Talk:One Direction

One Direction really suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucccccccckkkkkkkssssssss!!!!!!!!!!

Middle names will be restored

Malik

A trustworthy source has been found for Maliks' middle, birth name @Ancestry.com here is the source

• it is him as his mother last (maiden) name: Brannan(her maiden name is already sourced on his bio) is given under his birth name
• the birth index is in his birth year
• everyone has been speculating and saying jawaad or javadd so searched under and Zain Javadd Malik with as extra his mother maiden name: Brannan it can't be anyone else
• here is the source: Zain Javadd Malik at Ancestry.uk
• You can click for more info on him (birth place and stuff) but then you pay money via credit card

So his real official birth name is : Zain Javadd Malik based on the UK trustworthy archive and not the untrustworty sites like: twitter,facebook,tumblr,fanwebsites. AdabowtheSecond (talk) 22:11, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Styles

here is styles data with his mothers maiden name given he was born in Worcestershire like capital fm source stated Harry Edward Styles at Ancestry.com

his name birth name is: Harry Edward Styles --- no Harold after all\\

Payne

here is his source birth location is West Midlands like our source in his bio i love ancestry.com Liam James Payne at ancestry.com

Harry Styles

Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, and Louis Tomlinson all need to have their own individual page because they are very famous and are even more famous than the people who have been in the fame for years. The Harry Styles/Caroline Flack controversy should be added. The boys should have their own pages now - they are famous enough! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.142.162.114 (talk) 04:33, 25 January 2012 (UTC) he was born june 9th 2000l deny that anything is going on. If we create a separate article for Styles, and we can shore up enough solid info, then something about the pair may be written. —Andrew_stalk 05:31, 25 January 2012 (UTC) There is lots of information about one direction on the internet, in their books and in all sorts of things. They should have their own pages because each individual band member has lots of fans, everyone has a favorite and by using individual pages, the fans will get their information from wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stylesgirl3332 (talk • contribs) 15:50, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

They definitely need their own pages, also Liam is dating Danielle Peazer, a dancer and Louis is dating Eleanor Calder. These are all confirmed by them + there are photos etc — Preceding unsigned comment added by Upallnightwithoned (talk • contribs) 07:34, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Harry stil lives with Louis Tomlinson - confirmed in an interview in New Zealand in mid April 2012. Screenager72 (talk) 17:50, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Harry's birthday is February 1, 1994 not February 2, 1994 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.96.235.180 (talk) 17:54, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

TAKE NOTE: add a VERIFIABLE link to every INFORMATION you want added

add info under 201.229.45.99 (talk) 18:03, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

Niall Horan biography info

As it is stated on wikipedia about niall's family it is wrong. He has a younger sister named Jaime who has just turned 18 on february 9th. She still lives in Ireland because she is finishing up her last year of highschool — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.67.194.127 (talk) 00:47, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

Niall Horan doesn't have any sisters. He has a brother though O.o YOU ARE GIVING OUT FALSE INFORMATION. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.21.39.49 (talk) 21:51, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 1 April 2012

suggestion: include kids choice awards, and tours completed, etc

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"Image" Section

In the middle of the Image Section, there's some very specific (and, seemingly, transient) numbers on Google hits and twitter followers. Is this germane to the article? It seems very odd in context. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thegeniusboy05 (talk • contribs) 04:57, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

Holmes Chapel bakery

Not pictured: cake

You can't see the bakery itself in that picture. Those are just some houses - following the path around to the left leads to the back of the bakery, but it's not in shot in that photograph. 86.151.231.147 (talk) 16:54, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

More Info

I've added some information on their tattoos, the instruments they play and also a picture of the bakery harry worked at as the other one didn't actually show the bakery itself.

Edit request on 12 April 2012

harry was 2000 june the 9th 174.91.68.95 (talk) 00:00, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

 Not done: Source?--5 albert square (talk) 00:09, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

Zayn's proper name

I'd just like to point out that you have said Jawadd is Zayn's middle name.This is incorrect.His middle name is Javadd and I also saw another complaint about this and you said twitter is not a reliable source but that is not the only evidence,it is also in their official biography book and Zayn also states it in numerous videos.If this is not reliable information I don't know what is.I think this is something to be fixed immediatly because it is false information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ObsessedWith1D (talk • contribs) 22:53, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

Again, source?--5 albert square (talk) 21:24, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

Individual pages

Shouldn't all five members have individual pages by now? They are certainly notable enough. Even the Jonas Brothers have three pages. All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 06:22, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

Every time it has happened, they have been deleted by consensus. They are not notable as individuals, only as part of the group. –anemoneprojectors– 13:09, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

