One Direction

English-Irish musical group; boy band

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One Direction is an English-Irish boy band that became one of the most popular music groups in the world during the 2010s. The group gained significant cultural impact through their music and massive fanbase, influencing pop music trends and youth entertainment during their active years.

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Instance of: musical group
Has part: Niall Horan
Genre: pop rock
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Record label: Legacy Recordings
Discography: One Direction discography
Official website: www.onedirectionmusic.com
Image: OnedirectionWWATchile (cropped).jpg

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Commons category: One Direction
topic's main category: Category:One Direction
inception: 2010-07-23
location of formation: London
topic has template: Template:One Direction
start of work period: 2010-07-23
social media followers: 30919666
member category: Category:One Direction members
short name: 1D
hashtag: ondirection
end of work period: 2016-00-00
has characteristic: boy band
name: One Direction

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Encyclopedic overview

One Direction, often shortened to 1D, were an English–Irish pop boy band formed in London in 2010. The group consisted of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik (until his departure in 2015). The group sold over 70 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling boy bands of all time, before going on an indefinite hiatus in 2016.

Formed on the British singing competition show The X Factor in 2010, the group were propelled to global success by social media. One Direction's debut single "What Makes You Beautiful" was a commercial and international success, reaching number one on the UK singles chart and being performed by the band at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. They became the first British act to have their debut album top the charts on the Billboard 200 with Up All Night (2011), and subsequently became the first band to have their first four albums debut at number one following the releases of Take Me Home (2012), Midnight Memories (2013), and Four (2014). The band's fifth and final album prior to their hiatus was Made in the A.M. (2015).

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