One Directionnnnn!!!

One Direction.

My friend Kelli and I are crazy about a boy band from England called One Direction. The band is made up of five boys. Their names are Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Naill Horan, and Zayn Malik. The cool thing is, they didn’t start out as a band. They all individually tried out for The X Factor in England. The X Factor is a reality show where the common man can come and show his talent and the judges they choose and the public can choose who they think is the best talent. The director and producer of the show, Simon Cowell, recognized each of the boys talents and thought they would do better at a band than individually. Liam had tried out for the show the couple of years before all the other boys auditioned. He only made it to the round where they actually go to Simon’s house, which is not very far in the competition so he was able to return and audition again. All the boys made it through the first round. In one round, they had a X Factor Boot Camp where all the contestants come and practice their talent along with other talents with a professional. After this round, all of the boys were voted off as individuals. This is where Simon thought that they would be better as a band so he decided to try it. They were walking out of the building after getting voted off and a producer from the show told them to come back and that Simon wanted to talk to them. They were devastated so they thought that maybe he just wanted to encourage them in their future plans. When he brought them back, he informed them that he wanted the five boys to practice a song together and them come to his house and he would personally listen to them. They did as they were told and learned the song and came back. Simon listen to them sing and thought that they would do well as a boy band and be very popular. They went through each week working very hard to try to win the finale of the X Factor. They made it to the finale and they ended up getting third place, but they became way more popular than the actual winners of the show. They are known all over the world today and are going on a world tour next year. They performed in the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Their first hit was “That’s What Makes You Beautiful.” They made the video for the song in California and that’s probably how they became so popular. The boys are very grateful to be in the position they are in. I’m going to tell you a little about each boy.

· Harry Edward Styles- He was born on February 1, 1993. He is 18 years old and from Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England. His parents are Anne Cox and Des Styles. They divorced when Styles was seven years old.

· Liam James Payne- He was born on August 29, 1993. He is 19 years old and from Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. His parents are Karen and Goeff Payne. He has a bladder problem where it is scarred and dysfunctional. He was bullied in secondary school, so he decided to begin doing boxing.

· Niall James Horan- He was born on September 13, 1993. He is 19 years old and from Mullinger, County Westmeath, Ireland. His parents are Maura Gallagher and Bobby Horan. They divorced when Niall was five years old. Niall has been playing the guitar since he was five years old and is very interested in his Irish heritage.

· Zain Javadd “Zayn” Malik- He was born on January 12, 1993. He is 19 years old and from Bradford, Yorkshire, England. His parents are Yaser and Tricia Malik. His father is British- Pakistani and his mother is English. He did not fit in having a mixed heritage in high school.

· Louis William Tomlinson- Was born as Louis Troy Austin, but changed his name. He was born on December 24, 1991. He is 20 years old and from Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. His parents are Johannah Polson and Troy Austin, but took the name of his step father, Mark Tomlinson. Before becoming famous in One Direction, He did a number of jobs as an extra in television shows.

They got the name ‘One Direction’ from Niall imagining the announcer of the X Factor saying it and he thought it sounded good. They are known around the world and this pass summer they came out with their new album “Up All Night.” This album has their recently popular single “One Thing” and they have more songs such as “Got To Be You” and “Up All Night.” They are getting ready to go on a world tour for their new album. They are making millions doing something they love. That is why so many people love them so much. They are truly just like many teenager and we can relate to them just like they can relate to us. They are so funny and make it known. They all have different personalities and they don’t clash. When they preform, you can tell they really get along. They get each other and help each other with the problems they are having. They are a really fantastic band, in my opinion.