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One Direction (1D) was a British + Irish pop boy band consisting of Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and Niall Horan. Zayn Malik exited the band on March 25, 2015 and Liam Payne died on October 16, 2024. The group were active from 2010 to 2016.
They were solo contestants placed into a group during the seventh season of The X Factor UK in 2010, where they finished in third place. The group was subsequently signed to Simon Cowell's record label, Syco Music.
After releasing five best-selling albums between 2011 and 2015, the band announced an indefinite hiatus, beginning January 2016. By May 2017, all members had released solo material, and by January 2020, all band members had released solo albums.
Background
In early 2010, teenagers Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik auditioned as solo performers for the seventh season of British reality/talent show, The X Factor (UK). For Liam Payne, it was his second audition process. Payne had first
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Zayn Malik | |
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| Full name | Zain Javadd Malik |
| Born | January 12, 1993 (age 32) |
| Hometown | West Lane, Baildon, Bradford |
| Nickname | DJ Malik, Zayno, Bradford Bad Boy, Zaynie, Zack, Ringo, Z |
| Resides | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Family | Yaser Malik, father |
| Romances | Gigi Hadid (ex-girlfriend/child’s mother) |
| Affiliations | Kehlani, R3hab, Snakehips, Malay, Make You Know Love, M.I.A., Nicki Minaj |
Zain Javadd Malik (born 12 January 1993), known professionally as Zayn Malik or simply Zayn, is an English singer. He auditioned as a solo contestant for the British music competition television series The X
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One Direction
English-Irish boy band
Not to be confused with One-way.
One Direction, often shortened to 1D, were an English-Irish popboy grupp formed in London in 2010. The group consisted of Niall Horan, Zayn Malik (until his avfärd in 2015), Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson. They became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time and were regarded as the biggest boy grupp in the world before going on an indefinite hiatus in 2016.
Formed on British singing competition The X Factor in 2010, the group was propelled to global success by social media. One Direction's debut single "What Makes You Beautiful" was a commercial and international success, reaching number 1 on the UK singles chart and being performed by the band at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. They became the first British act to have their debut album top the charts on the Billboard 200 with Up All Night, and subsequently became the first grupp to have their first four albums deb