A bathroom figures significantly in the origin stories of at least two classic One Direction songs. The first will be familiar to any fan: Songwriter and producer Savan Kotecha was sitting on the ...

Ten years ago today, July 23, One Direction created the universe. Read an excerpt from Maria Sherman's new book, Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS, about 1D's formation and ...

On July 23, 2010, there was a ripple across the pond. During production of the seventh series of the U.K.’s The X Factor, five young lads—Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis ...

One Direction formed in 2010 and they've been on indefinite hiatus for the last six years. Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, and Zayn Malik have gotten matching tattoos. Payne has a tattoo of ...

One Direction has a whole lotta history – 10 years of it to be exact. July 23 marks the 10th anniversary of the British boy band's formation, and the group is celebrating in style. Despite not ...

One Direction took off after appearing on 'The X Factor' Sophie Dodd is a writer for PEOPLE. She previously worked as an editorial assistant at PEOPLE from 2018 to 2022. One Direction fans are ...

The director for One Direction's first music video said a singer asked about talking to girls. John Urbano spoke to Entertainment Weekly for the 10th anniversary of One Direction's debut album. Urbano ...

Liam Payne, a former member of the preeminent 2010s boy band One Direction, died on October 16 at the age of 31. In his short and fairly troubled post-1D career, he never fully slotted into his own ...

One Direction have premiered their first music video. The X Factor group can be seen hanging out on a Malibu beach in Los Angeles in the clip, which is for their debut single 'What Makes You Beautiful ...

Liam Payne, former member of the global phenomenon One Direction, will reportedly be honored with a special tribute at this ...