One Direction were formed in 2010 on the UK version of the X Factor. The group consists of 5 boys, Niall Horan (20), Louis Tomlinson (21), Harry Styles (19), Zayn Malik (20), and Liam Payne (20).
They all auditioned for the x factor as solo acts in 2010. They were all successful in the audition, but it all turned around at bootcamp. They were told that they wouldnt make it to the next round of the show. After leaving the stage, obviously very upset, they were then called back on, as Simon Cowell had decided that they would work better as a group, and decided to put them through. This is when one direction were formed. They only had 3 weeks to get to know each other before flying out to the judges houses. They were put into Simon's category. They were successful and simon put them through to the live shows. Here they performed every week, giving it their all to receive votes from the public. They managed to get all the way to the final. They ended up coming a well deserved 3rd place. They then promised the fans that they weren't going to split, by saying 'Dont worry, this isnt the end of one direction.'
Although it was made clear that only the winner could get a recording contract, Simon signed one direction up with Sony. This led them to release their first single, 'what makes you beautiful' in the september of 2011.
This song proved to be extremely popular, going straight to number 1. The fans then started to name themselves 'directioners.' There were the core fans- the small group that followed them around since x factor. They took to social networks to make the rest of the UK fans, who joined them on social networks and got the rest of Europe involved. This quickly spread to America. And they very quickly became the biggest boy band in the world.
Their first tour, 'up all night', which is also the name of their first album, sold out within minutes. It was a UK theatre tour, only in fairly small venues.
A year after, their album 'take me home' was released. By this point, 'one direction infection' had gone global, so this was their first worldwide arena tour. These tickets also sold out in a matter of minutes, so on major demand, had to put up lots more dates. By this point, they had won many awards and had loads of number 1 singles, broken records and became the biggest boy band in the world.
29th of August 2013 - following the groups success of the two tours and countless awards, 'This Is Us', the groups movie was released into cinemas. This went to number 1 on the movie charts.
Next year, they are due to have another world wide tour, but this time its a stadium tour, which includes playing at Wembley.
By Amy
Thanks Amy. You clearly know your stuff! This is a very informative, clearly written and well-structured post.
ReplyDeleteI am assuming that you are a fan of One Direction, but I would have liked to have known what it is that you like about them. Being an old man, this whole talent show culture has rather passed me by. I just don’t get it. It all sounds like a horrible noise to me! Is the talent show culture, as I call it, a good thing for music? What do you think?
Finally, to improve the quality of your written work, can you make sure that you check your work carefully for accuracy to avoid making basic errors. For example, there are quite a few capital letters missing from this piece – ‘One Direction’ should have capital letters . Also, remember to use apostrophes for missing letters. E.g. do not = don’t. Could you look over the piece and make some corrections please?