Musical stars. Pop Boy One Direction has become one of the biggest groups of the 2000s after its five members – Harry StilesAnd the Niall HouranAnd the Louis TomlinsonAnd the Liam Payne And the Zayn Malik – Met as contestants on reality TV series The tenth factor in 2010.
The five singers became a group in the judge Simon CowellBy order and signed by the Executive Director One-way to his brand Syco Records in 2010. The group went on to release five studio albums together, becoming the first band in history to have their first four recordings debut at number one on the Billboard 200. Driven by a strongly supportive fan base, One Direction’s 2014 concert tour was the highest-grossing concert tour. In the year.
In addition to commercial success, pop sensations It also received critical acclaim including six Billboard Music Awards and seven American Music Awards. In 2014, Harry Styles compared the group’s popularity to that of The Beatles during an interview with Top Pops Magazine.
“We all sat and watched the movie The Beatles arrive in America. And to be honest, this was really like us,” he said. “Get off the plane, girls, crazy. It was exactly the same when we got there—just 50 years ago.”
In March 2015, the band It was announced that Malik was leaving the group. “After an amazing five years, Zayn Malik has decided to leave One Direction. Niall, Harry, Liam and Louis will continue the four-piece work, looking forward to the upcoming concerts of their world tour and recording their fifth album, due for release later this year.”
In August of that year, the remaining four members of the group They announced that they will be taking an extended hiatus Starting in 2016. Before dropping out, the group went on one last tour and released a final album called “Made in the AM.” One Direction’s last live performance as a band was in 2016. Rockin’ New Year’s Eve Dick Clark On December 31, 2015.
After disbanding the band, her Members went on to pursue solo posts. Styles won three Grammy Awards in 2021 for his second solo album ‘Fine Line’, while Malik released three solo albums and collaborated with Taylor Swift In the duet 2016 “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever”. For his part, Horan released the song Heartbreak Weather, which debuted at number one in the UK in 2020.
In the years since One Direction disbanded, Malik Talk publicly about not enjoying his time in the group. In a 2015 interview with rolling rockThe “PILLOWTALK” singer said of his former band’s discography, “This isn’t music I’m going to listen to… Are you listening to One Direction at a party with your girl? I won’t. To me, that’s not an insult, this is me as a 22-year-old.”
From when they dissolved to whether a reunion was possible, scroll through for everything the previous members had to say about leaving One Direction: