in 2010 because she thought they were too good to lose.
Songs
[change | change source]"What Makes You Beautiful" was One Direction's first single. After being signed to Syco Music, the group recorded their first album Up All Night. Hits on the album include "One Thing" and "Gotta Be You." It was third in the charts. They have been very successful since. They tour to places around the world such as Europe, Australia, Asia, and the Americas.
The group released a second album in November 2012, called Take Me Home. It includes the singles "Little Things", "Live While We're Young" and "Kiss You". The group released their third album, Midnight Memories, in late November 2013. It includes the singles "Story of My Life", "Best Song Ever", "Midnight Memo
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One Direction (1D) was a British + Irish pop boy band consisting of Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and Niall Horan. Zayn Malik exited the band on March 25, 2015 and Liam Payne died on October 16, 2024. The group were active from 2010 to 2016.
They were solo contestants placed into a group during the seventh season of The X Factor UK in 2010, where they finished in third place. The group was subsequently signed to Simon Cowell's record label, Syco Music.
After releasing five best-selling albums between 2011 and 2015, the band announced an indefinite hiatus, beginning January 2016. By May 2017, all members had released solo material, and by January 2020, all band members had released solo albums.
Background
In early 2010, teenagers Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik auditioned as solo performers for the seventh season of British reality/talent show, The X Factor (UK). For Liam Payne, it was his second audition process. Payne had first auditioned in 2008, but was eliminated during the judge's houses portion, due to his age and inexper
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