One Direction (commonly initialised as 1D) are an English-Irish pop boy band based in London, consisting of Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. They signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records after being formed and finishing third in the seventh series of the British televised 唱歌 competition The X Factor in 2010. Propelled to international success 由 the power of social media, One Direction's three albums, Up All Night, Take Me 首页 and Midnight Memories, (released in 2011, 2012 and 2013 respectively), broke several records, topped the charts of most major markets, and generated hit singles, which include "What Makes 你 Beautiful", "Live While We're Young" and "Story of My Life".
Their achievements include four Brit Awards and four 音乐电视 Video 音乐 Awards among many others. According to Nick Gatfield, the chairman and chief executive of Sony 音乐 Entertainment UK, One Direction represented a $50 million business empire 由 June 2012. They were proclaimed 2012's "Top New Artist" 由 Billboard.[1] According to the Sunday Times Rich List, 由 April 2013 they had an estimated personal combined wealth of £25 million ($41.2m) making them the 秒 wealthiest musicians in the UK under 30 years of age.[2] After the release of Midnight Memories, One Direction became the first band in US Billboard 200 history to have their first three albums debut at number one.[3] Additionally, the album was a global success, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart and becoming the fastest and biggest selling album of 2013 in the UKOne Direction 2013.jpg
One Direction performing on their Take Me 首页 Tour, February 2013. From left to right: Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, and Louis Tomlinson.
Background information
Origin London, England
Genres Pop
Years active 2010–present
Labels
Syco Columbia
Associated acts
The X Factor finalists 2010
Website onedirectionmusic.com
Members
Niall Horan Zayn Malik Liam Payne Harry Styles Louis Tomlinson
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Their achievements include four Brit Awards and four 音乐电视 Video 音乐 Awards among many others. According to Nick Gatfield, the chairman and chief executive of Sony 音乐 Entertainment UK, One Direction represented a $50 million business empire 由 June 2012. They were proclaimed 2012's "Top New Artist" 由 Billboard.[1] According to the Sunday Times Rich List, 由 April 2013 they had an estimated personal combined wealth of £25 million ($41.2m) making them the 秒 wealthiest musicians in the UK under 30 years of age.[2] After the release of Midnight Memories, One Direction became the first band in US Billboard 200 history to have their first three albums debut at number one.[3] Additionally, the album was a global success, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart and becoming the fastest and biggest selling album of 2013 in the UKOne Direction 2013.jpg
One Direction performing on their Take Me 首页 Tour, February 2013. From left to right: Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, and Louis Tomlinson.
Background information
Origin London, England
Genres Pop
Years active 2010–present
Labels
Syco Columbia
Associated acts
The X Factor finalists 2010
Website onedirectionmusic.com
Members
Niall Horan Zayn Malik Liam Payne Harry Styles Louis Tomlinson
This 文章 is part of a series on
One Direction
Discography Songs Awards