One Direction are an English
boy band formed in
London in 2010, consisting of members Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. They signed with
Simon Cowell's record label
Syco Records after being formed and placing third in the
seventh series of British television music competition
The X Factor. They subsequently signed in North America with
Columbia Records.
Buoyed by the international chart-topping debut single, "
What Makes You Beautiful", One Direction's debut studio album,
Up All Night (2011), topped charts worldwide. Its number one debut on the US
Billboard 200
chart, made One Direction the first British group in US chart history
to debut at number one with their first album, a feat which was inducted
in the
Guinness World Records. One Direction supported the album with their
Up All Night Tour. One Direction's
2013 World Tour is set to run for most of 2013, with tickets grossing
$15.7 million for their Australian and New Zealand dates. The tour is set to be preceded by their second studio album,
Take Me Home,
which is scheduled for release on 12 November 2012. Besides their
musical endeavors, One Direction have supported various charities and
foundations, and have commercial endorsements with
Pokémon,
Nokia,
HarperCollins and
Hasbro.
Generating millions in combined music, merchandising and touring
sales, One Direction have been described as sparking a resurgence in the
boy band concept, and of forming part of a new "
British Invasion" in the United States. As of June 2012, according to Nick Gatfield, the chairman and chief executive of
Sony Music Entertainment UK, One Direction represent a
$50 million business empire. By August 2012, One Direction have sold 12 million records.
Their achievements include a
BRIT Award and 3
MTV Video Music Awards.
The Huffington Post proclaimed 2012 "The Year of One Direction"
The X Factor, formation and record deal (2010–11)
In 2010, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson auditioned as solo candidates for the
seventh series of British television music competition
The X Factor.
[3] Failing to progress to the "Boys" category at "
judges' houses", after a suggestion by guest judge
Nicole Scherzinger,
[3] they were put together to form a five-piece boy band at
Wembley Arena,
London,
England, July 2010, during the "
bootcamp" stage of the competition,
[4]
thus qualifying for the "Groups" category. Subsequently, the group got
together for two weeks to get to know each other and to practise.
[5][6] Styles came up with the name
One Direction as he thought it would sound good when
The X Factor announcer read their name out on the live shows.
[5] For their qualifying song at "judges' houses", and their first song as a group, One Direction sang an acoustic version of "
Torn".
[7] In the
live shows, 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.
[8] The group quickly gained popularity in the UK.
[9] One Direction finished in third place behind runner-up
Rebecca Ferguson and winner
Matt Cardle.
[10] Immediately after the final, their song "
Forever Young", which would have been released if they had won
The X Factor, was leaked onto the internet.
[10] Shortly afterwards it was confirmed, One Direction had been signed by Cowell to a
£2 million
Syco Records record contract.
[11][12] Recording for their debut album began in January 2011, as they flew to Los Angeles to work with producer
RedOne.
[13] In February 2011, One Direction and nine other contestants from the series participated in the
X Factor Live Tour.
[14] The tour saw the group performing for 500,000 people throughout the UK.
[15] After the tour concluded in April 2011, the group continued working on their debut album,
[13] recording took place in Sweden, UK, and the United States, as One Direction worked with producers
Carl Falk,
Savan Kotecha,
Steve Mac, and
Rami Yacoub, among others
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