• • Associated acts Website Members • • • • Past members • One Direction (commonly abbreviated as 1D) are an English-Irish based in London, composed of,,,, and until the latter's departure on 25 March 2015. The group signed with 's record label after forming and finishing third in the of the British televised singing competition in 2010. Propelled to international success by, One Direction's five albums, (2011), (2012), (2013), (2014), and (2015), topped charts in most major markets, and generated hit singles including ', ', ', ', ', and '. Include six, four, eleven, seven (including in 2014 and 2015), and 28, among many others. According to Nick Gatfield, the chairman and chief executive of, One Direction represented a $50 million business empire by June 2012.

They were proclaimed 2012's 'Top New Artist'. According to the, by April 2013, they had an estimated personal combined wealth of £25 million ($41.2m) making them the second-wealthiest musicians in the UK under 30 years of age. In 2014, listed them the second-highest earning celebrities under 30, with the group earning an estimated $75 million from June 2013 to June 2014. In June 2015, Forbes listed their earnings at $130 million for the previous twelve months, and ranked them the fourth in the world.

In 2016 Forbes ranked them the world's second highest earning celebrities. After the release of Four, One Direction became the first band in the US history to have their first four albums debut at number one. Their third album, Midnight Memories, was the best-selling album worldwide of 2013. The band's in support of Midnight Memories and Four, was the in 2014, and the highest-grossing tour ever by a vocal group, generating $282 million.

In 2014, named One Direction Artist of the Year. The band is currently on a hiatus that began in January 2016, allowing all members to pursue other projects. One Direction on The X Factor Live tour in 2011 In 2010,,,,, and auditioned as solo candidates for the of the British televised singing competition.

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They failed to progress to the 'Boys' category at ' but were put together to form a five-piece boy band at, in London, England, in July 2010, during the ' stage of the competition, thus qualifying for the 'Groups' category., a guest judge, and Simon Cowell have both claimed to have come up with the idea of forming the band. In 2013, Cowell said that it 'took him 10 minutes to put them together as a group'. Subsequently, the group got together for two weeks to get to know each other and to practice. Styles came up with the name One Direction. For their qualifying song at 'judges' houses', and their first song as a group, One Direction sang an acoustic version of '. Cowell later commented that their performance convinced him that they 'were confident, fun, like a gang of friends, and kind of fearless as well.'

Within the first four weeks of the, they were his last act in the competition. Install Firebug Firefox Portable. The group quickly gained popularity in the UK. One Direction achieved third place in the competition and immediately after the final, their song ', which would have been released if they had won The X Factor, was leaked onto the internet.

Shortly afterwards it was confirmed that One Direction had been signed by Cowell to a reported 2 million record contract. Recording for their debut album began in January 2011, as they flew to Los Angeles to work with, a record producer. A book licensed by One Direction, One Direction: Forever Young (Our Official X Factor Story), was published by in February 2011, subsequently topping. The same month, the boy band and other contestants from the series participated in the X Factor Live Tour.

During the tour, the group performed for 500,000 people throughout the UK. After the tour concluded in April 2011, the group continued working on their debut album. Recording took place in Stockholm, London and Los Angeles, as One Direction worked with producers,,, and, among others. One Direction performing on their, April 2012 In April 2012, an American band that went by the same name filed a lawsuit.

According to the lawsuit, the US band had been using the name since 2009, recorded two albums and filed an application to register the trademark name in the US in February 2011. The US band said they were entitled to three times the profits made by the UK band, as well as compensatory damages in excess of US$1million.

The lawsuit claimed that Syco and Sony Music 'chose to ignore the plaintiff's rights and wilfully infringed them' after they realised in early 2011 that the two bands shared the same name. Syco Records subsequently counter-sued, suggesting the US group was trying to make money from One Direction's success and that the boy band was the first to use the name in US interstate commerce. The reported in September 2012 that the UK group won the legal dispute over the right to keep using their band name; the US band changed its name to Uncharted Shores. The change of name was announced in a joint statement that also noted both groups were happy with the outcome. In December 2011, One Direction embarked on their first headlining UK concert tour, the. In early 2012, they announced Australasian and North American legs of the concert tour, with dates from April to July 2012.