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In 2010, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson auditioned as solo candidates for the seventh series of the British televised singing competition The X Factor. ... The group quickly gained popularity in the UK. -
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Released in September 2011, One Direction's debut single, "What Makes You Beautiful", was a commercial and international success. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, after becoming the most pre-ordered Sony Music Entertainment single in history. -
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Up All Night is the debut studio album by English-Irish boy band One Direction, released by Syco Records in November 2011 in Ireland and the United Kingdom, followed by a worldwide release during 2012. -
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The band's second studio album Take Me Home was released in November 2012. The record sold 540,000 copies in its first week in the US and went to number-one in thirty-five countries. -
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Midnight Memories is the third studio album by English-Irish boy band One Direction, released on 25 November 2013 by Columbia Records, Syco Music and Sony Music. The EP was described as having a "slightly rockier tone" than their previous efforts. -
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Four (stylized as FOUR) is the fourth studio album by English-Irish boy band One Direction, released on 17 November 2014 by Columbia Records and Syco Music. -
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Made in the A.M. Made In the A.M. is the fifth studio album by English-Irish boy band One Direction, released on 13 November 2015, by Columbia Records and Syco Music. -
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Four On 8 September 2014, One Direction announced their fourth studio album to be titled Four, set to be released on 17 November 2014. ... One Direction became the only group in the 58-year history of the Billboard 200 albums chart to have their first four albums debut at number one -
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One Direction announced they were going on hiatus in August 2015 so they could pursue solo projects. This came five months after member Zayn Malik left the boy band in March of the same year. All members have since gone on to release they own music, with Harry Styles even pursuing a career in acting.