One Direction
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One Direction is an English boyband, consisting of members Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne. They finished third on the seventh series of ITV reality talent show The X Factor. Following The X Factor, the group signed a £2 million record contract with Syco.
History
2010: The X Factor
The band applied as solo candidates to the competition, but failed to qualify for the Boys category. After a suggestion by guest judge Nicole Scherzinger, the five teens were put into a band, thus qualifying for the Groups category.
After the elimination of F.Y.D., Diva Fever and Belle Amie within four weeks they were Simon Cowell's last act in the competition. However every week they received much praise from the judges.
One Direction finished third behind runner up, Rebecca Ferguson and winner, Matt Cardle.
Immediately after the series finished, their single "Forever Young", which would have been what they would have released if they had won, was leaked onto the internet.
Performances on The X Factor
Below is a list of One Direction's performances on The X Factor:
| Week | Song choice | Theme | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payne's audition | "Cry Me a River" | Free choice (no theme) | Through |
| Horan's audition | "So Sick" | Free choice (no theme) | Through |
| Styles' audition | "Isn't She Lovely" | Free choice (no theme) | Through |
| Tomlinson's audition | "Hey There Delilah" | Free choice (no theme) | Through |
| Malik's audition | "Let Me Love You" | Free choice (no theme) | Through |
| Bootcamp (Payne & Styles) | "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" | Free choice (no theme) | Through |
| Bootcamp (Horan) | "Champagne Supernova" | Free choice (no theme) | Through |
| Bootcamp (Tomlinson & Malik) | "Make You Feel My Love" | Free choice (no theme) | Through |
| Judges' House | "Torn" | Free choice (no theme) | Through |
| Week 1 | "Viva la Vida" | Number-ones | Safe |
| Week 2 | "My Life Would Suck Without You" | Musical heroes | Safe |
| Week 3 | "Nobody Knows"[disambiguation needed] | Guilty pleasures | Safe |
| Week 4 | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | Halloween | Safe |
| Week 5 | "Kids in America" | American anthems | Safe |
| Week 6 | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" | Songs by Elton John | Safe |
| Week 7 | "All You Need Is Love" | Songs by The Beatles | Safe |
| Week 8 | "Summer of '69" | Rock | Safe |
| "You Are So Beautiful" | |||
| Week 9 (semi-final) | "Only Girl (In the World)" | Club classics | Safe |
| "Chasing Cars" | "Get me to the final songs" | ||
| Week 10 (final) | "Your Song" | Free choice (no theme) | Safe |
| "She's the One" (performed with Robbie Williams) | Celebrity duet | ||
| "Torn" | Free choice (no theme) | Third Place |
2011-present: Post The X Factor
Following The X Factor, the group signed a £2 million record contract with Syco.[1] The first One Direction licensed book, titled Forever Young was released on 17 February 2011, a modified version of the book that would have been released had they won[citation needed]. On 1 July 2011 it was announced One Direction's next licensed book, Dare to Dream: Life as One Direction, will be released on 15 September.[2]
One Direction and nine other contestants from the reality show participated in the X Factor Live Tour from February-April 2011.[3] The tour consisted of multiple stops within the UK and Ireland.
One Direction made an appearance on The Alan Titchmarsh Show on April 4, 2011 and Malik confirmed their debut single will be released in June 2011. The single has now been pushed back to being released in August in order to coincide with the launch of the new series of X Factor.[4] While on the show, they also confirmed they are the new ambassadors for Pokémon.[5] On 29 July 2011 the band made an appearance on Alan Carr: Chatty Man.[6]
They have been hard at work on developing their debut album with X Factor coach Savan Kotecha.[7]
The band will release their debut single, "What Makes You Beautiful" on September 11, 2011.[8] It was written by Carl Falk, Savan Kotecha and Rami Yacoub.[9] The song will receive it's first airplay on August 10, 2011.
Members
Harry Styles
Liam Payne
Louis Tomlinson
Niall Horan
Zayn Malik
Discography
Studio albums
- 2011: TBC
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| 2011 | "What Makes You Beautiful" | TBC |
References
- ^ "One Direction get £2m Syco Investment". Digital Spy.
- ^ "Two more from One Direction for HC". The Bookseller.
- ^ "X Factor Tour 2010". dailymail.co.uk.
- ^ "August Single Debut". stv.
- ^ "X Factor star's One Direction revealed as ambassadors for Pokemon Black Version and Pokémon White Version". ttkn.com.
- ^ "Alan Carr: Chatty Man, Series 6, Episode 7". Channel 4.
- ^ "One Direction Album". mtv.co.uk.
- ^ Corner, Lewis (5 August 2011). "One Direction announce new single 'What Makes You Beautiful'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ "ACE Title Search - WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL". ASCAP. Retrieved 5 August 2011.