2010–11: The X Factor
In 2010, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson auditioned as solo
candidates for theseventh series of
the British televised singing competition The X Factor.[4] They failed to progress to the
"Boys" category at "judges' houses"
but were put together to form a five-piece boy band at Wembley Arena, in London, England, in July
2010, during the "bootcamp"
stage of the competition, thus qualifying for the "Groups"
category. Nicole Scherzinger,
a guest judge,and Simon Cowell have both claimed to have come up with the idea
of forming the band. In 2013, Cowell said that it "took him 10 minutes to
put them together as a group".Subsequently, the group got together for two
weeks to get to know each other and to practise. Styles came up with the
name One Direction.For their qualifying song at "judges' houses", and
their first song as a group, One Direction sang an acoustic version of "Torn". Cowell
later commented that their performance convinced him that they "were
confident, fun, like a gang of friends, and kind of fearless as
well." Within the first four weeks of the live shows,
they were his last act in the competition. The group quickly gained
popularity in the UK.
One Direction
finished in third place and immediately after the final, their song "Forever
Young", which would have been released if they had won The
X Factor, was leaked onto the internet. Shortly afterwards it was
confirmed that One Direction had been signed by Cowell to a reported £2 millionSyco Records record contract.Recording
for their debut album began in January 2011, as they flew to Los Angeles to
work with RedOne, a record producer. A book
licensed by One Direction,One Direction: Forever Young (Our Official X
Factor Story), was published by HarperCollins in February
2011,subsequently topping The Sunday Times Best
Seller list. The same month, the boy band and other contestants
from the series participated in the X Factor Live Tour.During
the tour the group performed for 500,000 people throughout the UK.After the
tour concluded in April 2011, the group continued working on their debut
album.Recording took place in Stockholm, London and Los Angeles, as One Direction worked with
producers Carl Falk, Savan Kotecha, Steve Mac, and Rami Yacoub, among others.
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