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One Direction:
One Direction are a British-Irish boy band consisting of members Niall Horan, Zayn
Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis omlinson! hey signed to Simon "o#ell$s
record label Syco %ecords after being formed and &lacing third in the se'enth series of
British tele'ision music com&etition he ( factor hey later signed in North )merica to
"olumbia records!
In No'ember *+,,, -ne .irection released their debut album Up All Night, #hich
became the fastest-selling debut album in the /0 of *+,,! In *+,*, it debuted at number
one on the /!S! Billboard *++, making -ne .irection the first /0 grou& in /!S! chart
history to debut at number one #ith their first album! Up All Night s&a#ned the -fficial
/0 Singles "hart to& ten singles 1 23hat Makes 4ou Beautiful2, 25otta Be 4ou2, and
2-ne hing2! In *+,*, 23hat Makes 4ou Beautiful2 #on the B%I )#ard for Best
British Single! -ne .irection su&&orted the album #ith their /& )ll Night our! hey
ha'e started recording their second studio album, due for release in late *+,*! -ne
.irection$s #orld tour is set for *+,6, #ith tickets grossing 7,8!9 million for their
)ustralian and Ne# Zealand dates!
-ne .irection ha'e been described as s&arking a resurgence in the boy band conce&t, and
of forming &art of a ne# 2British In'asion2 in the /nited States! )s of :une *+,*,
according to Nick 5atfield, the chairman and chief e;ecuti'e of Sony Music
<ntertainment /0, -ne .irection re&resent a 78+ million business em&ire!=*> heir #ork
has earned them a#ards and nominations! -ne .irection ha'e su&&orted 'arious charities
and foundations, and ha'e commercial endorsements #ith Pok?mon, Nokia,
Har&er"ollins and Hasbro! hey also a&&eared as themsel'es in the iCarly e&isode 2i5o
-ne .irection2 @*+,*
Members
Niall Horan
Niall James Horan, born ,6 Se&tember ,AA6 @age ,BC, is from Mullingar, "ounty
3estmeath, Ireland! Born to mother Maura 5allagher and father Bobby Horan,=,+9> he
has an older brother 5reg!=,+B> heir &arents di'orced #hen he #as fi'e! He and his
brother li'ed bet#een each of their homes for a fe# years before e'entually deciding to
li'e #ith their father in Mullingar! His mother remarried and li'es in <dge#orthsto#n,
"ounty Longford #ith "hris, her husband of se'en years!=,+9> Horan #as a &u&il at
"olDiste Mhuire, a boys$ "hristian Brothers school!=,+A>=,,+> He #as in the school choir,
&erforming seasonally around "hristmas!=E>=9> Prior to &artici&ating in The X Factor, he
&erformed around his homeland, including as a su&&ort act for Lloyd .aniels in .ublin!
Horan has been &laying guitar since childhood! In an inter'ie# he referred to his guitar as
2the best &resent I e'er recei'ed for "hristmas!2=,,,> Horan re'ealed his &arents took
note of his singing during a car tri&, 2my aunt said she thought the radio #as on! <;actly
the same thing ha&&ened to Michael Bubl? #ith his dad! He$s my absolute hero so I like
the fact #e ha'e a similar story!2=,,*>
-n auditioning for The X Factor, Horan said, 2I$m ,E and I #ant to be a big name like
Beyonc? and :ustin Bieber2! 2I$'e been com&ared to him a fe# times and it$s not a bad
com&arison! I #ant to sell out arenas, make an album and #ork #ith some of the best
artists in the #orld!2=,,6> Horan said, 2I #as al#ays the kid that &icked u& the nearest
instrument and Fust lo'ed music!2 He has also stated that he is a 2big s#ing2 fan, citing
fa'ourite artists Grank Sinatra, .ean Martin and Michael Bubl?! Horan also cites rock
music fa'ourably and is a fan of he <agles, Bon :o'i and he Scri&t!=,,H>=,,8>
)dditionally he cites recording artist <d Sheeran as &raise#orthy!=,,E>
Zayn Malik
Zain Javadd "Zayn" Malik,=,,9>=,,B> born ,* :anuary ,AA6 @age ,AC in St! Luke$s
Hos&ital, is from Bradford, 3est 4orkshire, <ngland!=,,A> Born to British Pakistani
father 4aser and an <nglish mother, ricia Malik @n?e BrannanC, he has three sisters
.oniya, 3aliyha and Safaa!=,,+>=,*+> He gre# u& in <ast Bo#ling, located to the south
of Bradford city centre! Malik #as a &u&il at Lo#er Gields Primary School in <ast