This makes no sense. Surely we can agree that Harry Styles is one of the most notable teenagers on the planet at the moment? Certainly more so than about 99% of the people born during and after 1992 for whom we do have entries? I am not necessarily saying they all should get entries (though I think they should), but Styles, who gets so much media coverage, seems pretty obvious. All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 18:40, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

No, because he hasn't done anything notable enough outside of the group. If they should ever have solo careers then yes maybe we can consider his own page then, but until then no.--5 albert square (talk) 21:42, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

The thing about the Jonas Brothers is that they've gone onto to do separate/solo projects. I don't believe the members of One Direction have done anything else outside the band, so I think WP:1E would apply here. - JuneGloom Talk 21:47, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

Are you saying that Harry Styles is less notable than Patrick Aaltonen, Godwin Ababaki, and Nigina Abduraimova? Those are the first three matches in Category:1994 births. I find it impossible to believe that the answer is "Yes". The Jonas Brothers had separate entries long before they did anything outside of their band. All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 06:54, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Can I get an amen styles and others are more notable big time rush, maroon 5, coldplay (except for adam levine and chris martin) members they all have individual pages BTW - they are way more popular than all of those mentioned can you even cite their names (i can't), they don't have instant media coverage every single day - one direction members have been victim of being so popular in individual page kind of way because how the hell can big time rush members get their they have not any work outside big time rush - wikipedia in my opinion should work on their guidelines AdabowtheSecond (talk) 21:33, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

You are 100% right. But it's not gonna happen. Unreal7 (talk) 23:56, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 16 April 2012

Can someone please change Harrys name form Harold "Harry" Edward Styles to just Harry Edward Styles his name is not and has never been Harold there is proof their biography Dare to Dream (which they wrote themselves) states that Harrys name is only Harry its says nothing about his name being Harold!!! Jinelle 19 (talk) 21:30, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

• His name is officially Harold Edward.--XDITZRACHEL (talk) 22:35, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 19 April 2012

The second sentence of the article, "They signed to Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records[1] after being formed and placing third in the seventh series of The X Factor." has a grammatical error, and should be fixed to: "They sung to Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records[1] after being formed and placing third in the seventh series of The X Factor." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gravitybender (talk • contribs) 01:34, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

• It isn't a graphical error, they were signed to syco, you don't sing to syco.--XDITZRACHEL (talk) 22:36, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

Completely Wrong: One Direction is a US Band?

Shouldn't this article be about One Direction (the band?). Well I think this article is a case of mistaken identity. One Direction is a current US based band. It is comprised of: - SEAN O'LEARY - LEAD SINGER, PIANIST - ISAIAH CHAVEZ-PICKETT - LEAD GUITAR - SCOTT NAGAREDA - BASS GUITAR - ADAM DAVIS - DRUMS I don't understand where this 'One Direction' this article talks about comes from or their significance? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.144.141.174 (talk) 13:42, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

I'm guessing your comment is meant to be sarcastic. This article is about the notable UK band, not the non-notable US band. If you are being genuine, have a look for One Direction on Google News. –anemoneprojectors– 14:11, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

See also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/One Direction (American band). –anemoneprojectors– 14:14, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

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RfC: Should members of One Direction have stand-alone biography articles?

Individual biography articles have previously been merged with the article about the One Direction boy band, though sub-sections that exist for each member are longer and better sourced than the bodies of many popular biography articles. Is the sourced material about the lives of Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis, substantial enough to be encyclopaedic, or would creating separate articles be promoting unfortunate fancruft? Thanks --Fæ (talk) 22:48, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

• I think each of the boys need their own wiki page. They are all famous enough now and they deserve it. On their pages, you CAN include that they are part of the group but they have their own achievements too. Samina82497 (talk) 22:32, 30 April 2012 (UTC)Samina

• If the band itself is notable enough for inclusion in wikipedia, then I would presume its members are also notable enough for their own pages, and having glanced over the article, I would suggest that may well be a good idea, since the band's article should be a bio of the band, not each individual member's life. — GabeMc (talk) 02:07, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

• Yes i have been told that they do not deserve individual articles as they are notable as individuals --- if you see births from 1990 you will countless articles with less info, untrustworthy info, not sourced properly, and articles that are stubs, for example

Spencer Achtymichuk, Endogan Adili], Nik Adruce, Maria-Laura Aga, Alexander Agate, Sara Aghai, Nashla Aguilar does anybody know them No do they get mainstream coverage everyday No if i stand correctly in google news if you type harry styles you will get 150 articles from independent websites just about how he stepped in his new car.

