Growing Zayn Malik!

Harry Styles is Bipolar!

One Direction: Rise to Fame!

THEY STARTED ON THE X FACTOR AND HAVE NOW CROSSED OVER TO AMERICA. FOLLOW THEIR RISE TO FAME IN THIS PHOTO TIMELINE BELOW!

OCTOBER 2010
PROVING THEY'VE GOT THE X FACTOR, HARRY, LIAM, LOUIS, ZAYN & NIALL TEAM UP AND BEGIN THEIR JOURNEY TO HOT BOYBAND STATUS

DECEMBER 2010
THEY PERFORM WITH ROBBIE WILLIAMS ON THE SHOW

SEPTEMBER 2011

THE BOY BAND RELEASE THEIR FIRST SINGLE, "WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL"

NOVEMBER 2012

THEIR SECOND SINGLE " GOTTA BE YOU" PEAKS AT NO. 3 ON THE UK CHARTS.

JANUARY 2012

THEY RELEASE THIRD SINGLE "ONE THING"

FEBRUARY 2012

OFFICIALS ARE FORCED TO CLOSE DOWN AN ENTIRE STREET WHEN 1D MAKE THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE ON CANADA'S MUCH MUSIC

FEBRUARY 2012

THE BOYS PERFORMED ON AN EPISODE OF DANCING ON ICE.

MARCH 2012

UP EARLY FOR THE TODAY SHOW.

MARCH 2012

THE BOYS WORKING THE ORANGE CARPET AT THE 2012 KID'S CHOICE AWARDS.

APRIL 2012

HOW CUTE WERE THE BOYS ON SNL?

APRIL 2012

HARRY GETS SICK ON iCARLY.

MAY 2012

DOING THE PREMIERE SOUNDS, THIS TIME WITH THE MIBIII

Forever Young: Official X Factor Story

Synopsis

Five boys, five months, one incredible dream. It's crazy to think that five months ago we didn't know each other at all. We were just five guys from different corners of the country, who dreamed of being popstars. Now we've not only found the best friends we've ever had, but we've made it to the final of The X Factor and got a recording contract too! It's been such a wild ride that it's hard to believe it's real at all! We've had the absolute time of our lives, from messing around in the house and playing tricks on the others, to singing our hearts out every week. In Forever Young we tell our story in our own words: from how we got to Bootcamp to how it felt to become 'the most exciting boy band in the country' in a matter of weeks. We'll tell you all about what it was really like backstage and in the house. It's for each and every one of our fans, everyone who believed in us, because we want you to know what really happened on our journey from five normal guys to who we are now. We could never have done it without you. You helped us make our dream come true! Packed full of personal snaps, unseen photographs shot especially for the book and backstage footage, this is the full and remarkable story of our time on The X Factor. Stunningly designed and candidly written, it is a must for all One Direction and X Factor fans.

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The X Factor: One Direction

One Direction is a British-Irish boy band formed in London in 2010. consisting of members, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. They signed to Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records After being formed and placing third in the 7th Series of British television music competition The X Factor. They later signed in North America to Columbia Records. 

Harry Styles

Full name: Harry Edward Styles

Hometown: Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, UK

Birthday: February 1, 1994

Celebrity Crush: Cheryl Cole

Ideal Girl: Has a nice, pretty face

X Factor Audition Song: "Isn't She Lovely" by Stevie Wonder

Musical Influences: Elvis Presley,The Beatles, Coldplay, Foster the People, Kings of Leon

Favorite Song: "Flowers In the Window" by Travis

Favorite Artist: Coldplay

Favorite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption

• He can play the Kazoo!
• Harry's Just like a typical teen boy (except for the international stardom). His bedroom back home is such a mess with clothes strewn everywhere, according to his mom
• He knows how to cook! He enjoys making stir-frys.
• To get on his good side, give him a taco 'cause he loves Mexican food.
• He says his hair is bipolar: "Some days it's curly, and some days it's straight!."
• He used to sing in a band called "White Eskimo" !
• As a kid, his hair was just straight.
• he's the youngest member of One Direction.
• He came up with the name "One Direction" 
• Harry also likes the film Love Actually.
• He can speak French
• He knows how to Juggle
• He had his first kiss when he was 11 years old.

QUOTABLE QUOTES:

"I'm not very cool. I have to try quite hard." 

"We all owe our career to electricity."

"Get out of my kitchen!."

Louis Tomlinson

Full name: Louis William Tomlinson

Hometown: Doncaster, South Yorkshire, UK

Birthday: December 24, 1991

Celebrity Crush: Diana Vickers

Ideal Girl: A girl who's loyal, has a sense of humour, tidy and kind-hearted

X Factor Audition Song: "Hey There Delilah" by Plain White T's

Musical Influences: Robbie Williams, Michael Jackson

Favorite Song: "Look After You" by The Fray

Favorite Artist: Boyce Avenue

Favorite Movie: Grease (He did it at school, played as Danny Zuko and he loves it!)

• Not only can this cutie sing, but he can act, too! He's had bit roles in shows like If I Had You and Waterloo Road.
• Niall accuses Louis of having very stinky feet because he wears plimsolls without socks all the time.
• Louis' mom used to call him "Boo Bear" as a kid. And now, so does Harry and the rest of the fandom
• Fans give Louis carrots as a present because of his quotes about it.
• he has four younger sisters: Charlotte, Felicite, and twins Daisy and Phoebe
• He owns boxers with "Lubbly Jubbly" written across the front.
• He is the oldest member of One Direction.
• He dislikes cheesy chat-up lines and baked beans
• Louis enjoy pulling pranks with his buddy Harry, who's also his roomie.
• His favorite dessert when he was a kid was chocolate pudding
• He's been watching the TV show, Homeland, and loves it.
• Louis has said that he's 1/16 Belgian.
• He doesn't like coffee.

