Niall Horan
Niall Horan (born 13 September 1993 in
Mullingar,
County Westmeath,
Ireland) was born to mother Maura and father Bobby. He has an older brother, Greg, (23).
[64] Their parents divorced when he was five.
[65] He was a pupil at
Coláiste Mhuire, a boys'
Christian Brothers school.
[66][67] Horan gained singing experience in the school choir, performing seasonally around
Christmas.
[68] Prior to participating in
X Factor, he performed around his homeland, including as a support act for
Lloyd Daniels in
Dublin.
Horan has been playing guitar since childhood. In an interview he
referred to his guitar as "the best present I ever received for
Christmas."
[69]
Horan revealed his parents took note of his singing during a car trip,
"my aunt said she thought the radio was on. Exactly the same thing
happened to
Michael Bublé with his dad. He's my absolute hero so I like the fact we have a similar story."
[70] He also stated that in his hometown, he was often referred to as the "Irish Justin Bieber." He didn't mind the comparison.
[71][72] In 2010, Horan auditioned as a solo candidate for the seventh series of
The X Factor, performing "
So Sick", receiving mixed comments from the judges present at his audition, with
Louis Walsh
in his favor. Two other judges voiced doubts about his abilities but
with three votes out of four, he was sent to boot camp where he sang "
Champagne Supernova".
He failed to qualify for the "Boys" category and so was put in One
Direction. On forming One Direction, Horan said: "we were given five
minutes to go away and decide if we wanted to do it, but we knew we
were, it was just a formality. We were jumping up and down and we were
all a bit giddy."
[68] On auditioning for
The X Factor, he said "I'm 16 and I want to be a big name like
Beyoncé
and Justin Bieber," he said. "I've been compared to him a few times and
it's not a bad comparison. I want to sell out arenas, make an album and
work with some of the best artists in the world."
[72]
Horan said "I was always the kid that picked up the nearest instrument
and just loved music." He has also stated that he is a "big
swing" fan, noting older and current artists
Frank Sinatra,
Dean Martin and
Michael Bublé among his influences. Horan also cites
rock music among his influences, he is a fan of
The Eagles,
Bon Jovi and
The Script.
[73][74] Additionally he cites recording artist
Ed Sheeran
as an influence. When Sheeran and One Direction collaborated on the
song "Moments" for their debut album, he said it as an honor to work
with him.
[75] Horan has stated he prefers girls without make-up.
[76] In 2012, Horan revealed that he has had a fear of birds – known as
ornithophobia — since he was attacked by a pigeon while on the toilet as a child.
[77] In interview with
OK! Magazine
Horan stated, "I've not actually been on too many dates. I just like
sitting at home, chilling and watching a movie. He also said that he is
better at understanding females than others, adding: "I'm an emotional
guy, so I don't have to worry about that".
[78]
Zayn Malik
Zain "Zayn" Malik[79] (born 12 January 1993 in St. Luke's Hospital) is from West Lane,
Bradford, England.
[80] Born to an English mother, Tricia Brannan, and
British Pakistani father Yaser Malik, he has three sisters Doniya, Waliyha and Safaa.
[67][81] He grew up in
East Bowling, located south of the Bradford city centre. Malik was a pupil at Lower Fields Primary School in East Bowling and went to
Tong High School, a state comprehensive school.
[82]
He stated that as a child "I was a bit of a handful when I was a kid
because I was quite hyperactive. Even in the house my mum used to put me
in my pram because I was so full-on." Malik didn't fit in at his first
two schools due to his mixed heritage, revealing that when he and his
sister moved schools he felt he fit in better.
[83] In 2010, Malik auditioned as a solo candidate for the seventh series of
The X Factor. His audition was initially not broadcast, but was shown after the series ended on companion show
The Xtra Factor.
Malik was noted for becoming nervous in bootcamp, and when he was told
he had to dance, he decided to remain backstage, effectively running the
risk of elimination. Simon Cowell noticed Malik missing from the dance
routine and went backstage and convinced him to return.
[84] At bootcamp Malik failed to qualify for the "Boys" category and was put in One Direction. On auditioning for the
X Factor, Malik, said "I was looking for an experience". He cites
urban music as his main musical influence. Growing up, he was into
R&B and
rap.
[85][86] For his
X Factor audition, he performed the
Mario R&B song "
Let Me Love You". He as well as other members of One Direction further notes artists such as
Bruno Mars, as a "dream collaborator".
[87] Malik dated fellow
X Factor contestant,
Rebecca Ferguson,
which caused controversy because due to the six year age difference.
The relationship ended after four months together. In November 2011,
Ferguson addressed the media interest, saying: "When I was in a
relationship with Zayn it was quite hard, but it comes with it. Me and
Zayn just grew apart. I wish him all the best."