Bo#ling and #ent to ong High School, a state com&rehensi'e school!=,*,> Malik did
not fit in at his first t#o schools due to his mi;ed heritage, re'ealing that #hen he and his
sister mo'ed schools he felt he fitted in better! )fter mo'ing schools at the age t#el'e,
Malik, states he started taking &ride in his a&&earance!=,**> .uring his time on The X
Factor, his grandfather &assed a#ayI he has a tattoo of his grandfather$s name 3alter in
)rabic on his chest!=,*6>=,*H>
-n auditioning for The X Factor, Malik said 2I #as looking for an e;&erience2! He cites
urban music as his main musical influence, dra#ing ins&iration from Michael :ackson,
/sher and Ne-4o! 5ro#ing u&, he #as into %JB and ra&!=,**>=,*8> Gor his X Factor
audition, he &erformed the Mario %JB song 2Let Me Lo'e 4ou2! He as #ell as other
members of -ne .irection further notes artists such as Bruno Mars, as a 2dream
collaborator!2=,*E> Malik is addicted to smoking cigarettesI in *+,,, he e;&ressed his
desire to Kuit, saying 2I definitely ha'e to Kuit smoking! I need to do it!2=,*9> In May
*+,*, after months of media s&eculation, Malik and Little Mi; member Perrie <d#ards
confirmed they are in a relationshi&!=,*B>=,*A>=,6+>=,6,>=,6*>=,66> Malik once t#eeted,
2La ila ha ill lalla ho muhammed door rasoolalah2, the t#eet is a common declaration of
faith among Muslims meaningL 2here is no god but )llah and Muhammad is the &ro&het
of )llah
Liam James Payne,=,6E> born *A )ugust ,AA6 @age ,BC, is from 3ol'erham&ton, 3est
Midlands, <ngland! Born three #eeks early to mother 0aren and father 5eoff,=,69> he
has t#o older sisters, %uth and Nicola!=,,+> /ntil the age of four, Payne had regular tests
done in hos&ital as doctors noticed one of his kidneys #as scarred and dysfunctional! o
hel& co&e #ith the &ain, he had 6* inFections in his arm in the morning and e'ening as a
child! %egarding his one functional kidney, Payne said 2I ha'e to be careful not to drink
too much, e'en #ater, and I ha'e to kee& myself as healthy as &ossible!2=,6B> 5ro#ing
u&, his mother #ould Fuggle shifts as a nursery nurse to accom&any him on all his
auditions!=,+9> )s a student, Payne #as hea'ily in'ol'ed in s&orts, &rimarily trying out
for 'arious school teams! He e'entually found his &lace on the cross country running
team, coming firstL 2Grom then on I #as training all the time and getting u& at Eam to run
for miles! )t the age of ,* they &ut me in the school$s under-,Bs team!2=,**> Payne #as
bullied in secondary school and took u& bo;ing lessons at the age of t#el'e!=,**>=,6A>
He #as a music technology student at "ity of 3ol'erham&ton "ollege!=,H+> Before The
X Factor, Payne had once &erformed in front of a *E,+++ cro#d at a 3ol'erham&ton
3anderers$ football match!=E>=9>
Payne first auditioned in *++B to The X Factor$s fifth series #hen he #as fourteen! He
made it to the Fudges$ houses, but "o#ell thought he #as not ready for the com&etition
and asked him to come back in t#o years! Payne cites :ustin imberlake as one of his
biggest influences! He also says he dra#s ins&iration from ake hat member 5ary
Barlo# #hen &erforming!=,H,> He is currently in a relationshi& #ith dancer .anielle
PeaMer!=,H*> hey met on The X Factor in *+,+ and ha'e been in a relationshi& e'er
since! he backing dancer for he Saturdays and :essie : has recei'ed death threats and
other forms of cyber bullying on social net#orking #ebsite #itter, due to her
relationshi& #ith Payne!=,H6>=,HH>=,H8>
Harry Styles
Harry Styles
Harry Edward Styles, born , Gebruary ,AAH @age ,BC=,HE>=,H9> is from the 'illage of
Holmes "ha&el, "heshire, <ngland! He is a former &u&il at Holmes "ha&el
"om&rehensi'e School, a state com&rehensi'e school!=,HB> Born to mother )nne "o;
and father .es Styles,=,+9> he has an older sister, 5emma!=,,+> He #as se'en #hen their
&arents di'orced, his mother later getting remarried to %obin #ist! %egarding his
&arents$ di'orce he said, 2that #as Kuite a #eird time! I remember crying about it! I didnNt
really get #hat #as going on &ro&erly, I #as Fust sad that my &arents #ouldn$t be together
any more!2 His father recalled, 25enerally, you #ouldnNt see him cry as much as maybe
