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OMG! TICKETS FOR ONE DIRECTION’SWHERE WE ARETOUR SOLD OUT IN FIVE MINUTES! IT’S HARD to imagine a world without One Direction. A world without the “Best Song Ever” video, where you could walk into a shop without hearing “Story of My Life” on the radio or see a rack of CDs that doesn’t include their music? But although we wouldn’t want to try to live without them now, One Direction would never have existed if it weren’t for the 2010 UK series of The X Factor. That year saw the seventh series of The X Factor in the UK, and Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis all entered individually. Although not all of the judges were initially convinced by the boys – boo! – all five got through their first…

FACTS YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT ONE DIRECTION! DIDYOUKNOW ALLOFTHESE FASCINATING FACTSABOUT THEBOYS? LOUIS HARRY Niall is afraid of birds! Niall is left-handed! Niall is the only member of One Direction who has no tattoos! Louis is a sleepwalker! Louis’ birthday is on Christmas Eve! Louis can play the piano! Liam loves Disney films! Liam has a phobia of spoons! Liam’s favourite animals are turtles. He even has two pet turtles! Zayn loves the Harry Potter books! Zayn has never learnt to swim! Zayn’s favourite Strong of all time is Thirller by Michael Jackson Harry once had a pet hamster called Hamster! Harry’s favourite song is “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” by Pink Floyd! Harry used to work in a bakery!…

NOV 2012 ONE DIRECTION’S SECOND ALBUM WAS EVEN BETTER THAN THE FIRST! ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE WONDERFUL UP ALL NIGHT, 1D REVEALED THAT THEY WERE WORKING ON THEIR SECOND ALBUM. BY MARCH 2012, MUSICIANS SUCH AS TOM FLETCHER AND ED SHEERAN WERE ALREADY TALKING ABOUT CONTRIBUTING TO THE NEW ALBUM. ONCE AGAIN, SWEDISH WRITERS AND PRODUCERS WERE ON BOARD: SAVAN KOTECHA, CARL FALK AND RAMI YACOUB SPENT SIX MONTHS WORKING ON SONGS. THE IDEA BEHIND THE SOUND WAS TO MAKE IT SIMPLE AND ACCESSIBLE, SO YOUNG FANS COULD PERFORM COVERS, BUT THAT TOOK A LOT OF WORK! TRACKLIST • LIVE WHILE WE’RE YOUNG • KISS YOU • LITTLE THINGS • C’MON, C’MON • LAST FIRST KISS • HEART ATTACK • ROCK ME • CHANGE MY MIND •…

THE X FACTOR TOUR 2011 The first time One Direction went on the road, they didn’t go by themselves. Straight after The X Factor finished, they went on tour with other contestants, who included Matt Cardle, Wagner and Cher Lloyd. This was way before they’d even recorded an album, so they were just singing the covers that they’d performed on The X Factor. Still, it was an early chance for fans to see the boys in the flesh! THE X FACTOR LIVE TOUR 2011 SET LIST (One Direction sang some of the songs they performed on The X Factor) ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) Chasing Cars Kids In America My Life Would Suck Without You Forever Young And then they sang “Hero” with the rest of the X Factor finalists…

I T MUST be great being a pop star and having loads of money. You could buy pretty much anything you wanted, whenever you wanted, whether that’s a new house like Harry or some replacement bedroom curtains like Liam! But as the old saying goes, it’s better to give than to receive, and apparently One Direction are on board with that, because they’ve done loads of things for charity! Here are just some of the appeals the boys have supported . . . OMG!ONE DIRECTION WERE NAMED ONE OF THE 20 MOST CHARITABLE STARS IN THE WORLD LAST YEAR! COMIC RELIEF To support anti-poverty charity Comic Relief in 2013, One Direction recorded a mash-up of Blondie’s “One Way Or Another” and The Undertones’ “Teenage Kicks”. All the royalties from the…

