One Direction

Following the success of JLS and the Wanted, X Factor One Direction candidate the next group of palpitations were to revitalize the dying concept of the boy band earlier. 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 been the judge's house stages of the X Factor as a 14-year-old reached again in 2008), which originally appeared in the seventh series of the talent show in 2010 as individuals, but after a suggestion by guest judge Nicole Scherzinger, they were together in one direction are summarized. Mentored by Simon Cowell, they soon became one of the favorites to win the show, thanks interpretations of Kelly Clarkson "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. "despite receiving a standing ovation for her duet with Robbie Williams (" She's the one ") in the live final, they eventually third behind Rebecca Ferguson and winner Matt Cardle.
Spotting the potential of five Justin Bieber-esque teen pinups, signed Cowell to his label Syco in a £ 2 million deal, and after performing on the X Factor tour, the quintet began work on her debut album with Savan Kotecha (Britney Spears, Enrique Iglesias). After a sponsorship agreement with Nintendo DS and a book, Forever Young, after their cover of the Alphaville classic, is their winning song was to be named, they released their first single "What Makes You Beautiful", in late 2011. The full-length album, Up All Night followed soon after. in