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The X factor auditions
Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik y Niall Horan pass the audition as solo candidates. -
Judges' House
Failing to progress to the "Boys" category at "judges' houses". -
Bootcamp
During the "bootcamp" stage of the competition, thus qualifying for the "Groups" category., then the boys got togther. -
The X Factor Show live next step
Bootcamp , Liam,Zayn,Louis, Niall and Harry sing "Torn" all together for their first time. and Styles came with the name of One direction at the judges house. -
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The X Factor Live Shows
Live shows,singing songs from Pink, Coldplay, The Beatles, Elton John, Kelly Clarkson, Snow Patrol, Kim Wilde y Rihanna. -
Last group band in the x factor
Gain fast popularity in the UK -
3dr. Place in the x factor
Got the 3rd place behind Rebecca Ferguson and the winner Matt Cardle. -
Forever Young
song got popular in internet after they sang it on the show . -
Up All Night Album
Got a contract with Syco Records. a company with Simon Codwell of a £2 million. -
The x factor tour
One Direction and nine other contestants from the series participated in the X Factor Live Tour. -
Creating the Album
the group continued working on their début album, recording took place in Sweden, UK, and the United States, as One Direction worked with producers Carl Falk, Savan Kotecha, Steve Mac, and Rami Yacoub, among others. -
What makes you beautiful
One Direction's debut single "What Makes You Beautiful" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, after becoming the most pre-ordered Sony Music Entertainment single in history. Subsequent singles "Gotta Be You" and "One Thing" both peaked within the UK Singles Chart top ten. -
Record Deal with Columbia Records
they signed a record deal with Columbia Records in North America. -
What makes you beautiful US
"What Makes You Beautiful" was released in the United States in February 2012, where it debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 28, becoming the highest debut for a British act since 1998. -
Opening for Big Time Rush
Upon arrival in the US in February 2012, One Direction embarked on a radio promotion spree, as well as their first American concert tour as an opening act for Big Time Rush. -
The Today Show
They made their first television appearance in the US on The Today Show at the Rockefeller Center, an estimated 15,000 fans descended on the plaza. -
Saturday Night Live
One Direction are continuing to take the States by storm, and will be starring alongside Sofia Vergara on Saturday Night Live and performance. -
Album selling US
Up All Night is 2012's second biggest-selling album in the US.By August 2012, the album has sold over 3 million units worldwide -
One direction at Olympics performance
Performed "What Makes You Beautiful" at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in London, which represented the handover to Rio de Janeiro as the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics.. -
One Direction at the MTV VMA´S , won 3 awards
Performed "One Thing" at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards,They won Best New Artist, Best Pop Video and Most Share-Worthy Video for "What Makes You Beautiful" -
Live While We´re Young Single
Single release . -
Up all nighjt live tour
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One direction won Brit Award
One Direction attended the 2012 Brit Awards at which "What Makes You Beautiful" won the BRIT Award for Best British Single. -
Take Me Home Album
The album is the follow-up to their debut, which dropped Stateside in March and debuted at the top of the charts.