OMG! IF LIAM WASN’T IN THE BAND HE WOULD’VE BEEN AFIREMAN, BECAUSE HE WA NTED TO SAVE LIVES ...AWWW! FACT FILE LIAM JAMES PAYNE BIRTHDAY: 29 AUGUST 1993 BORN: WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND SIBLINGS: SISTERS NICOLA AND RUTH LIKES: BOXING, TOY STORY AND TURTLES LIAM ON TWITTER “CAN’T BELIEVE HOW WELL THE ALBUM IS DOING I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER BEEN SO PROUD OF SOMETHING IN MY LIFE THANK YOU EVERYONE” HE MIGHT be part of the biggest band in the world right now, but Liam had to go through a lot to get there. Born three weeks early, baby Liam spent a lot of time in hospitals, especially after doctors discovered one of his kidneys wasn’t working properly. He had to have up to 32 injections in his arm every day!…

1WHO WAS ONE DIRECTION’S MENTOR ON THE X FACTOR? 2WHO IS THE OLDEST MEMBER OF ONE DIRECTION? 3AND WHO IS THE YOUNGEST? 4WHAT WAS THE FIRST SINGLE TO BE RELEASED FROM TAKE ME HOME? 5WHICH MEMBER OF ONE DIRECTION WANTED TO BE A FIREMAN? 6THE BOYS RELEASED THE SINGLE “ONE WAY OR ANOTHER (TEENAGE KICKS)” IN AID OF WHICH CHARITY APPEAL? 7WHO WROTE THE SONG “I WANT” FOR ONE DIRECTION? 8WHICH OF THE BOYS ORIGINALLY AUDITIONED FOR THE X FACTOR IN 2008? 9WHICH TWO BAND MEMBERS HAVE BROTHERS? 10TRUE OR FALSE: IF ONE DIRECTION HAD WON THE X FACTOR, THEIR FIRST SINGLE WOULD’VE BEEN “FOREVER YOUNG”? 11WHO DIRECTED THE VIDEO FOR “BEST SONG EVER”? 12WHICH MEMBER OF THE BAND IS FROM BRADFORD? 13WHICH AUSTRALIAN BOYBAND WAS THE SUPPORT ACT FOR…

WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL First release: 11 September 2011 RUNNING TIME: 3 MINUTES 18 SECONDS It took nine months from One Direction leaving The X Factor final in third place to them releasing any music, but what an amazing way to start! “What Makes You Beautiful” was written for the boys by Savan Kotecha, Rami Yacoub and Carl Falk, and recorded in Stockholm, Sweden. It’s the kind of pop song that makes you want to sing along immediately, with its insistent chorus that gets stuck in your head forever. The opening riff kind of sounds like the beginning of “Summer Nights” from the soundtrack Grease, too, which doesn’t hurt! The song was played on Radio 1 in England a month before it was released, and by the time it was…

NOV 2013 THE BOYS’ THIRD ALBUM SHOW CASED A SLIGHTLY MORE GROWN-UP 1D–AND IT’S AWESOME! MIDNIGHT MEMORIES WAS RELEASED JUST OVER A YEAR AFTER TAKE ME HOME. BY THEIR THIRD ALBUM, MOST BOYBANDS WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THEY’RE PROPERLY TALENTED AND CAN DO MORE THAN SWEET POP SONGS FOR TEENAGE GIRLS. AND IF YOU SQUINT, YOU CAN SEE A BIT OF THAT IN MIDNIGHT MEMORIES. IT’S DEFINITELY MORE ROCK INFLUENCED, AND SOME OF THE LYRICS ARE MORE ADULT TOO. BUT IT’S ALSO CLEAR THAT 1D ARE STILL HAVING LOTS OF FUN, AND THERE’S NO SIGN THAT THEY DON’T WANT TO BE DOING THIS ANY MORE. IN FACT, THEY’RE SO GOOD AT THIS POP STAR LARK THEY’LL HOPEFULLY BE DOING IT FOREVER! TRACKLIST • BEST SONG EVER • STORY…

EVER wondered what it’s really like to go on tour with One Direction? Documentary maker Morgan Spurlock found out, and turned the whole process into an amazing movie! One Direction: This Is Us follows Harry, Niall, Zayn, Louis and Liam as they tour the world. It includes loads of songs from their 2013 Take Me Home tour, as well as older footage from The X Factor as it explains exactly how the boys got to be as famous as they are now. And there’s loads of behind-the-scenes stuff, as we find out what their parents make of their fame, and how the boys play pranks on their tour staff! There are some bits that’ll make you cry, some bits that’ll make you laugh, and loads of songs that’ll make you…