some kids do O he #asn$t generally emotional or a cry baby O but he cried then!2 His
&arents tried to reassure their distraught son by telling him his father #ouldn$t be lea'ing
immediately! he family struggled on for another t#o years before his father e'entually
#alked out!=,HA> Gollo#ing the di'orce, Styles, his older sister and his mother mo'ed
further out into the "heshire countryside! )t the age of t#el'e he mo'ed back to Holmes
"ha&el! hat #as #hen his mother met his ste&father %obin #ist! Styles said he #as
2really &leased2 #hen #ist &ro&osed to his mother!=,8+> Styles #as the lead singer for
the band 3hite <skimo #ith band members lead guitarist Haydn Morris, bass guitarist
Nick "lough and drummer 3ill S#eeny!=,HB> hey had once entered a Battle of the
Bands com&etition, #hich they #on!=E>=9> Before The X Factor, the then si;teen-year old
Styles had a &art-time Fob at the 3! Mande'ille Bakery in Holmes "ha&el!=,8,>
)s a child, Styles lo'ed singing, noting <l'is Presley as one of his influences! He also
cites Presley for his musical beginnings!=,8+> Styles also cites current musical acts,
Goster the Peo&le, "old&lay and 0ings of Leon among his influences! 23e #ant to ha'e a
little bit hea'ier guitars, bigger drums, more of a li'e feel, because that$s #hat #e like
doing,2 Styles says for their ne;t album! 2Because #e are ,B years old, it$s im&ortant that
#e like #hat #eNre doing as #ell! It #ouldn$t be good if #e #erenNt enFoying #hat #e$re
doing, and #e are!2=B+> Styles states that The X Factor ga'e him 2a lot more2 confidence
as a &erformer and singer!=,8+> Styles says that he often looks to "old&lay front man
"hris Martin for ins&iration #hen &erforming on stage!=,H,> Styles also states that he
Beatles had a &rofound influence on him gro#ing u&, as his father #ould &lay their
music! 2I still listen to their music o'er and o'er again! hey are absolute icons and an
ins&iration,2 he said!=,8*> He briefly dated <nglish tele'ision &resenter "aroline Glack,
#hich caused #ides&read media contro'ersy o'er their fifteen-year age ga&!=
Louis omlinson
Louis William omlinson, born Louis roy !ustin=,8H>=,88> *H .ecember ,AA, @age
*+C,=,8E> is from .oncaster, South 4orkshire, <ngland! He #as born to mother :ohannah
Poulston and father roy )ustin! His &arents s&lit #hen he #as young and he took on his
ste&father Mark omlinson$s name!=,+9> He has fi'e younger half-sisters, on his father$s
sideL 5eorgia )ustin, and on his mother$s sideL "harlotte, G?licit?, and t#ins .aisy and
Phoebe omlinson! .aisy and Phoebe had roles as babies on a sho# called Fat FriendsI
he #ould go along and ser'e as an e;tra! )fter Fat Friends, he attended an acting school
in Barnsley! He had small &arts in an IP, drama film If I Had ou and BB"$s !aterloo
"oad! He #as a si;th form student at Hall "ross School, a state com&rehensi'e school,
and a former &u&il of the Hayfield School! He re'ealed that he failed his first year of )
le'els at the Hayfield School, 2mainly because INd been too busy ha'ing fun! I #as out all
the time in that first year!2 He ended u& going back to Hall "ross and started ) le'els
o'er again!=,8+> )s a student at Hall "ross, omlinson starred in se'eral musical
&roductions!=,89>=9> Before The X Factor, he had a numbers of Fobs, including at a Pue
cinema and at .oncaster %o'ers football stadium as a #aiter in their hos&itality suites!
=,8+>=,8B>
omlinson re'ealed that landing the lead role of .anny Zuko in a high school musical
&roduction of #rease moti'ated him to audition for The X Factor!=,8A>=9> omlinson
cites <nglish recording artist and ake hat member %obbie 3illiams as his biggest
influence and idol! In an inter'ie# #ith No$ %aga&ine he statedL 2I$'e al#ays lo'ed
%obbie! He$s Fust so cheeky, he can get a#ay #ith anything! His &erformances are
unbelie'able!2=,E+> He also admires recording artist <d Sheeran, describing him as
2&henomenal!2=,E,> In *+,,, his mother and ste&-father announced they #ere getting a
di'orce!=,,+> omlinson is currently in a relationshi& #ith Manchester /ni'ersity &olitics
and sociology student, <leanor "alder!=,E*>=,E6>=,EH>=,E8>