What happened: Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall, and Zayn Malik all auditioned for The X Factor as solo artists but were rejected. Why this is important: The initial rejection could have been the end of the ...

Rewinding to the days before One Direction was a global pop sensation, longtime fans might recall goofy video diaries that inspired plenty of inside jokes, silly dance moves and Liam Payne being the ...

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 ...

There must be a special connection between One Direction and British alternative-rock bands because they can’t seem to stop covering them on BBC Live Lounge. Wolf Alice took to the studio to cover ...

A bathroom figures significantly in the origin stories of at least two classic One Direction songs. The first will be familiar to any fan: Songwriter and producer Savan Kotecha was sitting on the ...