Just before Liam Payne’s unexpected death, The X Factor was looking back at how One Direction got its start. The group finished third in season 7 of the UK hit music competition show in 2010, and with ...

Back to the beginning! The X Factor UK is offering fans a new look at One Direction's origin story, releasing a new nearly 30-minute featurette. "You've seen how One Direction were put together," an ...

'The X-Factor U.K.' shared previously unreleased footage of the former boy band's second-ever performance on Wednesday Sadie Bell was a digital news writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She joined ...

In 2010, Grimshaw appeared in Season 7 of the competition series, although he was the eighth person eliminated. This was the same season Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis ...

After Payne died on Wednesday, members of the beloved former pop boy band and the UK competition show where they got their start reacted to Payne’s death with heartfelt tributes. “We’re completely ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “We’ve thought long and hard about it, and we’ve thought of each of you as individuals and we just ...

The X Factor revealed never-before-seen footage of the formation of One Direction to celebrate the 12th anniversary of the boy band, with the unearthed video showing that judge Nicole Scherzinger had ...

How was One Direction formed as a band on ‘The X Factor’? Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, and Zayn Malik all auditioned separately on The X Factor in 2010. While they progressed as ...

'X Factor' Contestant Unrecognizable 15 Years After Competing Against One Direction originally appeared on Parade. The X Factor contestant Aiden Grimshaw is unrecognizable 15 years after competing ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Not only were these guys a powerhouse boyband, they also seem like genuinely good people, and it ...