This is purely a compilation of statements through an interview of different DIRECTIONERS all over the world, expressing their love and support to the biggest Boyband in the world ONE DIRECTION.
One Direction are an English-Irish pop boy band based in London, composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik.
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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.
History 2010–2011: The X Factor
In 2010, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson auditioned as solo candidates for the seventh series of the British televised singing competition The X Factor.
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They failed to progressto 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".
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Subsequently, the group got together for two weeks to get to know each other and to practice. Harry 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 friends, and kind of fearless as well." Within the first four weeks of the live shows, they were his last act in the competition.