another example the least popular member of the group Liam Payne has the lowest twitter statistics of group he gains 20,000 followers per day see his twitter statics a feat 99% of the people with individual articles of category births 1993 don't have this by far. And their is enough info in the members section for a individual page. I still have a copy of all 5 individual pages (on Word on my pc) before they were taken down again here is how one would look like based on info which is cited in members section. here is Styles page the only section in the page that is same as the others is the one direction section which is only a small brief section: early and personal, x factor time, influences all are different then the others, here is styles example the way the article is written is based on Coldplay's Chris Martin's article so here is one of them i added extra = to every section since it on the talk page AdabowtheSecond (talk) 02:45, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Yes it is partially "fancruft" but that kind of falls away when your one of the most popular teens in the world AdabowtheSecond (talk) 03:05, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

• No. Not surprisingly, we actually have a guideline for this: WP:MUSICBIO, which states "...members of notable bands are redirected to the band's article, not given individual articles, unless they have demonstrated individual notability for activity independent of the band". I don't think any members of this group qualify.—Kww(talk) 03:42, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
  • comment so Kww you're saying their less notable then the Krisztina Bárány, Claudia Barea, Stefania Barr, Denys Barvinko, Gabriel Basso, Luis Batioja, Thomas Batuello, Emery Bayisenge, Jack Beaumont, Annika Beck, Atsamaz Bekoyev, Adel Habib Beldi, Glenn Belezika, Brendyn Bell, Daniil Belotserkovskiy, Liudmila Belyakova, Martín Benítez, Nick Benson, Christoph Bertschy, Charlotte Best, Álvaro Betancourt, Shamika Bhide, Youssef Biaz, Bronte Bird, Maddison Bird, Sofia Biryukova, Marcus Björk, Katherine Bobak, Mark Boggan, Ruslan Bolov, Maksim Borisov, Jamie Borthwick, Samantha Boscarino, Eugenie Bouchard, Jean-Carl Boucher, Katie Bowen, Maddie Bowman, Cayden Boyd, Lucy Boynton, DeAndre Brackensick, Jessica Brando, Paul-André Brasseur, Samantha Bricio, Liam Broady, Ashley Brown (footballer), Corey Brown (footballer), Jason Brown (figure skater), Madeleine Budd, Marco Bueno, Romy Bühler, Claudiu Bumba, Paul Butcher (actor), Ludvig Byström

  do you know anyone in this list as they all have individual pages and are in Category:1994 births the year Styles was born, this does not make sense AdabowtheSecond (talk) 05:30, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

  • Looking through those examples, I see only people that have done work outside of their band or that are solo performers (i.e, the band article and the individual article are the same thing). If there are contrary examples, I'll happily take them through AFD for you. This isn't some kind of merit badge or award, it's a matter of not having articles that have enormous amounts of overlap. These individual members have nearly the same career and same discography.—Kww(talk) 10:55, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Kww accurately states our rule. Personally, I'm not sure it makes sense, but we have fairly consistently kept to it. Although this isn't my subject, the rule is so widely followed that even I know about it. I'd be very reluctant to make an exception to one of the few rules about notability that is so generally accepted, and even more reluctant to propose a change in it. In any case, eventually some or all of the band members might well become notable enough in individual careers, or may become part of other groups. It's still early in their career. DGG ( talk ) 18:45, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

• comment kww all i see are stubs of with no photos with no early,personal life ect. i see pages with no page reviews because no one visits them, with no mainstream coverage. Members have done things outside of the band Harry Styles in talks with model agency as individual model link and Zayn Malik individual charity work charity link

• Neither of those examples would be considered independent of their status as One Direction members, nor is either of them worth mentioning in a Wikipedia article. They are pretty good examples of the fannish material the guideline helps to prevent.—Kww(talk) 00:06, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

• No per WP:MUSICBIO per Kww. --PnakoticInquisitor^talk 03:05, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
• Possibly?.... (on a per-member basis): I mean, of course it should follow WP:MUSICBIO — I'm not arguing against it — but I would argue for perhaps a separate article on Harry due to the coverage on his May-December romance (not to mention him being under 18 at the time). Beyond that.... Due to their popular status, the members are getting an insane amount of coverage as individuals (I guess right now it's Zayn's turn?) so on that basis member articles may pass WP:N. I'm pretty sure, though, that it would get very fancruft-y very quickly. Moreover, what would individual pages cover that the current members section does not? SKS (talk) 05:50, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

• You are certainly right on that point: our current guidelines would tell us to evaluate this individually, per member, not once for the entire group.—Kww(talk) 15:25, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

• No, per WP:MUSICBIO. None appear to be notable outside of the context of their membership within this band. Their individual sections within the band article could probably use subheaders to improve readability, but the content already seems to be verging on cruftiness, so further expansion not called for yet. --Hobbes Goodyear (talk) 02:12, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
• Absolutely not - keep all in one article, according to WP:MUSICBIO, as none are notable, period, outside of the boy band. St John Chrysostom ^Δόξα_{τω ^Θεώ} 21:46, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
• Support separate pages. The One Direction article is getting out of hand with the length due to the members' information etc. I mean I can't imagine how uncomfortable for a reader it would be to go through those five blocks of info. Plus all five appear to meet the GNG. Individual pages seems appropriate and more convenient not only for editors but readers from outside. Till I Go Home (talk) 11:53, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
• if one of the members would play lets say an instrument (credited) in some elses album would receive their own individual article?? AdabowtheSecond (talk) 13:54, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

