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 ...

One Direction and Simon Cowell have a whole lot of history. The founding members of the boy band — Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson — initially auditioned for The ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X After officially beginning their break in 2016, each band member pursued solo projects. Tragedy ...

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 ...

'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 ...

The team behind The X Factor series is going into the vault to share previously unseen footage from season seven, including that of One Direction. In a newly released video on Wednesday (August 30), ...

For no particular reason whatsoever — not that one’s even necessary — The X Factor UK has dumped about 30 minutes of mostly previously unseen One Direction footage from the group’s earliest moments ...

Containing footage from the beginning of their career until now, One Direction said good-bye to fans with a reflective video for “History” in 2016. For the boy band, however, it all began in 2010, ...

Initially rejected from the X Factor at the age of 14, when Liam Payne returned to audition again two years later Simon Cowell felt the teenager from Wolverhampton was ready. But if anyone can truly ...

One Direction gave Us some pretty memorable performances during their time on The X Factor UK. After officially beginning their break in 2016, each band member pursued solo projects. Tragedy later ...