[88] Malik likes to draw cartoons and collect comic books, 'I’m into comic books,' he told
Vevo Lift. "I used to collect them when I was younger – it’s quite a geeky thing I think."
[89] Malik smokes
cigarettes. In late 2011,
Metro reported that his New Years' resolution was to quit smoking, saying "I definitely to quit smoking. I need to do it."
[90] He has seven tattoos: a
Yin Yang on his wrist, a picture of crossed fingers on his forearm, his grandfather's name Walter in
Arabic
on his chest, a "born lucky" symbol, a playing card on his stomach, a
silver fern on his neck and an inscription across his collarbone. On the
latter, Malik
tweeted that it meant "be true to who you are".
[91][92]
Liam Payne
Liam Payne(born 29 August 1993) is from
Wolverhampton,
West Midlands, England, born three weeks early to mother Karen and father Geoff,
[93] he has two older sisters, Ruth and Nicola.
[67]
Until the age of four, Payne had regular tests done in hospital as
doctors noticed one of his kidneys was scarred and dysfunctional. To
help cope with the pain, he had 32 injections in his arm in the morning
and evening as a child.
[94]
He described himself as a "naughty boy at school." He tried out for
teams, eventually finding his place on the cross-country team and coming
in first. "From then on I was training all the time and getting up at
6 am to run for miles. At the age of 12 they put me in the school's
under-18s team." Payne was bullied in school and took up boxing lessons,
saying he "needed to find a way to defend myself, I was, at 12 years
old, fighting the 38-year-old trainer. I broke my nose, had a perforated
eardrum and I was always coming home with a bruised, puffy face. But it
gave me confidence. I got pretty good over the next couple of years."
[83] He was a
music technology student at
City of Wolverhampton College.
[95] Payne first auditioned in 2008 to
The X Factor's fifth series when he was fourteen. He made it to the judges' houses, but
Simon Cowell
thought he was not ready for the competition and asked him to come back
in two years. In 2010, Payne returned and auditioned with "
Cry Me a River", receiving a standing ovation from the audience and Cowell. At bootcamp, he sang "
Stop Crying Your Heart Out"
before being rejected and put into One Direction. On the experience,
Payne says "Normally when you put together a band they have some time to
go away and do development but we had to do that on a live competition,
in front of 20 million people. If you make a mistake in front of an
audience like that, you get voted out. We had no room for error
whatsoever. We had to grow up very, very fast."
[68] Payne cites
pop star
Justin Timberlake as one of his biggest influences. He also says he draws inspiration from
Take That member
Gary Barlow when performing.
[96] Regarding his one functional
kidney Payne said "I have to be careful not to drink too much, even water, and I have to keep myself as healthy as possible."
[97] He is currently in a relationship with dancer, Danielle Peazer.
[98] They met on the
X Factor in 2010 and have been in a relationship ever since.
[99] In an interview with
Now Magazine,
Payne said "Danielle's amazing. All the boys love her – in a friendly
way. Lately I've been able to spend a lot of time with her. It's hard
when we go away, but she's so good about everything." On settling down,
Payne said "If possible, with Danielle."
[100]
Harry Styles
Harry Styles (born 1 February 1994 in
Evesham,
Worcestershire)
[101] is from village
Holmes Chapel,
Cheshire, England. He is a former pupil at
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School, a state comprehensive school.
[102] Born to mother Anne and father Des, he has an older sister, Gemma,
[67]
he was seven when their parents divorced; his mother later remarried to
Robin Twist. Regarding his parents divorce he said, "that was quite a
weird time. I remember crying about it. I didn’t really get what was
going on properly, I was just sad that my parents wouldn't be together
any more." Following the divorce, Styles, his older sister and his
mother moved further out into the Cheshire countryside. At the age of
twelve he moved back to Holmes Chapel. That was when his mother met his
stepfather Robin Twist. Styles said he was "really pleased" when Twist
proposed to his mother. As a child he loved singing. Styles was the lead
singer for the band White Eskimo with band members lead guitarist Haydn
Morris, bass guitarist Nick Clough and drummer Will Sweeny.
[103] They had once entered a local Battle of the Bands, which they won.
[68] In 2010, Styles auditioned for
The X Factor with "
Isn't She Lovely",
receiving positive comments from two of the three judges, with Louis
Walsh having doubts on whether he was ready to progress in the
competition. At bootcamp, he sang "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" before
being rejected and put into One Direction. Styles came up with band name
One Direction, as he thought it would sound good when
The X Factor announcer
Peter Dickson
read their name out on the live shows aloud. Tomlinson added "Harry
texted us to ask what we thought and it was one of those were we all
just said, 'Yes' straight away. We all entered the competition with one
thing in mind and that was to go to the top, so it worked. And it can be
abbreviated to 1D!"
