Alternative Name | 1D |
Group Members | Niall Horan Liam Payne Harry Styles Louis Tomlinson |
Past Group Members | Zayn Malik |
Music Genre(s) | Pop Rock teen pop pop rock |
Music Genre | Pop/Rock Teen Pop Power Pop Dance Pop |
Origin | London, England |
Year(s) Active | 2010–16 (hiatus) 2010–2016 (on indefinite hiatus) |
Record Label | Syco Columbia |
Official Websites | onedirectionmusic.com onedirectionmusic.com |
Associated Acts | The X Factor finalists 2010 |
One Direction, often shortened to 1D, is an English-Irish pop boy band formed in London, England in 2010. The band is composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson; former member Zayn Malik departed from the group in 2015. The group signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records after forming and finishing third in the seventh series of the British televised singing competition The X Factor in 2010. Propelled to global success by social media, One Direction's five albums, Up All Night (2011), Take Me Home (2012), Midnight Memories (2013), Four (2014), and Made in the A.M. (2015), topped charts in most major markets, and generated hit singles including "What Makes You Beautiful", "Live While We're Young", "Best Song Ever", "Story of My Life" and "Drag Me Down".