QUOTABLE QUOTES:

"I'd like to be Susan Boyle, because you know, she's a good dancer."
"I like girls who eat carrots."
"She dumped me because I wasn't good-looking enough."

Niall Horan

Full name: Niall James Horan

Hometown: Mullingar, Country Westmeath, Ireland

Birthday: September 13, 1993

Celebrity Crush: Cheryl Cole

Ideal Girl: Cute, with a good personality

X Factor Audition Song: "So Sick" by Ne-Yo

Musical Influences: Frank Sinatra, Michael Bubble, Dean Martin, Bon Jovi, The Eagles, The Script

Favorite Song: "Wanted: Dead or Alive" by Bon Jovi

Favorite Artist: Michael Bubble

Favorite Movie: Anchorman

• He's been playing the guitar since he was a kid.
• He has Ornithophobia or the fear of birds. When he was a kid, he was attacked by a pigeon while he was on the toilet, whick caused the phobia.
• He's the only member of  One Direction who isn't from the UK
• Niall's half eaten Vegemite toast was given up for auction and hit $100,000 on eBay.
• He studied at all-boys Christian Brothers school, Colaiste Mhuire.
• Before he joined The X Factor, Niall performed in his homeland as a support act for Lloyd Daniels in a performance in Dublin.
• His Lucky charm is a Pair of White Socks.
• The only thing he likes about himself? His Eyes!
• He's a pro at copying accents, particularly American and British. Did we mention he's Irish? 
• Niall's favorite color is Blue.
• How do you pronounce his name? It sounds like "nile" as in the Nile River.
• He'd rather lick a fat man's armpit than drown in a sea of mayonnaise. 
• Harry once claimed that Niall is the "Perfect prank target"

QUOTABLE QUOTES:

"I hate it when girls act stupid 'cause they think it's cute. Intelligence is sexy."

"PO-TA-TO!"

"Because I'm Irish!."

Zayn Malik

Full name: Zain Javadd Malik

Hometown: West Lane Baildon, Bradford, UK

Birthday: January 12, 1993

Celebrity Crush: Megan Fox

Ideal Girl: A lady with a nice smile

X Factor Audition Song: "Let Me Love You" by Mario

Musical Influences: R&B and rap

Favorite Song: "With You" by Chris Brown

Favorite Artist: Michael Jackson

Favorite Movie: The Matrix

• His first name was originally spelled with an "i". He changed it to a "y" to make it more unique.
• He didn't have a passport before joining One Direction.
• He's a big Pokemon fan along with Liam. Imagine how ecstatic he was when they promoted the Pokemon, Black and white video game!
• His trademark hairstyles, the quiff, has gone mainstreams. Even hollywood celebs like Carey Mulligan and Cameron Diaz have been spotted sporting the look.
• He celebrated his 18th birthday by going on a trip to Nando's with his fellow !D boys.
• He loves mirrors.
• He loves comic books and is a bit of a geek.
• Zayn currently sports seven tattoos on several parts of his body:

1. Yin Yang- Location: Wrist- Significance: Represents the ancient Chinese understandings of how the world works.
2. Crossed Fingers- Location: Forearm- Significance:  A symbol of good luck.
3. "Walter" in Arabic- Loacation: Chest- Significance: Walter is the name of Zayn's grandpa.
4. Playing card- Location: Stomach- Significance: It's just a tattoo with a crown and his initials on it.
5. Heart- Location: Side- Significance: it is used to be a Chinese symbol meaning "Born Lucky" but Zayn got it covered.
6. Silver Fern- Location: Neck- Significance:  A symbol of good luck.
7. Arabic Inscription- Location: Left collarbone- Significance: It translates to "be true to who you are"

QUOTABLE QUOTES:

"Do you want a spring roll, bebz?"

"I have four boyfriends [referring to fellow band members]."

"Vas happening?"

" There comes a day when you realize turning the page is the best feeling in the world, because you realize there's so much more to the book than the page you were stuck on."

Liam Payne

Full name: Liam James Payne

Hometown: Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK

Birthday: August 29, 1993

Celebrity Crush: Leona Lewis

Ideal Girl: Has nice, blue eyes

X Factor Audition Song: "Cry Me A River" by Justin Timberlake

Musical Influences: Justin Timberlake

Favorite Song: "Midnight Run" by Example

Favorite Movie: Toy Story

Bet you didn't know: He has only one kidney

Turn-On's: knee socks, PDA's, Giggling, Squealing and tattoos

Turn-Off's: Burping, farting, swearing, fake tan and bling

• He's been on the X Factor twice! The first time was back in 2008 when he auditioned for its fifth season. Simon Cowell told him to come back again in two years since at that time, he felt that Liam wasn't  ready for a competition at the tender age of 14. 
• Liam took up boxing as a kid because he was being bullied and it gave him confidence.
• He has only one working kidney after an operation he had as a kid. This is why he doesn't drink alcohol.
• He has koutaliaphobia, the fear of spoons. He claims he can't use spoons that aren't his own because he doesn't know where they've been. Fret not, you could still have a dinner date with  him since he's cool with forks and knives.
• His three older sisters used to dress him up in girls' clothing when he was a kid. Poor guy!
• Liam's fave flicks are all three Toy Story movies.
• He cried when he saw Marley&Me.
• He's a big Pokemon fan along with Zayn.

QUOTABLE QUOTES:

"When I was little, I always said that I wanted a brother. Now, it's like having four of them."

"We're on the roof and I'm absolutely freezing my peanuts off!"

"My mum got pushed over by a pink power range."