• That alone wouldn't do it, but it would certainly be a part of the discussion.—Kww(talk) 15:38, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

• comment so kww you say only playing an instrument on some ones albums is not enough. However a band member of coldplay Guy Berryman as an individual page since 2007 and he has only done One said thing. Just goes to show how broken WP is when it comes to guidelines. Not to mention he has no mainstream coverage,his article is stubby , and know one knows his name now tell me i'm wrong AdabowtheSecond (talk) 17:40, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Oops i meant Will Champion is the one with only said with thing with individual article since 2007AdabowtheSecond (talk) 18:01, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

If you think that there are articles in existence that should be redirects, fix them. Nothing is stopping you.—Kww(talk) 18:03, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

• No per MUSICBIO. The main argument that I'm seeing thus far appears to be "If (x) exists, in my opinion a subject deemed to be less popular than (y), and (y) does not have an article of its own, then (y) must be allowed to have its own article." That doesn't fly, per OTHER, in my opinion. The fact that 150+ individual websites choose to carry a story about a member of the band and his car is irrelevant. Is that truly newsworthy or does it fall under the umbrella of "gossip" or tabloid journalism? Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not the National Enquirer. Strikerforce^{Talk Review me!} 04:23, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
• Yes - obviously, some of them are among the most notable people born in the 1990s. If there is such a rule (no articles for band members not notable outside band), then the rule is stupid (unquestionably), makes no sense, and should be ignored as often as possible. All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 17:26, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

"some of them are among the most notable people born in the 1990s." Says whom? There is, in fact, such a rule in place. It is covered under MUSICBIO. --Strikerforce^{Talk Review me!} 21:17, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

I would say it is said by common sense. Take a look at Category:1994 births and tell me honestly Harry Styles wouldn't be among the top 10 most notable people born that year. As for that rule, good for it that it exists. Now let's ignore it and maybe it'll go away. I am tired of stupid rules written by people who don't understand what they are doing, and which are destructive to Wikipedia. This is a perfect case. Ignore the rule. Pretend you never saw it. All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 08:06, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

• No – I understand (from various above) that they may not be individually notable per MUSICBIO and although it's possible that they will appear prominently in the media as individuals in the near future, it is not certain. Until they begin to have individuals careers/appearances or suddenly become philanthropists, all that will be covered in the media (and anywhere for that matter) is gossip/fancruft. It has been interesting watching this article grow over the past few months, but when this RfC started I remember thinking how full of junk each members' biography was on the article (thanks to Till I Go Home for helping out with that a bit). Adding such fan material to their biographies only downgrades the article's quality and focus on the group as a whole, making their actual music seem less important. (And it's not like they're bad singers when they're together, so that's unfortunate.) Therefore, I would be concerned that each of their individual articles would erupt into an indiscriminate collection of information, whereas the gossip on each can be controlled more easily if all are located solely on this article. So currently, as a fan, I respectively think "not yet". – Jonadin93 (talk) 06:27, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
• No - If I stumbled across any articles on individual members, I would seriously consider nominating it to merge with One Direction. If it already happened, it was for a reason. Most of the content is gossip, when there is more substance, maybe. Per Jonadin93, not yet. Per Kww, no WP:MUSICBIO. Grayfell (talk) 22:41, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Grayfell are you referring to the example individual articles which are given below or the actual current One Direction#Members section if the latter could you point out which sentences, thanks AdabowtheSecond (talk) 18:47, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, that was an awkward paragraph on my part. I was specifically referring to the members section of the current article. The example articles are much better formatted, but I still don't see anything that currently warrants individual articles. There is simply too much indiscriminate info in them. Most content in each section of the examples is trivial or redundant with the main article, and should be paired down to one or two sentences each, if that.Grayfell (talk) 20:42, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Example articles are modeled after Chris Martin's page

