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Happy 5th Anniversary One Direction!

Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Harry Styles auditioned as solo artists for the seventh series of the British televised singing competition The X Factor but they failed to progress to the “Boys” category. However they were formed as a band during the “bootcamp” thus qualifying for the “Groups” category. After finishing third at The X Factor 2010, One Direction signed with Simon Cowell’s record label Syco Records.

One Direction’s debut single, “What Makes You Beautiful”, reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. Also their debut album “Up All Night” debuted at #1 on the US Billboard 200 chart with over 176,000 copies sold in week 1 alone. This made chart history, as 1D became the first British group ever to debut at #1 in the US with their debut album release.

The bands second album, “Take Me Home” has also to date sold over 5 million copies worldwide and reached number 1 in 37 countries. In the summer of 2013 One Direction made their movie debut with their massive hit 3D concert movie and documentary One Direction: This Is Us. The film has been a phenomenal success, topping the UK and US box offices and grossing over $70 Million worldwide.

Their third studio album titled “Midnight Memories” was released globally on November 25th 2013. “Midnight Memories” became the fastest-selling album in the UK in 2013, shot to number 1 in an incredible 31 countries including the USA, UK and Australia and earned the band the prestigious IFPI award for biggest selling album of the year.

One Direction’s fourth album “FOUR” was released on 17th November 2014 and debuted at #1 in 26 countries including hitting #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with over 387,000 copies sold in one week. Once again, One Direction made history as the first group to ever have their first four albums debut at #1 in the US.