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1. Louis Tomlinson was born on Christmas Eve in 1991.

2. He’s a Capricorn. Typical Capricorns are ‘slow, steady and win the race.’

3. Louis is the oldest member of One Direction. He’s 13 months older than second eldest Zayn Malik.

4. Louis was brought up in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Other famous people who hail from the town include Jeremy Clarkson, Kevin Keegan and Brian Blessed.

5. Weirdly, Louis is a big fan of girls who eat carrots! Maybe it’s because they can see in the dark?!

6. If Louis had a superpower, he would fly.

7. Louis’s favourite band is The Fray.

8. Louis’s celebrity crush is Natalie Portman and his man crush is Robbie Williams.

9. Louis has approximately 1minute and 30seconds of solos on ‘Up All Night’ – the second least behind Niall.

10. Louis auditioned on The X Factor with a version of Plain White T’s ‘Hey There Delilah’. He got a clean sweep of yes’s from the judges.

11. Louis’s Twitter address is Louis_Tomlinson. As of 7th September 2012 he has 5,733,265 followers.

12. When Louis was a DJ for an afternoon at The Hits Radio in February 2012 his #1DHQ playlist was Rihanna ‘Only Girl (In The World)’, Gym Class Heroes ‘Stereo Hearts’, Flo Rida ‘Good Feeling’, Jessie J ‘Domino’, Lady Gaga ‘Edge Of Glory’, Robbie Williams ‘Angels’, LMFAO ‘Party Rock Anthem’, Adele ‘Rolling In The Deep’, One Direction ‘Moments’, Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo ‘Give Me Everything Tonight’, Jason Derulo ‘Don’t Wanna Go Home’, Coldplay ‘Paradise’, Olly Murs ‘Dance With Me Tonight’, Ed Sheeran ‘Drunk’, JLS ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ and One Direction ‘One Thing’.

13. Louis was born to mother Johannah Poulston and father Troy Austin.

14. Troy and Johannah split up when Louis was young. He eventually took on his stepfather Mark Tomlinson’s surname.

15. Louis has five younger half-sisters: one on his father's side (Georgia), and four on his mother's side (Charlotte, Félicité, and twins Daisy and Phoebe).

16. When he was just 11 years old, Louis had a role as an extra on ITV drama Fat Friends. His newborn sisters Daisy and Phoebe starred as babies on the show.

17. Spurred on by his appearance on Fat Friends, Louis attended acting school in his spare time and eventually had small parts in 2006 ITV drama If I Had You! and the BBC’s Waterloo Road.

18. When he first auditioned for The X Factor, Louis was a sixth form student at Hall Cross School in Doncaster.

19. Louis also attended The Hayfield School in Doncaster but dropped out when he failed his first year of A-levels.

20. Louis had a number of part-time jobs before The X Factor including working at a local cinema and as a hospitality waiter at Doncaster Rovers Football Club.

21. As a student, Louis played the lead role of Danny Zuko in a high school production of Grease. He says playing the part gave him the confidence to audition for The X Factor.

22. When he was younger Louis wanted to work on a farm.

23. Louis’s biggest role model is Robbie Williams. He told The Hits Radio: “I’ve got a massive musical icon and that’s Robbie Williams. We actually got to sing with him on The X Factor and it was absolutely amazing.”

24. Louis is currently dating Manchester University student Eleanor Calder.

25. Just like Niall and Harry, Louis has passed his driving test.