One Direction (commonly initialised as 1D) are an English-Irish pop boy band based in London, consisting of 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 finishing third in the seventh series of the British televised singing competition The X Factor in 2010. Propelled to international success by the power of social media, One Direction's three albums, Up All Night, Take Me Home and Midnight Memories, (released in 2011, 2012 and 2013 respectively), broke several records, topped the charts of most major markets, and generated hit singles, which include "What Makes You Beautiful", "Live While We're Young" and "Story of My Life".
Their achievements include four Brit Awards and four MTV Video Music Awards among many others. According to Nick Gatfield, the chairman and chief executive of Sony Music Entertainment UK, One Direction represented a $50 million business empire by June 2012. They were proclaimed 2012's "Top New Artist" by Billboard.[1] According to the Sunday Times Rich List, by April 2013 they had an estimated personal combined wealth of £25 million ($41.2m) making them the second wealthiest musicians in the UK under 30 years of age.[2] After the release of Midnight Memories, One Direction became the first band in US Billboard 200 history to have their first three albums debut at number one.[3] Additionally, the album was a global success, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart and becoming the fastest and biggest selling album of 2013 in the UKOne Direction 2013.jpg
One Direction performing on their Take Me Home Tour, February 2013. From left to right: Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, and Louis Tomlinson.
Background information
Origin London, England
Genres Pop
Years active 2010–present
Labels
Syco Columbia
Associated acts
The X Factor finalists 2010
Website onedirectionmusic.com
Members
Niall Horan Zayn Malik Liam Payne Harry Styles Louis Tomlinson
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One Direction
Discography Songs Awards
Their achievements include four Brit Awards and four MTV Video Music Awards among many others. According to Nick Gatfield, the chairman and chief executive of Sony Music Entertainment UK, One Direction represented a $50 million business empire by June 2012. They were proclaimed 2012's "Top New Artist" by Billboard.[1] According to the Sunday Times Rich List, by April 2013 they had an estimated personal combined wealth of £25 million ($41.2m) making them the second wealthiest musicians in the UK under 30 years of age.[2] After the release of Midnight Memories, One Direction became the first band in US Billboard 200 history to have their first three albums debut at number one.[3] Additionally, the album was a global success, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart and becoming the fastest and biggest selling album of 2013 in the UKOne Direction 2013.jpg
One Direction performing on their Take Me Home Tour, February 2013. From left to right: Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, and Louis Tomlinson.
Background information
Origin London, England
Genres Pop
Years active 2010–present
Labels
Syco Columbia
Associated acts
The X Factor finalists 2010
Website onedirectionmusic.com
Members
Niall Horan Zayn Malik Liam Payne Harry Styles Louis Tomlinson
This article is part of a series on
One Direction
Discography Songs Awards
ATTENTION! Thank you, now hello everyone I've got a new account! (Which is this) and I'm really Huge_Styles_fan, so please if you were/are a fan of my other account please be my fan, heres a list please be my fan
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• Alexis_Pierce
• ilovepeeta123
• RnBstar13
• jj17
• clover1111111111
• Jonaslover1
• jayk_lover
• MARMAR_ramirez
• talia_bieber
• bayniall
• britt12345
• blossomyumyum
• amycatherine
• directioner02
• sbbbbbbbbbb
• supergirl143 and any others that I missed thank you for being my fan
Sorry for dont write much yesterday but I couldnt..
I dont have time anymore...Know why ?
I am Louis girfriend!!!I am not even kidding...
Well , everything happened so fast...I dont even remeber how exatly everything happened...
Vas Happenin to me ?
hahah , well he asked me to date...
Cause he find me amazing even though I think I am not , so he sang to me WHAT MAKES U BEATIFUL!!!<3 so romantic...ahhh!!!<333
So tonight I have date with him...I am damn Nervous...& Ann yelling all the time stop writing
in this silly diary & go to her for make over...
So Bye then..xxx
Natalie POV:This morning I woke up and I heard my phone go off,it was my brother
Phone convo:
Me. Hello
Cameran. Hey I got a surprise for u
Me. What is it
Cam . I said its a surprise come over my place and u will c
Me. Righto wil b there in a min
Phone convo ova
So I went and a shower brushed my Light brown slightly curly hair,pinned my side fringe back and I put my turquoise jeans
white shirt and a jacket on with my sparkly flats
When I got to Cameron's house their was a mini van I wonder who else is here,when I walked in and BOOM!i couldn't believe my eyes,1D was sitting on the lounge
Phone convo:
Me. Hello
Cameran. Hey I got a surprise for u
Me. What is it
Cam . I said its a surprise come over my place and u will c
Me. Righto wil b there in a min
Phone convo ova
So I went and a shower brushed my Light brown slightly curly hair,pinned my side fringe back and I put my turquoise jeans
white shirt and a jacket on with my sparkly flats
When I got to Cameron's house their was a mini van I wonder who else is here,when I walked in and BOOM!i couldn't believe my eyes,1D was sitting on the lounge