One Direction took off after appearing on 'The X Factor' Sophie Dodd is a writer for PEOPLE. She previously worked as an editorial assistant at PEOPLE from 2018 to 2022. One Direction fans are ...

What happened: Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall, and Zayn Malik all auditioned for The X Factor as solo artists but were rejected. Why this is important: The initial rejection could have been the end of the ...

One Direction found fame inside a nondescript North London TV studio, next to a McDonald’s and opposite a kebab shop — and I had a front row seat for the making of the world’s biggest boy band. Harry ...

’90s babies might be quick to name a few of their own favorite boy bands, but it’s One Direction that captivated audiences in the last decade or so. Even since their split, they’ve remained relevant ...

Louis Tomlinson has a whole lot of history with Zayn Malik. That's why the One Direction singer didn't necessarily shut down the speculation he and his former bandmate, who left the group in 2015, are ...

One Direction have amassed a relatively hefty discography in their five-year tenure as the most in-demand boy band on Earth. Pushed well beyond their collective limits of exhaustion, they're currently ...

One Direction mattered. They mattered to millions of fans who bought their albums, memorized their lyrics, and attended their concerts. And because One Direction mattered, Liam Payne mattered. Liam — ...

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 26: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) One Direction (L-R) Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne pose for a portrait backstage during the 28th Annual ...

One Direction has a pretty lengthy discography — they put out five albums in five years before going on hiatus in 2015. In fact, July 23 marks 10 years since the band was formed on The X Factor UK, ...

The Beatles were a magical band. Paul McCartney and John Lennon found it easy to write songs together in the early days, and those shared hits helped propel the band to international fame and a slew ...