One Direction, often shortened to 1D, are an English-Irish pop boy band formed in London in 2010. The group is composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and previou…New content will be added above the current area of focus upon selectionOne Direction, often shortened to 1D, are an English-Irish pop boy band formed in London in 2010. The group is composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and previously Zayn Malik until his departure from the group in March 2015. The group signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records after forming and finishing third in the seventh series of the British televised singing competition The X Factor in 2010.Wikipediaonedirectionmusic.com

In 2014, Billboard named the band 'Artist of the Year'.

In 2013, they earned an estimated $75 million, becoming the second highest earning celebrity under 30 according to Forbes.

One Direction's Midnight Memories was 2013's biggest-selling album around the world.