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Brtitish Boys
In 2010, five boys beat hundred of thousands others
to get the coveted spots in the seventh series
"The X Factor". Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne,
Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson did not know
each other before the audition of the British talent
show but they were grouped together by fate and later
achieved fame in one direction.The members applied as
solo candidates but they did not qualify as "Boys"
category, thus judge Nicole Scherzinger suggested them
to form a group so that they would qualify as "Groups".
One Direction began toppling their competition one by
one although they remained the only group in its category.
With Simon Cowell as their mentor, One Direction managed
to finish third behind runner-up Rebecca Ferguson and winner
Matt Cardle.But One Direction were the quickest to break
through the charts in United Kingdom and United States.
Their supposed winning song "Forever Young" was leaked
online after the "X Factor" final. The group signed a
recording deal with Syco Records and they went on the
annual contestants tour through April 2011. Meanwhile,
work on their debut album was also moving fast.
"What Makes You Beautiful" was released as the first U.K. Single
in September 2011. The song successfully landed at number
on U.K. Singles chart. "Gotta Be You" was released as one
last bullet before the album "Up All Night" was released
in November 2011 and took the second spot of U.K. Albums
chart by selling more than 138,000 copies in the first week.
The album was followed by U.K. Tour in December 2011 and
January 2012. Their influence started to spread Stateside
and they took the invasion one step at a time. The group
signed up as the opening act of Big Time Rush from February
to March 2012. They made a quick stop at the 2012 BRIT
Awards where they received the honor of Best British
Single for "What Makes You Beautiful".
In the U.S., the boys were handled by Columbia Records.
"What Makes You Beautiful" was released as the first U.S.
single and it debuted at number 28 on Billboard Hot 100.
Due to the rising hype around the band, the label moved
the release date of "Up All Night" a week earlier on
March 13, 2012. It performed well on the Billboard Hot 200
chart by going straight to number one for selling 176,000
copies in the first week of sale. The so-called second
British Invasion started spreading as the band were
invited to perform on "Saturday Night Live" and 2012
Kids' Choice Awards. The band made a cameo on Nickelodeon's
"iCarly" and were booked to have their own TV series
on the network. To contain the anticipation, the band
announced a headlining tour in North America from May to July 2012.
And as of November 2012, they released their latest album, called
Take Me Home who have been sold out in the first weeks of sale.
And last December 2013, they've achieve one of their dreams,
and that is, performing in the biggest arena in the world -- the
Madison Square Guarden. And this year, they are having their Take
Me Home Tour around the Europe, America and Australia.
And yeah, we're really looking forward on their tour dates on 2014.
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