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All five members auditioned as individual contestants and were put together as a group by Simon Cowell. Louis Tomlinson has released some solo music, but he has now become a new judge on The X Factor.

The band failed to win The X Factor, coming in at third place, however that didn't stop them becoming world famous. After a successful year in the music industry, One Direction returned to the show that made them famous, to perform. In the band released One Direction: This Is Us, a documentary film about the group with many clips and songs. The remaining four members continued for a few months before announcing they would be starting an hiatus in January Harry Styles released his self-titled album in , but also starred in his first feature film, Dunkirk.

View Gallery 11 photos. One Direction wait for the results The band failed to win The X Factor, coming in at third place, however that didn't stop them becoming world famous.

One Direction return to The X Factor After a successful year in the music industry, One Direction returned to the show that made them famous, to perform. Styles, the youngest, was 16 during the show. His birthday is Feb. Horan was 16 when he auditioned, but he turned 17 years old on Sep.

His birthday is August He left the band to pursue his own solo career in March One Direction took a hiatus in after five years of nonstop work together. The band went straight from The X Factor into making music and created album after album from to Niall, Harry, Liam and Louis will continue as a four-piece and look forward to the forthcoming concerts of their world tour and recording their fifth album, due to be released later this year," read the announcement from the official One Direction Facebook page.

In November , the singer released his first and only book, " Zayn: The Official Autobiography," a photographic journey detailing his life after leaving One Direction. In December , Malik released his second album, "Icarus Falls. Over the past few years, the singer has also famously ripped apart One Direction's music, even saying he did not make any life-long friends during his time in the band.

Recently, he and his girlfriend, Gigi Hadid, welcomed their first child. The musician dropped his third studio album, "Nobody Is Listening," earlier this year.

Before the boyband announced its official hiatus, Tomlinson began his own solo endeavors by starting a record label in April of , according to Billboard. The label is backed by Sony and is an imprint of Syco, Cowell's record label. That same year, Tomlinson welcomed his son Freddie, whom he shares with hairstylist Briana Jungwirth. In , the singer released "The Two of Us," a single dedicated to his late mother, Johannah Deakin. He released his first solo album, "Walls," in January It was met with harsh and lukewarm reviews.

When he appeared on the season that'd make boyband history, year-old Payne was actually auditioning for "The X Factor" for the second time. Payne first auditioned for the show in and although he made it past the initial audition round, the singer did not advance to the final rounds of the series. His second audition was a success — Payne sang "Cry Me a River" and received a unanimous "Yes" from the judges. Two judges even gave him a standing ovation. In , Payne and Cheryl Cole, musician and one of the judges who voted Payne through to the next round after his audition on "X Factor," began dating.

In March , Payne became the second member of One Direction to become a father when he and Cole welcomed a baby boy named Bear. In , the singer also announced a fashion partnership with the brand HUGO. He also released his first official album "LP1," which was ripped apart by critics.