Simon Cowell pulled One Direction together in 2010 after Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne had each auditioned as solo artists on The X Factor UK. Better together, ...

In 2010, five young lads walked into the The X Factor competition hopeful — and left it, stars. One Direction quickly became a global phenomenon, and fans watched the member grow up into having their ...

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 ...

One Direction and Simon Cowell have a whole lot of history. The founding members of the boy band — Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson — initially auditioned for The ...

Zayn Malik auditioned for The X Factor in 2010 when he was 17 years old. He said in the band's movie One Direction: This Is Us that he almost didn't audition that day because he didn't want to get out ...