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One Direction are a British-Irish boy band consisting of members

Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. They signed to Simon Cowell's record label Syco after being formed and placing third in the seventh series of The X Factor. They later signed in North America to Columbia Records.

One Direction's debut single, "What Makes You Beautiful", was released in September 2011 and peaked at number one in the UK and charted in the top ten in several international markets. Their debut album, Up All Night, followed in November 2011, and debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, with the highest sales for number two album in 2011,and was the fastest-selling debut album on the UK Albums Chart of 2011. On 21 March 2012, Up All Night debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, making One Direction the first UK group in history to debut at number one with their first album.

On 21 February 2012, "What Makes You Beautiful" won the award for Best British Single at the 2012 BRIT Awards.

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One Direction are a British-Irish boy band consisting of members

Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. They signed to Simon Cowell's record label Syco after being formed and placing third in the seventh series of The X Factor. They later signed in North America to Columbia Records.

One Direction's debut single, "What Makes You Beautiful", was released in September 2011 and peaked at number one in the UK and charted in the top ten in several international markets. Their debut album, Up All Night, followed in November 2011, and debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, with the highest sales for number two album in 2011,and was the fastest-selling debut album on the UK Albums Chart of 2011. On 21 March 2012, Up All Night debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, making One Direction the first UK group in history to debut at number one with their first album.

On 21 February 2012, "What Makes You Beautiful" won the award for Best British Single at the 2012 BRIT Awards.

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NIALL HORAN | ONE DIRECTION | SHIRTLESS

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Niall James Horan, born 13 September 1993 (age 18), is from Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. Born to mother Maura Gallagher and father Bobby Horan, he has an older brother named Greg. Their parents divorced when he was five. He and his brother lived between each of their homes for a few years before eventually deciding to live with their father in Mullingar. Horan was a pupil at Coláiste Mhuire, a boys' Christian Brothers school. He was in the school choir, performing seasonally around Christmas.
Prior to participating in "The X Factor", he performed around his homeland, including as a support act for Lloyd Daniels in Dublin. Horan has been playing guitar since childhood. Horan has also stated that he is a "big swing" fan, citing favourite artists Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Michael Bublé. Horan also cites rock music favourably and is a fan of The Eagles, Bon Jovi and The Script.

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LOUIS TOMLINSON | ONE DIRECTION | GOES SURFING | PICTURES

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Louis William Tomlinson, born Louis Troy Austin 24 December 1991 (age 20), is from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. He was born to mother Johannah Poulston and father Troy Austin. His parents split when he was young and he took on his stepfather Mark Tomlinson's name. He has five younger half-sisters, on his father's side: Georgia Austin, and on his mother's side: Charlotte, Félicité, and twins Daisy and Phoebe Tomlinson. Daisy and Phoebe had roles as babies on a show called Fat Friends, he would go along and serve as an extra. After Fat Friends, he attended an acting school in Barnsley. He had small parts in an ITV1 drama film called If I Had You, and BBC's Waterloo Road. He was a sixth form student at Hall Cross School, a state comprehensive school, and a former pupil of the Hayfield School. He revealed that he failed his first year of A levels at the Hayfield School, "mainly because I’d been too busy having fun. I was out all the time in that first year." He ended up going back to Hall Cross and started A levels over again. As a student at Hall Cross, Tomlinson starred in several musical productions.

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On auditioning for The X Factor he cited his lead role in a high school musical production of Grease. Tomlinson cites English recording artist and Take That member Robbie Williams as his biggest influence and idol. In an interview with Now Magazine he stated: "I've always loved Robbie. He's just so cheeky, he can get away with anything. His performances are unbelievable. We met a lot of celebrities on The X Factor and he was one of the nicest." He also admires recording artist Ed Sheeran, describing him as "phenomenal." resides with Styles in north London. Tomlinson is currently in a relationship with Manchester University student

Eleanor Calder. In 2011, his mother and step-father announced they were getting a divorce.

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