What happened: Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall, and Zayn Malik all auditioned for The X Factor as solo artists but were rejected. Why this is important: The initial rejection could have been the end of the ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. One Direction was one of the most popular bands of the 2010s, producing multiple top-10 hits and five ...

A bathroom figures significantly in the origin stories of at least two classic One Direction songs. The first will be familiar to any fan: Songwriter and producer Savan Kotecha was sitting on the ...

Here are the 10 biggest One Direction songs, including each song’s Hot 100 peak position and debut date. By Billboard Staff Happy 10-year anniversary, One Direction! One Direction is one of the ...

Simon Cowell said it took him 10 minutes to come up with the idea to combine solo artists Horan, Malik, Payne, Styles, and Tomlinson into a group. In 2010, Horan, Malik, Payne, Tomlinson, and Styles ...