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Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik y Niall Horan pass the audition as solo candidates.
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Failing to progress to the "Boys" category at "judges' houses".
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During the "bootcamp" stage of the competition, thus qualifying for the "Groups" category., then the boys got togther.
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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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Live shows,singing songs from Pink, Coldplay, The Beatles, Elton John, Kelly Clarkson, Snow Patrol, Kim Wilde y Rihanna.
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Gain fast popularity in the UK
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Got the 3rd place behind Rebecca Ferguson and the winner Matt Cardle.
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song got popular in internet after they sang it on the show .
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Got a contract with Syco Records. a company with Simon Codwell of a £2 million.
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One Direction and nine other contestants from the series participated in the X Factor Live Tour.
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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.
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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.
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they signed a record deal with Columbia Records in North America.
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"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.
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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.
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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.
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One Direction are continuing to take the States by storm, and will be starring alongside Sofia Vergara on Saturday Night Live and performance.
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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
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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..
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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"
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Single release .
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One Direction attended the 2012 Brit Awards at which "What Makes You Beautiful" won the BRIT Award for Best British Single.
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The album is the follow-up to their debut, which dropped Stateside in March and debuted at the top of the charts.