Harry Styles example article

Harry Styles Harry Styles standing on stage during One Direction's Up All Night Tour in 2012 Background information Birth name Harold Edward Styles Born (1994-02-01) 1 February 1994 Evesham, England, UK Genres Pop, dance Occupation(s) Musician Instrument(s) Vocals Years active 2010–present Labels Syco, Columbia Website www.onedirectionmusic.com Harold Edward "Harry" Styles born on (1994-02-01) 1 February 1994 is a English singer, who is the vocalist of the boy band One Direction. Early life Music Career The X Factor One Direction Influences Personal life Filmography Television Discography See also References External links ===Early life=== Village Holmes Chapel, where Styles was raised and worked in a bakery on Saturdays. Harold Edward "Harry" Styles (born 1 February 1994, in Evesham, Worcestershire), is from village Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England and a former pupil at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School, a state comprehensive school. Born to mother Anne and father Des, he has an older sister, Gemma, he was seven when their parents divorced; his mother later remarried to Robin Twist. Regarding his parents divorce he said, "that was quite a weird time. I remember crying about it. I didn’t really get what was going on properly, I was just sad that my parents wouldn't be together any more." Following the divorce, Styles, his older sister and his mother moved further out into the Cheshire countryside. He said he had his first "actual girlfriend" when he was 12. At the age of 12 he moved back to Holmes Chapel. That was when his mother met his step dad Robin Twist. Styles said he was "really pleased" when Twist proposed to his mother. As a child he loved singing, noting Elvis Presley and The Beatles as his influences. Styles was the lead singer for the band White Eskimo with band members lead guitarist Haydn Morris, bass guitarist Nick Clough and drummer Will Sweeny. They had once entered a local Battle of the Bands, which they won. ===Music career=== ====The X Factor==== In 2010, Styles auditioned for The X Factor with "Isn't She Lovely", receiving positive comments from two of the three judges, with Louis Walsh having doubts on whether he was ready to progress in the competition. At boot camp, he sang "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" before being rejected and put into One Direction. Styles came up with band name One Direction, because he thought it would sound good when X Factor announcer Peter Dickson read their name out on the live shows. Louis Tomlinson added "Harry texted us to ask what we thought and it was one of those were we all just said, 'Yes' straight away. We all entered the competition with one thing in mind and that was to go to the top, so it worked. And it can be abbreviated to 1D!" Styles said that The X Factor gave him a lot more confidence. ====One Direction==== Main article: One Direction After the final of seventh series of The X Factor member Zayn Malik said, that One Direction "would definitely continue on as a band". Styles, Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Liam Payne signed a record deal with Syco Records. On being signed Styles said: On being signed Styles said: "We wanted to win and coming third was a big disappointment. So to find out we were signed was incredible. Simon Cowell was telling you your life was about to change! It was weird. Coming from our first audition to being signed by Syco is a huge journey". The band has had international fame and success, releasing their debut album Up All Night, in 2011. ===Influences=== As a child he loved singing, noting Elvis Presley as one of his influences. He cites the artist for his musical beginnings. "The first song I knew all the words to was Girl Of My Best Friend by Elvis. My dad introduced me to his music and when I got given a karaoke machine, I recorded a load of Elvis tracks." Styles also cites more current music by Foster the People, Coldplay and Kings of Leon. "We want to have a little bit heavier guitars, bigger drums, more of a live feel, because that’s what we like doing," Styles says for their next album, though he says that shouldn’t be misinterpreted to mean the group is going “grungier". Because we are 18 years old, it's important that we like what we’re doing as well,: says Styles. "It wouldn’t be good if we weren’t enjoying what we’re doing, and we are." Styles says that he often looks to Coldplay front man Chris Martin for inspiration when performing on stage. Styles also states that The Beatles had a profound influence on him growing up, his father would play their music. "I still listen to their music over and over again. "They are absolute icons and an inspiration", he says. ===Personal life=== Styles and Tomlinson are often referred to as "Larry Stylinson" Styles states that he likes being naked, citing it as "very liberating, I feel so free." Styles briefly dated English television presenter Caroline Flack, which caused widespread media controversy over their fifteen year age gap. Styles currently resides with band member Louis Tomlinson in North London. Due to his friendship with Tomlinson, they are to referred to the portmanteau "Larry Stylinson" by their fans. Styles spoke to Vevo lift on the latter saying, "the fans call me and Louis Larry Stylinson.. because we get on so well. Since we started at the X Factor house, me and Louis had always said that we wanted to move in together. And that was pretty much it. It just sort of happened." Styles is also good friends with recording artist Ed Sheeran. ===Filmography=== ====Television==== Year Title Role Notes 2010 The X Factor Himself Applied as solo contestant made it to "Boot camp" ===Discography=== See One Direction discography for his work with said group. ===See also=== One Direction Holmes Chapel ===References=== ===External links=== One Direction.com One Direction on X Liam Payne example Liam Payne Liam Payne performing on One Direction's Up All Night Tour in 2012 Background information Birth name Liam James Payne Born (1993-08-29) 29 August 1993 Wolverhampton, England, UK Genres Pop, dance. Occupation(s) Musician Instrument(s) Vocals Years active 2010–present Labels Syco, Columbia Website www.onedirectionmusic.com Liam Payne.com Liam James Payne born on (1993-08-29) 29 August 1993 is an English singer, who is the vocalist of the boy band One Direction. Early life Music Career The X Factor One Direction Influences Personal life Filmography Television Discography See also References External links ===Early life=== Before The X Factor, Payne had once performed in front of a 26,000 crowd at a Wolverhampton Wanderers' football match. Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993), is from Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, born three weeks early to mother Karen and father Geoff, he has two older sisters, Ruth and Nicola. Until the age of four Payne had regular tests done in hospital, doctors noticed one of his kidneys was scarred and dysfunctional, to help cope with the pain he had 32 injections in his arm in the morning and evening as a child. He described himself as a "naughty boy at school", at school he tried for teams, eventually trying out for the cross-country team, coming first "From then on I was training all the time and getting up at 6am to run for miles. At the age of 12 they put me in the school's under-18s team." Payne was bullied in school and took up boxing lessons, saying he "needed to find a way to defend myself, I was, at 12 years old, fighting the 38-year-old trainer. I broke my nose, had a perforated eardrum and I was always coming home with a bruised, puffy face. But it gave me confidence. I got pretty good over the next couple of years." He was a music technology student at City of Wolverhampton College. ===Music career=== ====The X Factor==== Payne had auditioned in 2008 to The X Factors fifth series when he was fourteen. He reached judges' houses, however, Simon Cowell thought he was not ready for the competition and asked him to come back in two years. In 2010, Payne came back and auditioned again singing "Cry Me a River", receiving a standing ovation from the audience and Simon Cowell. At boot camp, he sang "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" before being rejected and put into One Direction. On the experience, Payne says: "Normally when you put together a band they have some time to go away and do development but we had to do that on a live competition, in front of 20 million people. If you make a mistake in front of an audience like that, you get voted out. We had no room for error whatsoever. We had to grow up very, very fast." ====One Direction==== Main article: One Direction After the final of seventh series of The X Factor band member Zayn Malik said, they would definitely continue on as a band. Payne, Malik, Niall Horan, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson signed a record deal with Syco Records. The band have had international fame and success, releasing their debut album Up All Night, in 2011. ===Influences=== He cites Justin Timberlake as a "major influence". Payne revealed that he would choose the vocal abilities of Timberlake, if he could change his vocals voice. He as well as other members of One Direction further notes artists such as Bruno Mars, as a "dream collaborator". Payne says he draws inspiration from Take That member Gary Barlow when performing. ===Personal life=== Regarding his one functional kidney Payne said, "I have to be careful not to drink too much, even water, and I have to keep myself as healthy as possible." Payne is currently in a relationship with dancer, Danielle Peazer. They met on the X Factor in 2010. Peazer and Payne have been a relationship ever since. The backing dancer for The Saturdays and Jessie J has received death threats and other forms of cyber bullying on social networking site Twitter, due to her relationship with Payne. He referred to it saying, "I think its horrible how people can such nasty things and not even think of how it effects people". In an interview with Now Magazine, Payne said "Danielle's amazing, All the boys love her - in a friendly way. Lately I've been able to spend a lot of time with her. It's hard when we go away, but she's so good about everything." On settling down Payne said, "If possible, with Danielle". ===Filmography=== ====Television==== Year Title Role Notes 2008–10 The X Factor Himself Applied as solo contestant made it to "judges' houses" (fifth series) Applied as solo contestant made it to "Boot camp" (seventh series) ===Discography=== See One Direction discography for his work with said group. ===See also=== One Direction ===References=== ===External links=== One Direction.com Liam Payne.com One Direction on X One Direction on Facebook Louis Tomlinson example Louis Tomlinson Louis Tomlinson on stage during One Direction's Up All Night Tour in 2012 Background information Birth name Louis William