The boys

The One Direction Story

- Debut album, Up All Night: No.1 in 15 countries
- Debut single, What Makes You Beautiful: No.1 in UK and Ireland
- First UK group to debut at No. 1 in USA with a debut album
- BRIT Award winners of Best Single 2012
- Winner of Favourite UK Band at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2012
- US Arena Tour announced for summer 2012
- Over 5 million Facebook fans and 3 million followers on Twitter
- Video to ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ has had over 100 million VEVO views

Meet Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson - together they are One Direction. It’s hard to believe that just two years ago these five boys hadn’t even met each other. But with the help of the biggest television show in the UK, The X Factor, their millions of loyal fans and some killer songs, One Direction have just seen their debut album go to number one in 15 countries around the world. They have become a global phenomenon. And this is their incredible story…

‘Take Me Home’ OUT NOW!

12th November 2012

Yes - the day has arrived! You’ve counted down the days with us in our One Big Countdown (though you UK lot get yours early!), you’ve listened to the global iTunes streaming - and now you can finally buy your own copy of One Direction’s second album!

‘Take Me Home’ is out in the UK!