Rolling Stone

Flashback: One Direction Members Audition for ‘The X Factor’

Containing footage from the beginning of their career until now, One Direction said good-bye to fans with a reflective video for “History” in 2016. For the boy band, however, it all began in 2010, ...
Rolling Stone

See Liam Payne Singled Out as One Direction’s ‘Leader’ by ‘X Factor’ Judges in 2010

Footage of the moment that X Factor U.K. producers informed Liam Payne that they were considering him to join the group that would become One Direction in 2010 shows him keeping his cool while his ...
The Cheat Sheet

One Direction Ages: How Old Were the Band Members When They Auditioned for ‘The X Factor’?

How was One Direction formed as a band on ‘The X Factor’? Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, and Zayn Malik all auditioned separately on The X Factor in 2010. While they progressed as ...
People

20 Amazing One Direction Throwbacks, from Headlining Madison Square Garden to Goofing Around on SNL

The band was put together on July 23, 2010 during season 7 of 'X Factor U.K.' and immediately took over the world One Direction/Instagram One Direction's domination of culture in the early 2010s was ...
AV Club

Here are 60 minutes of One Direction to give you a taste of Liam Payne's talents

Liam Payne, a former member of the preeminent 2010s boy band One Direction, died on October 16 at the age of 31. In his short and fairly troubled post-1D career, he never fully slotted into his own ...