[68] Styles said that
The X Factor gave him a lot more confidence.
[104] As a child, Styles loved singing, noting
Elvis Presley as one of his influences. He also cites Presley for his musical beginnings.
[104] Styles also cites more current music by
Foster the People,
Coldplay and
Kings of Leon.
"We want to have a little bit heavier guitars, bigger drums, more of a
live feel, because that's what we like doing," Styles says for their
next album, though he says that shouldn't be misinterpreted to mean the
group is going "grungier". "Because we are 18 years old, it's important
that we like what we’re doing as well. It wouldn't be good if we weren’t
enjoying what we're doing, and we are."
[51] Styles says that he often looks to Coldplay front man
Chris Martin for inspiration when performing on stage.
[96] Styles also states that
The Beatles
had a profound influence on him growing up, as his father would play
their music. "I still listen to their music over and over again. They
are absolute icons and an inspiration," he says.
[105] Styles states that he likes being
nude, citing it as "very liberating, I feel so free."
[104] He briefly dated English
television presenter Caroline Flack, which caused widespread media controversy over their fifteen-year age gap.
[106] Styles currently resides with band member Tomlinson in
North London.
[107] Due to his friendship with Tomlinson, they are to referred to the
portmanteau "Larry Stylinson" by their fans. Styles spoke to
Vevo lift on the latter saying, "the fans call me and Louis Larry Stylinson... because we get on so well. Since we started at the
X Factor house, me and Louis had always said that we wanted to move in together. And that was pretty much it. It just sort of happened."
[108] Styles is also good friends with English recording artist Ed Sheeran.
[109]
Louis Tomlinson
Louis Tomlinson (born 24 December 1991)
[110] is from
Doncaster,
South Yorkshire, England. Born to mother Johanna and father Mark,
[111] he has four younger sisters: Charlotte, Félicité, and twins Daisy and Phoebe. Their parents separated in 2011.
[67]
He said growing up, he always wanted a little brother but having four
younger sisters taught him a lot about women. He added "having that many
sisters has definitely helped me with children too, people always
comment on how comfortable I am around kids. I absolutely love babies
and kids." When Daisy and Phoebe had roles as babies on a show called
Fat Friends, he would go along and serve as an extra. After Fat Friends, he attended an acting school in
Barnsley. He had small parts in an
ITV1 drama called
If I Had You, and
BBC's
Waterloo Road. He was a
sixth form student at
Hall Cross School, a state comprehensive school, and a former pupil of
the Hayfield School.
He revealed that he failed his first year of A levels at the Hayfield
School, "mainly because I’d been too busy having fun. I was out all the
time in that first year." He ended up going back to Hall Cross and
started A levels over again.
[104] As a student at Hall Cross, Tomlinson starred in several musical productions.
[112] In 2010, Tomlinson auditioned as a solo candidate for the seventh series of
The X Factor. Tomlinson auditioned with the song "
Hey There Delilah", receiving votes from all three judges. At bootcamp, he sang "
Make You Feel My Love" before being rejected and put into One Direction. Regarding his time on
The X Factor
he said "we were given five minutes to make up our mind and we all said
'Do you want to do it?' Everyone said yeah, and that was it. There was
no question, go home as a solo or stay in as a group.' We were gutted
when we didn't win. But then we just started to reflect on it and we
thought, we were the last group there, the youngest in the competition,
and we didn't even know each other months ago. And when you look at it
like that, we did really well. Some people say
X Factor's
an easy ride and a queue jump to fame. But we came from nothing, and
had no experience as a group at all. And for me, by the time we came to
the end of the show, we were a completely different group. We worked so
hard, and achieved so much." On choosing to audition for
The X Factor, he cites his lead role in a high school production of
Grease.
\He cites
English recording artist and Take That member
Robbie Williams as his biggest influence and idol. He said that Williams was his idol growing up. In an interview with
Now Magazine he says he was starstruck when he met Williams in 2010 on
The X Factor.
"I've always loved Robbie. "He's just so cheeky, he can get away with
anything. His performances are unbelievable. We met a lot of celebrities
on
The X Factor and he was one of the nicest."
[114] He also cites recording artist Ed Sheeran, describing the artist as "phenomenal."
[115] In an interview, he mentioned pop superstar
Michael Jackson as a "real inspiration" saying "I am a big Michael Jackson fan. He was a real inspiration and had so many great songs."
[116] He currently resides with band member Styles in North London.
Due to his friendship with Styles, they are referred to as the
portmanteau "Larry Stylinson" by fans. Tomlinson is currently in a
relationship with
Hollister model and
Manchester University student Eleanor Calder.
In 2011, Tomlinson told of his heartbreak after his parents Johanna and Mark announced they were getting a divorce.
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