One Direction

One Direction

One DirectionBy: Alex Westblom

Before the X-Factor: Harry StylesHarry Edward Styles, born February 1st, 1994 to Anne Cox and Des Styles in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England. At the age of 7, Harrys parents divorced leaving him and his sister Gemma to live with their mother to move to Cheshire's countryside, where he worked in the local bakery.

Before the X-Factor: Liam PayneLiam James Payne, born August 29th 1993 to Karen and Geoff Payne in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. Until the age of 4, doctors performed regular tests on his kidneys as one was dysfunctional. He was bullied heavily in middle school which lead him to take up boxing when he was 12.

Before the X-Factor: Zayn MalikZain Zayn Javadd Malik, born January 12th 1993 to Yaser and Tricia Malik in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. He has one older sister, Doniya, and two younger sisters, Waliayha and Safaa. He changed schools twice due to his mixed heritage of Pakistani and English.

Before the X-Factor: Louis TomlinsonLouis William Tomlinson (Born Louis Troy Austin) on December 24th, 1991 to Johannah Poulston and Troy Austin in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. His parents later split, and he took his step-fathers, Mark Tomlinson, last name. He has 5 younger half-sisters. He has acted on small sitcoms as an extra.

Before the X-Factor: Niall HoranNiall James Horan, born on September 13th, 1993 to Maura Gallagher and Bobby Horan in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. He has a older brother names Greg. Their parents divorced when Niall was 5, and they lived in each of the homes for a few years before deciding to stay with their father. Niall was in his school choir preforming seasonally around Christmas time.

How they became a bandOne Direction was formed on the British television show The X-Factor, where judge Simon Cowell grouped them together. They finished in 3rd place, but later they were signed to Syco Records, which is Simons record label. Their international success was propelled by social media.

X-Factor daysThe songs that they chose to sing were pop or pop-rock songs, which were originally preformed by solo artist or a band. Through all the season, they never went into the bottom three. But were in third place in the finale.

The Boys: Harry StylesHis Audition Tape: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irKluYOMkI0

The Boys: Liam PayneHis Audition Tape: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awhsOgmdq6w

The Boys: Zayn MalikHis Audition Tape: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtORGIL4BjA

The Boys: Louis Tomlinson His Audition Tape: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjHRvoPFHrI

The Boys: Niall HoranHis Audition Tape: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3B4eoA2uV0

After the X- FactorIn November 2011, they signed a record deal with Columbia Records in North America. Steve Barnett, the co-chairman of Columbia Records, said it was not a difficult decision to sign One Direction. This was their big break into North America.Up all nightSales8 million singles sold3 million albums sold1 million DvDs sold ( Up All Night: The Live Tour)Track List1. What Makes You Beautiful2. Gotta Be You3. One Thing4. More Than This5. Up All Night6. I Wish7. Tell Me A Lie8. Taken9. I want10. Same Mistakes11. Save You Tonight12. Stole My Heart

Their 1st TourUp All Night tour was their first headlining tour in the UK, and in early 2012 they announced the Australian and North American legs of the tour. The tour resulted in 62 shows.

Charity WorkTheyve supported 5 charities, so far: Alzheimer's AssociationComic ReliefGreenpeaceMines Advisory Group Sport Relief

Take me Home5th best selling album in the U.SSold 1 million copies in a matter of 2 weeksTrack List:Live While Were YoungKiss YouLittle ThingsCmon, CmonLast First KissHeart AttackRock MeChange My MindI WouldOver AgainBack For YouThey Dont Know About UsSummer Love

Movie: This is UsTrailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ands0XvSnUThe This Is Us movie was renamed from the previous name 1D 3D sometime in April. For the movie poster, the boys had their fans send in pictures to be in the poster, which ended up looking like a mosaic.

Red Nose DayRecorded a single for Comic Relief ( Red Nose day 2013) One Way or Another. They went to Ghana to see first hand how the money from Red Nose Day, is used. The boys wanted to do fundraising of their own, so they make their own music video, and the money that they saved from doing so, they donated to comic relief. Take me Home: The tourThe Take Me Home Tour has been commercially successful, with sold-out shows and demand for tickets prompting organizers to add more dates to the itinerary. The concert tour consists of over 100 shows in Australia, Asia, Europe, and North America. In the UK and Ireland, ticket sales reached 300,000 within a day of release, which included a six-date sell out at the O2 Arena in London. In Australian and New Zealand markets, tickets grossed US$15.7 million, with all 190,000 tickets being sold for eighteen shows to be held in Australia and New Zealand.FeudsThe most recent feud was between Louis Tomlinson and Tom Parker of The Wanted. The two bands have been known to feud. It ended up getting lots of publicity. Since the feud, management has deleted the tweets.

Foot BallThe English boys love their football. From Louis playing soccer for charity, or meeting famous players (most recent, Ronaldo.)

Next tour: Where We Are#1dbigannoucement was all the buzz for about a week, until the boys announced the big surprise. They surprised fans by announcing a stadium tour, starting in 2014. Many fans were disappointed by this (The fans even trended #1bigDisappointment) since they were not going to their country, but the guys say that there will be more dates added.The fan baseThe Directioner fanbase is absolutely crazy (or fandom as some people may know it). They are known to have leaked private photos and hacking into airport security cameras. But of course the bad things always get the press. Estimated, they have over 12 million fans.

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