ONE DIRECTION
IDENTIFICATION
One Direction is a
British - Irish boy band , consisting of members Niall Horan , Zainal Malik ,
Liam Payne , Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson . They finished third on the
seventh series of The X Factor . After The X Factor , the group signed a record
deal with Sony Music subsidiary Syco Music .
One Direction 's debut
single " What Makes You beautiful " was released on September 11 ,
2011. Single debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number one on 18 September 2011
, shifting 153,965 copies , becoming the third fastest selling single of 2011 ]
Their second single , " Gotta Be You " . , released on 13 November
2011 , which peaked at number three . Their debut album Up All Night was
released on November 21 , 2011. Album peaked at number two on the UK Albums
Chart , selling 138,631 copies , ] and is the fastest-selling debut album in
the UK Albums Chart in 2011 [ 5 ] Up All Night . Is the sixteenth largest
selling album in the UK Albums Chart in 2011 , with 468,000 copies sold.
DESCRIPTION
In January 2011 , One Direction
signed a recording contract with Simon Cowel 's label , Syco Records . Then ,
in November 2011 , One Direction also signed a recording contract with Columbia
Records in North America . One Direction recorded their debut album , " Up
All Night " in Sweden , USA and UK . In the album , they collaborated with
musicians such as Savan Kotecha , Rami Yacoub , RedOne , Ed Sheeran , Kelly
Clarkson , Tom Fletcher , Steve Mac , Toby Gad and Carl Falk . Their first
single , " What Makes You Beautiful " , released on 11 September 2011
. the single was successful perched on the first UK Singles Chart after crowned
as the most singles on the request of all time by Sony Music Entertainment .
In the Irish charts , " What Makes You Beautiful " is in the position of champion for four consecutive weeks . In the United States , the single was released in February 2012 , and debuted at position 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 . this position is the highest position for a musician from England since 1997 . The single continues to climb up to fourth place and date of May 21, 2012 , a total of 2,060,303 digital downloads singles have been sold in the U.S. . their second single , " Gotta Be You " , was released on November 13 , 2011 and finished third in the Irish and UK charts
In the United States , One Direction perform their debut television appearance on The Today Show at Rockefeller Center on March 12, 2012 . Previously , in January 2012 , Melissa Lonner ( producer of the show The Today Show ) invites One Direction to appear in a regular studio . But this news leaked , making electronic mail NBC overrun by thousands of letters from fans who want to watch them in the studio . This forced NBC to move the set to Rockefeller Plaza with tight security involving New York police . When One Direction visit Manhattan dated March 12, 2012 , approximately 15,000 fans gathered in the town square , spilling out into the surrounding streets . As reported by The Today Show , the crowd of fans who like that previously only ever happened to Justin Bieber , Lady Gaga and Chris Brown . The Today Show describe this phenomenon as unusual . Justin Bieber and Chris Brown obviously has a lot of hit songs and is famous in the U.S. , while One Direction are not known and when it does not even have a hit song Their popularity has " exploded " just like that . One Direction has fueled the rise of boy bands and created the phenomenon of " British Invasion " in the new United States . One Direction performing in Sydney in session Up All Night Tour , April 2012 .
One Direction is currently attending the Kids Choice Awards , April 2012 .
" Up All Night " took second place in the UK Singles Chart , sold over 138,631 copies in the UK and became the album 's second highest album sales as well as the fastest-selling debut in 2011 . In North America , " up All Night " was released in March 2012 and occupies the top position on the Billboard 200 and Canadian Albums Chart . This achievement makes One Direction as the first group in the history of the UK that successfully put his first album in the top position in both countries .