2010 The X Factor: 3rd place 2011 4 Music Awards: Best Group, Best Breakthrough, Best Video J-14 Teen Icon Awards: Icon of Tomorrow 2012 Australian Recording Industry Awards: Best International Artist BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards: Best British Album, Best British Music Act, Best British Single Brit Awards: Best British Single MTV Award: Artist of the Year MTV Video Music Awards: Best New Artist, Best Pop Video, Most Share-worthy Video MTV Europe Awards: Best New Artist, Best UK & Ireland Act, Biggest Fans Nickelodeon UK Kids’ Choice Awards: Favourite UK Newcomer, Favourite UK Band UK Music Video Awards: People’s Choice Award 2013 American Music Awards: Favourite Pop Album, Favourite Pop Group Australian Recording Industry Awards: Best International Artist BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards: Best British Group, Best British Single Billboard…

About R860 MILLION That’s how much One Direction is worth 18 The countries where the Four album hit No 1! 5 The number of American Music Awards they have won 95 500 000+ Combined followers on Twitter 1D IN NUMBERS 4 No 1 albums in a row in the USA – the first band to ever achieve this! Up All Night Sold 176 000 copies in its first week on sale in America! 38 000 000+ Number Of Followers On Facebook OVER 1 MILLION COPIES OF THE UP ALL NIGHT LIVE TOUR DVD HAVE BEEN SOLD. IT’S TOPPED THE CHARTS IN MORE THAN No 1 albums…

ONEDIRECTION’S VERYFIRSTALBUM! IT SEEMED TO TAKE AGES FOR ONE DIRECTION TO FINALLY PUT OUT AN ALBUM AFTER THE X FACTOR. BUT THEN, GREAT POP MUSIC DOESN’T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT, AND WHEN UP ALL NIGHT WAS FINALLY RELEASED IT WAS WELL WORTH THE WAIT! IT KICKS OFF WITH 1D’S FIRST AND BEST-KNOWN SINGLE, “WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL”, AND CONTINUES IN A SIMILARLY BRILLIANT POP VEIN ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE AMAZING “STOLE MY HEART”. IT’S FAIR TO SAY THAT WE’VE PLAYED IT A LOT SINCE IT CAME OUT IN 2011. BUT LET’S GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING FOR A MOMENT . . . TRACKLIST • WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL • GOTTA BE YOU • ONE THING • MORE THAN THIS • UP ALL NIGHT • I WISH • TELL ME A…

THE BAND’S FOURTH ALBUM IS THEIR MOST MATUER FECORD TO DATE AND IT SPAWNED THE HIT “STEAL MY GIRL:! FOUR WAS RELEASED IN 2014. IT WAS THE “FIRST ALBUM WE’VE PROPERLY WRITTEN ON NEARLY EVERY SONG’’, LIAM SAID DURING A RADIO INTERVIEW. WE’RE IMPRESSED, BECAUSE THE BOYS HAD TO RECORD THE ALBUM WHILE THEY WERE DOING SHOWS FOR THEIR WORLD TOUR. ‘‘WE RECORDED MOST OF IT IN AMERICA WHEN WE WERE ON TOUR, SO THEY HAD A TRUCK THAT HAD A COUPLE OF STUDIOS BUILT IN IT,’’ NIALL SAID. AND HARRY SHARED, ‘‘I THINK ONE OF THE COOL THINGS ABOUT THIS ONE – EACH SONG MAY HAVE BEEN RECORDED IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES. I THINK THIS IS THE ONE WE ARE MOST PROUD OF.’’ TRACKLIST • STEAL MY GIRL •…

AFTER a musical career as amazing as theirs, where could One Direction possibly go next? Well, they’re definitely going to be busy for the next year or so. At the time of writing, the boys were just starting the On the Road Again tour, so they’ll be doing a lot of travelling and performing until the end of October. They’ll be playing massive stadiums almost every night, singing to millions of adoring fans, and hopefully having a brilliant time while they do it. And there’s future music to look forward to as well. They were recently asked in an Instagram video if they’ll be releasing a fifth album and they confirmed they would! “We’re just so happy that our new album (Four) has gone really well for us and it’s…