Tomlinson Born (1991-12-24) 24 December 1991 Doncaster, England, UK Genres Pop, dance Occupation(s) Musician Instrument(s) Vocals, Violin Years active 2010–present Labels Syco, Columbia Website www.onedirectionmusic.com www.louistomlinson07.com Louis William Tomlinson born on (1991-12-24) 24 December 1991 is an English singer, who is vocalist of the boy band One Direction. Early life Music Career The X Factor One Direction Influences Personal life Filmography Television Discography See also References External links ===Early life=== Hall Cross School, where Tomlinson attended high school Louis William Tomlinson (born 24 December 1991,) is from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, born to mother Johanna and father Mark he has four younger sisters: Charlotte, Félicité, and twins Daisy and Phoebe. He said growing up he always wanted a little brother, but having four younger sisters growing up taught him about woman. He added, "having that many sisters has definitely helped me with children too, people always comment on how comfortable I am around kids. I absolutely love babies and kids." He also revealed that he went through a "seriously dodgy clothes phase when I was about 13. I used to wear jeans and England shirts and looked a proper chav." Daisy and Phoebe had roles as babies on a show called Fat Friends, he would go along and serve as an extra, after Fat Friends he attended an acting school in Barnsley. He had small parts in an ITV1 drama called If I Had You, and BBC's Waterloo Road He was a sixth form student at Hall Cross School, a state comprehensive school, and a former pupil of the Hayfield School. He revealed that he failed his first year of A levels at the Hayfield School, "mainly because I’d been too busy having fun. I was out all the time in that first year". He ended up going back to Hall Cross and started A levels over again. As a student at Hall Cross, Tomlinson starred in several musical productions. ===Music career=== ====The X Factor==== In 2010, Tomlinson auditioned as solo candidate for the seventh series of The X Factor. Tomlinson auditioned for The X Factor with the song "Hey There Delilah", receiving votes from all three judges. At bootcamp, he sang "Make You Feel My Love" before being rejected and put into One Direction. Regarding his time on The X Factor he said, “ "We were given five minutes to make up our mind and we all said 'Do you want to do it?', everyone said yeah, and that was it. There was no question, go home as a solo or stay in as a group'. "We were gutted when we didn't win. But then we just started to reflect on it and we thought, we were the last group there, the youngest in the competition, and we didn't even know each other months ago. And when you look at it like that, we did really well. Some people say X Factor's an easy ride and a queue jump to fame. But we came from nothing, and had no experience as a group at all. And for me, by the time we came to the end of the show, we were a completely different group. We worked so hard, and achieved so much." ” ====One Direction==== Main article: One Direction After the final of seventh series of The X Factor member Zayn Malik said, that One Direction "would definitely continue on as a band". Tomlinson, Malik, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Liam Payne signed a record deal with Syco Records. The band has had international fame and success, releasing their debut album Up All Night, in 2011. ===Influences=== On choosing to audition for The X Factor, he cited his lead role in an high school production of Grease. He cites English recording artist and Take That member Robbie Williams as one of his "major influences". He said that Williams was his idol growing up. In an interview with Now Magazine he said he was starstruck when he met Williams in 2010 on The X Factor. "I've always loved Robbie. "He's just so cheeky, he can get away with anything. His performances are unbelievable. We met a lot of celebrities on The X Factor and he was one of the nicest." He also cites Ed Sheeran, describing the artist as "phenomenal". He as well as other members of One Direction further notes artists such as Bruno Mars, as a "dream collaborator". In an interview he cited pop superstar Michael Jackson as a "real inspiration" saying, "I am a big Michael Jackson fan. He was a real inspiration and had so many great songs." ===Personal life=== Tomlinson currently resides with band member Harry Styles in North London. Due to his friendship with Styles, they are to referred to the portmanteau "Larry Stylinson" by their fans. Styles spoke to Vevo lift on the latter saying, "the fans call me and Louis Larry Stylinson.. because we get on so well. Since we started at the X Factor house, me and Louis had always said that we wanted to move in together. And that was pretty much it. It just sort of happened." Tomlinson is currently in a relationship with Hollister model and Manchester University student Eleanor Calder. According to The Sun, Styles set them up to date. In 2011, Tomlinson told of his heartbreak after his parents Johanna and Mark announced they were getting a divorce. ===Filmography=== ====Television==== Year Title Role Notes 2010 The X Factor Himself Applied as solo contestant made it to "Boot camp" ===Discography=== See One Direction discography for his work with said group. ===See also=== One Direction Hall Cross School ===References=== ===External links=== One Direction.com Louis Tomlinson on Youtube One Direction on X

