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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One Direction Best Performances From The X Factor UK One Direction gave Us some pretty memorable performances during their time on ...

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 ...

Footage of the moment that X Factor U.K. producers informed Liam Payne that they were considering him to join the group that would become One Direction in 2010 shows him keeping his cool while his ...

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 ...

Simon Cowell reflects on the boyband he formed on X Factor. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The one thing I regret is I should’ve ...

One Direction gave Us some pretty memorable performances during their time on The X Factor UK. After auditioning as solo artists, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan ...