Must Haves. Music Edition. One Direction.

BACKGROUND HISTORY

Active2010s

Formed2010 in London, England

Disbanded2016

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

Pop

Teen Pop

Contemporary Pop/Rock

Dance-Pop

Pop Idol

Group Members

Harry Styles

Louis Tomlinson

Niall Horan

Zayn Malik

Liam Payne

ALBUMS

Up all night, take me home, midnight memories, four,

HITS

No control, what makes you beautiful, live while we are young, best song ever, story of my life, steal my girl, one thing, made in the am

CULTURAL IMPACT

Following the fulfillment of JLS and the Wanted, X-Factor contestants One Direction had been the following institution of heartthrobs to assist revive the boy band concept. The quintet outdid all of its predecessors, turning into the most important boy band on account that Take That, promoting tens of thousands and thousands of albums and singles, filling arenas and making movies, all whilst hitting primary frequently over the world over with undeniably hooky songs and masses of boy-next-door charm.

The institution became shaped via way of means of Niall Horan from Mullingar, Ireland; Zayn Malik from Bradford; Harry Styles from Cheshire; Louis Tomlinson from Doncaster, and Liam Payne from Wolverhampton (the latter had formerly reached the choose`s residence tiers of The X-Factor as a 14-year-antique returned in 2008). Each initially entered 2010's 7th collection of The X Factor as individuals, however following an offer from visitor choose Nicole Scherzinger, they had been grouped collectively to end up One Direction. Mentored via way of means of Simon Cowell, they quickly have become one of the favorites to win the show, way to renditions of Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You," Elton John's "Something About the Way You Look Tonight," and Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart." However, in spite of receiving a status ovation for his or her duet with Robbie Williams ("She's the One") withinside the stay final, they finally completed 0.33 in the back of Rebecca Ferguson and winner Matt Cardle.