Edit request 4 May 2012

Can someone please change the the fact eleanor calder is not a model, she is a floor model which is a sales assistant. — Preceding unsigned comment added by XDITZRACHEL (talk • contribs) 21:26, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

i'm just going to scrap the hole hollister thing manchester university will just stay ciao AdabowtheSecond (talk) 01:57, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Editing Request: 13 May 2012

Can we have a part about Paul Higgins in the article. He is the tour manager for the band and many Directioners will agree this needs to be added. Also possibly a paragraph about Baby Lux and Josh Devine. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ecolectic (talk • contribs) 22:31, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but since when is a band's tour manager considered a relevant individual for an encyclopedia article about that band?Would Higgins be considering notable, on his own? My initial answer would be no. Strikerforce^{Talk Review me!} 02:07, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

excessive gushing removed, unfortunately restored

I tried to eliminate the accumulation of fan trivia in the article, but, unfortunately, my edit was immediately reverted without discussion. Apparently, some editors feel that information about tattoos, baby carriages, and teen girlfriends is crucial to our understanding of the band. Personally, I'd rather get rid of the Tiger Beat feel to the article and return to being an encyclopedia.—Kww(talk) 14:21, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

isn't tiger beat filled with gossip and speculation unlike the sections. th epart about malik as a child gives more background and detail of him, relationships should stay as relationships are always cited see Taylor Swift#Personal life - Katy Perry#Personal life just because their teens you don't add it Payne as been in relationship for almost 2 years now. Influences should stay period, see Madonna, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga why would you remove that -- it is all sourced. and the tattoos Rihanna's article cites it why cant his section cite it AdabowtheSecond (talk) 19:03, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Yes, it's full of gossip, such as detailed listings of tattoos and excitement over romantic involvement. None of these things is particularly meaningful in the context of an article about the band. The sourcing for these events is generally from very fannish sources as well. It demeans the article to include it.—Kww(talk) 20:46, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

kww yes i think the article shoud about the band like the take that, coldplay, the beatles articles but they do not individual article therefore i think its okay to document AdabowtheSecond (talk) 21:58, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

• I have removed some of the redundant and unnecessary information. I would consider "disruptive editing" if the edits are reverted. This is an encyclopedia, not a fansite. Till I Go Home (talk) 08:14, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. Till I Go Home for helping the section looks better now much appreciated sometimes its like i'm the only one editing their pages anywho thanks, it should stay like this AdabowtheSecond (talk) 18:42, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Edit request 17 May 2012

178.85.50.63 (talk) 18:54, 17 May 2012 (UTC)The photo of One Direction at the 54th Logies Awards should be replaced by an other photo, at the BRIT awards for example, because Harry Styles stands out on the photo, because of his blue bazer. It looks like he is the "frontman".

er zijn geen vrije copyright photos voor de brit awards de photo van de logie awards is de beste photo van 1D die wikipedia's photo opslag plaats heeft. AdabowtheSecond (talk) 20:18, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

The December 4th Jingle Bell Ball Arrivals then? Or the November 30th The Dome 60 Arrivals? Or the March 31st Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards Arrivals? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.85.50.63 (talk) 09:43, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

allemaal zijn ze niet vrije photos (kan je echt Nls want ik zit grapjes te maken). This is wikipedia's free image respiratory for one direcction these are the free images wikipedia maintains of the band; Commons One Direction AdabowtheSecond (talk) 16:06, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Artistry

i want to add an artistry section for one direction like the Rihanna#Artistry and Lady Gaga#Artistry with influences, musical style, public image, except their a group so do i still call the section "Artistry". AdabowtheSecond (talk) 15:51, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 21 May 2012

please add to the Niall Horan portion that he is currently dating a girl named Salem from Texas. This is a not a rumor.

Skeleta 1D (talk) 01:59, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Not without a reliable source.—Kww(talk) 02:07, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 22 May 2012

please change source, number 133 from {{cite web Horan is report to be start filming his first scenes in a movie in 2013. |url=http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/12140178-one-direction-finish-new-album-in-sweden |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a373990/one-directions-niall-horan-terrified-of-pigeons.html |title=One Direction's Niall Horan 'terrified of pigeons'|publisher=Digital Spy |date=30 March 2012 |accessdate= 27 April 2012}}, to <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a373990/one-directions-niall-horan-terrified-of-pigeons.html |title=One Direction's Niall Horan 'terrified of pigeons'|publisher=Digital Spy |date=30 March 2012 |accessdate= 27 April 2012}}</ref> --89.249.2.53 (talk) 11:44, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

 Fixed Thanks. Dru of Id (talk) 17:02, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

New genre

Emo pop — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheMetallican (talk • contribs) 23:30, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Should pages be made for each and member?

Reply if you think there should be separate pages for each member. I am up to the challenge. Metsfreak2121 (talk) 01:01, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

There is already an ongoing RfC. (Click here to jump above.) – Jonadin (talk) 04:13, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

they should have their individual pages — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anasrana9 (talk • contribs) 03:57, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

Total records sale worldwide

one direction have sold over 4.2 million records worldwide according to http://www.musicreview.co.za/2012/03/23/one-direction-become-first-british-group-to-debut-at-1-in-the-us-with-debut-album/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anasrana9 (talk • contribs) 18:03, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

• I have also seen this estimate on various other websites however their Up All Night (One Direction album)#Certifications lead up to about 1,5million sales/shipments. I don't know though what are associated as really reliable sources for worldwide sales?? could established editors comment please AdabowtheSecond (talk) 22:10, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Liam Payne

I am a huge fan of Liam's and I really want to get him a page on only him. He's so cute and so sweet, I really think he deserves a page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1liamfan (talk • contribs) 20:25, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

This article is so bloated

Too many non-notable material, too many quotes, this is not a news article. Krystaleen (talk) 03:24, 6 June 2012 (UTC)