One Direction, often shortened to 1D, are an English-Irish pop boy band formed in London, England in 2010
. The group are composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson;
former member Zayn Malik departed from the group in March 2015.
The group signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records after forming and finishing
third in the seventh series of the British televised singing competition The X Factor in
2010. Main reason why i love one direction is They make girls all around the world feel beautiful and wanted. In their #1 hit single, “What Makes You Beautiful,” the lyrics they sing can make any girl feel beautiful. For three minutes and twenty-seven seconds anyone — old, young, tall,
short, skinny, heavy, British or American — can feel absolutely gorgeous.
Albums
Up All Night is the debut studio album by
English-Irish boy band One Direction, released by Syco Records in
November 2011 in Ireland and the United Kingdom,
followed by a worldwide release during 2012.
Take me home is the debut studio album by
English-Irish boy band One Direction, released by Syco Records in
November 2011 in Ireland and the United Kingdom,
followed by a worldwide release during 2012.
Midnight is the debut studio album by
English-Irish boy band One Direction, released by Syco Records in
November 2011 in Ireland and the United Kingdom,
fol"lowed by a worldwide release during 2012.
Four is the debut studio album by
English-Irish boy band One Direction, released by Syco Records in
November 2011 in Ireland and the United Kingdom,
followed by a worldwide release during 2012.
Made In the A.M. is the fifth studio album by English-Irish boy band One Direction, released on 13 November 2015, by Columbia Records and Syco Music. This album is also the group's first album following the departure of Zayn Malik, who left the group on March 25, 2015,[1] and the group's last album before going on an indefinite hiatus in 2016. The album was preceded by the three singles "Drag Me Down", released on 31 July 2015; "Perfect", released on 16 October 2015 and "History", released on 6 November 2015.
These three singles reached the top 10 in a number of national charts.
Band Members
Louis Tomlinson
Louis William Tomlinson (born in 24 December 1991) is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction. He began his career as an actor, appearing as an extra in ITV drama film If I Had You and the BBC drama Waterloo Road. In 2010, he auditioned on the British music competition series The X Factor. After being eliminated as a solo performer,
he was put into a group with four other contestants, forming One Direction.>
Liam Payne
Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer and songwriter.
He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction. Payne made his debut as a singer in 2008 when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor. After being eliminated in the competition, he auditioned again in 2010 and
was put into a group with four other contestants to form One Direction.Payne worked with other producers under the monikers "Big Payno" and
"Payno" creating remixes for songs by his group and Cheryl.
Harry Styles
Harry Edward Styles (born 1 February 1994) is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. His musical career began in 2010 as a solo contestant on the British music competition series The X Factor. Following his elimination early on, he was brought back to join the boy band One Direction,
which went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands of all time..>
Niall Horan
Niall James Horan (born 13 September 1993) is an Irish singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence as a member of the boy band One Direction, formed in 2010 on the British singing competition The X Factor. Following the band's hiatus in 2016,
Horan signed a recording deal as a solo artist with Capitol Records.
Zayn Malik
Zain Javadd Malik (/ˈmælɪk/; born 12 January 1993), known mononymously as
Zayn, is an English singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Bradford, Malik
auditioned as a solo contestant for the British music competition The X Factor in 2010.
After being eliminated as a solo performer, Malik was brought back into the competition,
along with four other contestants, to form the boy band One Direction. Malik left the
group in March 2015 and subsequently s
igned a solo recording contract with RCA Records.