In the Irish charts , " What Makes You Beautiful " is in the position of champion for four consecutive weeks . In the United States , the single was released in February 2012 , and debuted at position 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 . this position is the highest position for a musician from England since 1997 . The single continues to climb up to fourth place and date of May 21, 2012 , a total of 2,060,303 digital downloads singles have been sold in the U.S. . their second single , " Gotta Be You " , was released on November 13 , 2011 and finished third in the Irish and UK charts
In the United States , One Direction perform their debut television appearance on The Today Show at Rockefeller Center on March 12, 2012 . Previously , in January 2012 , Melissa Lonner ( producer of the show The Today Show ) invites One Direction to appear in a regular studio . But this news leaked , making electronic mail NBC overrun by thousands of letters from fans who want to watch them in the studio . This forced NBC to move the set to Rockefeller Plaza with tight security involving New York police . When One Direction visit Manhattan dated March 12, 2012 , approximately 15,000 fans gathered in the town square , spilling out into the surrounding streets . As reported by The Today Show , the crowd of fans who like that previously only ever happened to Justin Bieber , Lady Gaga and Chris Brown . The Today Show describe this phenomenon as unusual . Justin Bieber and Chris Brown obviously has a lot of hit songs and is famous in the U.S. , while One Direction are not known and when it does not even have a hit song Their popularity has " exploded " just like that . One Direction has fueled the rise of boy bands and created the phenomenon of " British Invasion " in the new United States . One Direction performing in Sydney in session Up All Night Tour , April 2012 .
One Direction is currently attending the Kids Choice Awards , April 2012 .
" Up All Night " took second place in the UK Singles Chart , sold over 138,631 copies in the UK and became the album 's second highest album sales as well as the fastest-selling debut in 2011 . In North America , " up All Night " was released in March 2012 and occupies the top position on the Billboard 200 and Canadian Albums Chart . This achievement makes One Direction as the first group in the history of the UK that successfully put his first album in the top position in both countries .
The album also topped the charts in
fourteen other countries . Month June 2012 , Musicweek reported that " Up
All Night " has sold 608,382 copies in the UK, 739,000 copies in the
United States , and 2.3 million copies worldwide .
On January 6, 2012 , One Direction released the " One Thing " as their second single outside of the UK and Ireland. In the UK , the song was released as the third single on February 13, 2012 . There, the " One Thing " occupies the ninth position , became the third single from the album " Up All Night " is perched on the top ten in the UK Singles Chart . One Thing was released by Columbia Records on May 22, 2012 and became the second single One Direction in the United States . For the next single , a song called " More Than This " was released as their fourth single on May 25, 2012 .
Dated 26 September 2011 , One Direction announced their debut UK tour titled " Up All Night Tour " . The tour began in December 2011 and ended in January 2012 In February 2012 , they added Australasia and North America to the list of " Up All Night Tour " for the month of April to July 2012 throughout the tour, One Direction also sing songs from other musicians , including " Use Somebody " ( Kings of Leon ) , " Stereo Hearts " ( Gym Class Heroes ) , " Valerie " ( The Zutons ) , " Torn " ( Natalie Imbruglia ) and " I Gotta Feeling " ( The Black Eyed Peas ) . also reported their concert coverage by the international media , including the Herald Sun , Rolling Stone , The National Post, hours ! Canoe , The Toronto Star , and The New York Times . The recording of their tour titled " Up All Night : The Live Tour " was released in May 2012 on DVD . the tour DVD sales topped the music charts in 25 countries . in the U.S. , this DVD the first position in the Billboard DVD chart , sold more than 76,000 copies , beating John Mayer tour DVD sales (65,000 copies) . Sales in its first week was also recorded as the second highest record over the last five years . The first position is held by the singer who is also from the UK , Adele's concert DVD Live at the Royal Albert Hall the 96,000 copies were sold in 2011 .
On January 6, 2012 , One Direction released the " One Thing " as their second single outside of the UK and Ireland. In the UK , the song was released as the third single on February 13, 2012 . There, the " One Thing " occupies the ninth position , became the third single from the album " Up All Night " is perched on the top ten in the UK Singles Chart . One Thing was released by Columbia Records on May 22, 2012 and became the second single One Direction in the United States . For the next single , a song called " More Than This " was released as their fourth single on May 25, 2012 .
