ONE DIRECTION

ONE DIRECTION

   One Direction are a British-Irish boy band, consisting of members Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. They finished third on the seventh series of The X Factor. Following The X Factor, the group signed a record contract with Syco Music.

    One Direction's debut single "What Makes You Beautiful" was released on 11 September 2011. The single debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number one on 18 September 2011, becoming the fastest-selling single of the year shifting 153,965 copies.Their second single, "Gotta Be You", was released on 13 November 2011, which peaked at number three. Their debut album Up All Night was released on 21 November. The album peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart, selling 138,631 copies, the highest for a number two album in 2011. The album has sold 369,382 copies to date. Up All Night became the fastest-selling debut album on the UK Albums Chart of 2011. On 16 December 2011 it was revealed that the album was the 27th biggest-selling album of 2011 within three weeks of sales.

MEMBERS

Niall Horan (born 13 September 1993)

Zayn Malik (born 12 January 1993)

Liam Payne (born 29 August 1993)

Harry Styles (born 1 February 1994)

Louis Tomlinson (born 24 December 1991)