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Five talented boys, with one
common dream: to make it to
the top in the music industry. This
is the story of Harry, Zayn, Liam,
Louis, and Niall, who all auditioned
as individual competitors for
The
X Factor
in 2010 and formed the
boy band One Direction – aka 1D
– under the guidance of the British
television show. Thanks to talent,
hard work, social media, and the
popularity of the show and its live
tour, this British-Irish boy band has
proved that they have what it takes
to reach the top of the charts.
The
X Factor
was in its seventh
season when the UK’s newest pop
icons first appeared on screen.
From five young guys who didn’t
know each other, One Direction
quickly established themselves as
an up-and-coming band and now
has an impressive devoted fan
base of Directioners, a #1 debut
single, “What Makes You Beautiful”,
and the debut album “Up All Night”,
which started at #2 on the UK
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