ONE DIRECTION BIOGRAPHY

One Direction is a British-Irish boyband, consisting of members Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne. They finished third on the seventh series of ITV reality talent show The X Factor.

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Niall Horan

Niall Horan (born 13 September 1993) from Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland, a student at Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar

Zayn Malik

Zayn Malik (born 12 January 1993) from West Lane Baildon, Bradford, England a student at Tong High School. He is of Pakistani descent. His audition was initially not shown, but was shown after the series ended on companion show Xtra Factor. Malik was noted for becoming nervous in bootcamp, and when he was told he had to dance, he decided to remain backstage, effectively running the risk of elimination. Cowell noticed Malik missing from the dance routine and went backstage and convinced him to return.

Louis Tomlinson

Louis Tomlinson (born 24 December 1991). from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, is a student at Hall Cross School.

Harry Styles

Harry Styles (born 1 February 1994) from Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England, a student at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School; Styles was the lead singer for the band White Eskimo with band members lead guitarist Haydn Morris, bass guitarist Nick Clough and drummer Will Sweeny. Styles auditioned with "Isn't She Lovely" and recieved positive comments from two of the three judges present at his audition, with Louis Walsh having doubts on whether he was ready to progress in the competition.At bootcamp, he sang "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" before being rejected and put into One Direction.

Liam Payne

Liam Payne (born 29 August 1993) from Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, a music technology student at City of Wolverhampton College; Payne had auditioned in 2008 to The X Factor's fifth series when he was 14 and reached judges' houses, but Cowell thought he was not ready for the competition and asked him to come back in two years.This time Payne auditioned singing "Cry Me a River" and received a standing ovation from the audience and Simon Cowell

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