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All five members auditioned as individual contestants and were put together as a group by Simon Cowell. Louis Tomlinson has released some solo music, but he has now become a new judge on The X Factor. The band failed to win The X Factor, coming in at third place, however that didn't stop them becoming world famous.
After a successful year in the music industry, One Direction returned to the show that made them famous, to perform. In the band released One Direction: This Is Us, a documentary film about the group with many clips and songs. The remaining four members continued for a few months before announcing they would be starting an hiatus in January Harry Styles released his self-titled album in , but also starred in his first feature film, Dunkirk.
View Gallery 11 photos. One Direction wait for the results The band failed to win The X Factor, coming in at third place, however that didn't stop them becoming world famous. One Direction return to The X Factor After a successful year in the music industry, One Direction returned to the show that made them famous, to perform. Contact Us. Gift Cards Digital Gift Card. Physical Gift Card. Gift Card Balance. However, the X Factor judges could still see potential in all of them, so asked them to return as a group, which they did.
They may not have won that competition that honour went to solo artist Matt Cardle but they have gone on to become the most successful act from that year's show, by a long shot.
One Direction: X Factor It was Harry Styles that came up with the name One Direction, once the band had been asked to get together to remain in the show. Within four weeks, they were the last of Cowell's acts still in the contest. Eventually, they finished in third place behind the winner, Matt Cardle and runner up, Rebecca Ferguson.
The following month, they embarked on the now-traditional X Factor Live tour, with the other finalists, where they performed to around , people around the UK. The band's debut single, 'What Makes You Beautiful,' was released in September and went straight to the top of the UK singles chart.
It also broke the record for pre-sales for Sony Music Entertainment. The track peaked at number four in the US and has since sold over 3 million units Stateside. Up All Night was the name of the debut album from One Direction. Released globally in early , it became the fastest selling debut album of in the UK and became a chart-topper in 16 countries around the world. Having earned themselves a spot in the Guinness World Records, One Direction then went on to find awards success.
The band started recording their second studio album, Take Me Home, in Sweden, in May , with a scheduled release date of November The debut single to be released from the album, 'Live While We're Young,' found worldwide success and shifted , units in its opening week in the US. Follow One on social media:. One Direction. Send us an email. Locate a store. Dymocks wishes to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which our stores across the nation work and gather.
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