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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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), ...

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 ...

'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 ...

A former X Factor star could not be more unrecognisable as he sports a stylish new look, 15 years on from his talent show stint. While the ITV series might now feel like a distant memory, nostalgia ...

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 ...