Dated 26 September 2011 , One Direction announced their debut UK tour titled " Up All Night Tour " . The tour began in December 2011 and ended in January 2012 In February 2012 , they added Australasia and North America to the list of " Up All Night Tour " for the month of April to July 2012 throughout the tour, One Direction also sing songs from other musicians , including " Use Somebody " ( Kings of Leon ) , " Stereo Hearts " ( Gym Class Heroes ) , " Valerie " ( The Zutons ) , " Torn " ( Natalie Imbruglia ) and " I Gotta Feeling " ( The Black Eyed Peas ) . also reported their concert coverage by the international media , including the Herald Sun , Rolling Stone , The National Post, hours ! Canoe , The Toronto Star , and The New York Times . The recording of their tour titled " Up All Night : The Live Tour " was released in May 2012 on DVD . the tour DVD sales topped the music charts in 25 countries . in the U.S. , this DVD the first position in the Billboard DVD chart , sold more than 76,000 copies , beating John Mayer tour DVD sales (65,000 copies) . Sales in its first week was also recorded as the second highest record over the last five years . The first position is held by the singer who is also from the UK , Adele's concert DVD Live at the Royal Albert Hall the 96,000 copies were sold in 2011 .
In April 2012 , One Direction sued for alleged trademark infringement (trademark infringement ) by an indie band from California with the same name . According to the lawsuit , the plaintiff band One Direction have been using the name since 2009 and has produced two albums . The band claims that they have the rights to that name having been registered in the name of One Direction Patent and Trademark Office United States in February 2011. Band One Direction demanded that gave them the benefit of the sale of their albums and tours as well as compensation of 1 million dollars. in response to this lawsuit , One Direction spokesman responded by saying that : " Management of One Direction have been trying to solve this problem peacefully . , but we had no other choice but to fight the lawsuit behind boy bands so we could use the name that. " In June 2012 , Nick Gatfield , CEO of Sony Music Entertainment UK revealed about the global success of One Direction . According to him , One Direction have accumulated a fortune of $ 50 million thanks to its success , and this figure will continue to grow in the years to come.
On August 12, 2012 , One Direction sang " What Makes You Beautiful " in the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London . Next , dated 6 September 2012 , One Direction performed " One Thing " on MTV Video Music Awards 2012 . They also won awards for Best New Artist , Best Pop Video and Most Share - Worthy Video for " What Makes You Beautiful " . In February 2013 , One Direction released a cover version of the song " One Way or Another " and " Teenage Kicks " ( " One Way or Another ( Teenage Kicks ) " ) as a charity single for Comic Relief organization . this band appears in the BRIT Awards in 2013 and successfully won the Global success award .
Take Me Home , This Is Us , and Midnight Memories ( 2012 - present )
The main article for this section is : Take Me Home ( Album One Direction ) , Take Me Home Tour , and One Direction : This Is Us
One Direction to appear on Take Me Home Tour , in January 2013 .
In May 2012, One Direction began recording their second album titled " Take Me Home " in Sweden . The members of One Direction revealed that they would like to contribute more in the writing of the songs on their second album . In one interview , Harry said : " We always write ( songs ) on the trip , at the hotel and at the airport . We do not want our songs sound like songs written by a 40 -year -old man and gave it to us to sing . " Louis added : " We want to present the second album is somewhat different to the zone . would be no more noise guitars and grungier . We enjoyed listening to the sound of the guitar while on tour . and now we want to " turn it on "by bringing it into the second album . " the second album was released in November 2012. the main single from the album , " Live While We're Young " , achieved international success . The single was a success topping the charts in almost every country .
One Direction world tour titled " Take Me Home Tour " began in February 2013 . The tour is conducted in more than 100 cities throughout the UK , Ireland , North America , and Australasia . Tickets already on sale since May 2012 . In the UK and Ireland , the tickets sold over 300,000 pieces in just one day . Meanwhile, in Australia and New Zealand , ticket sales have earned revenues of U.S. $ 15.7 million , with a total 190,000 tickets were sold for 18 pieces of the concert which will be held in various cities in both countries . Additionally , Sony Pictures announced in November that a 3 -dimensional biopic starring and directed by this group Morgan Spurlock will begin production . The film itself was eventually released under the title One Direction : This Is Us at the date of August 30, 2013 . The film also features a song titled " Best Song Ever " , which was released on July 23, 2013 . On 6 September 2013 , Styles wrote on Twitter that the third album One Direction will be released on 25 November 2013 , with the title Midnight Memories .
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