- Liam Payne was born August 29, 1993 (age 18) in Wolverhampton, UK.
- He was a music technology student at Wolverhampton collegeLiam auditioned for the X-factor when he was 14, and reached the judges houses.
- Simon Cowell didn't think he was ready and told him to come back in two years.
- Liam didn't give up, he came back 4 years later and sang "cry me a river" and received a standing ovation from the audience and Simon
HARRY STYLES
- Harry Styles, born on 1 February 1994 (age 18), is from Holmes Chapel, UK and was the lead singer for the band White Eskimo.
- Harry auditioned with "Isn't She Lovely" and received positive comments from two of the three judges present at his audition, 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.
LOUS TOMLINSON
- Louis Tomlinson, born on 24 December 1991 (age 20), is from Doncaster, UK.
- He was a sixth form student at Hall Cross School, Louis auditioned for The X-Factor with the song "Hey There Delilah", and received three votes from the three judges.
- At bootcamp, he sang "Make You Feel My Love" before being rejected and put into One Direction.
NIALL HORAN
- Niall Horan, born on 13 September 1993 (age 18), is from Mullingar, Ireland.
- He was a pupil at Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar, a boys' CBS secondary school.
- Horan auditioned with "So Sick" and received mixed comments from judges present at his audition, with Louis Walsh in his favor.
- While two other judges having doubts on whether he was ready to progress in the competition.
- With three votes out of four he was sent to bootcamp. At bootcamp, he sang "Champagne Supernova" before being rejected and put into One Direction.
- Niall also plays the guitar.
ZAYN MALIK
- Zayn Malik, born on 12 January 1993 (age 19), is from West Lane Baildon, Bradford, UK.
- He is British Pakistani. He is a pupil at Tong High School, a state comprehensive school.
- 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.
- Cowell noticed Malik missing from the dance routine and went backstage and convinced him to return.
- Malik dated fellow X Factor contestant, Rebecca Ferguson, which caused controversy because of the six year age difference.
- The relationship ended after 4 months together. In November 2011, Ferguson stated the following in an interview: "Me and Zayn just grew apart. I wish him all the best."
FUN FACTS
- When Niall gets homesick the rest of the boys speak to him in an Irish accent.
- Harry and Liam are gym buddies.
- For Harry a romantic date would be tandem bike riding.
- Liam can beatbox.
- Harry can play the kazoo.
- Louis can play a bit of the piano.
- Liam can play a bit of piano and a bit of guitar.
- Niall can play guitar.
- Zayn can play the triangle.
- Liam gets emotional while singing 'Moments'. (we all do)
- There are cardboard cut-outs of the boys
- Louis cries when he watches romantic comedies.
- Liam has an odd fear of spoons
- Louis likes girls who eat carrots, owns a Lamborghini and a Rolex watch
- Zayn's shout out is "VAS HAPPENING?"
- They all have nicknames for each other...Louis is Chop Sui, Hung Kung Fui, and Hughey...Harry's is Barry Mildes...Liam Payne is Ian...Niall is Nail Fial and Kitchen tile...and Zayn is Wayne Wazik
- Harry thinks Niall looks like Furby.
- Zayn wanted the album to be called 'Zayn and the Boys'.
- Would you rather kiss a girl or eat pizza? Harry replied 'kiss a girl' and Niall said he would eat pizza
- If Harry wasn't in the band he would be at university studying and would work in a bakery.
- Liam and Louis have made Harry cry twice. By giving him a GIANT wedgie then ripping his Calvin Klein underwear and straightening his gorgeous curly hair in his sleep.
- If Niall wasn't in the band he would be a sound engineer.
- Harry has always wanted to go to New Zealand
- Liam bought Niall a life sized 'Barack Obama' for Christmas
- Liam is the only one in the band that calls Harry 'Hazza'
- Harry came up with the name 'One Direction'. .
- Liam cried while watching 'Toy Story 3'.
- Niall cried while watching 'Finding Nemo'.
- If Zayn wasn't in the band he would be an English teacher.
- If Liam wasn't in the band he would work in a factory building airplanes.
- Niall sings loud in the shower.
- Liam says he's awful at flirting and he just goes shy.
- When Harry was younger he used to write on his toast with food colouring.
- Louis doesn't see the point in flings, or short-term relationships.
- Zayn likes girls who are intelligent.
- Harry's first word was 'cat'
- With all the money Niall has made, he bought his mom a new car.
- The boys think Niall would die first in a horror movie because he wouldn't know what was going on.
- Zayn mimed 'hello' through the car window to a fan and she passed out.
- Louis pokes Harry's cheeks when he's bored.
- Niall likes it when girls can put on different accents and can speak different languages
- Louis like it when girls wear glasses, real or not..
- Niall has a Nando's black card, which gives him free Nando's and is only given to celebrities.
- The rest of the band thought Louis was quiet when the first met.
- Harry and Louis first met in the toilets at X Factor.
- Liam used to skip school to get away from being bullied by his classmates.
- Harry's favorite song on the album is 'More Than This' and Niall's is 'One Thing'.
- One Direction wrote 'More Than This', 'Taken' and 'Stole My Heart'.
- Louis dreams about Harry and Niall the most.
- Liam says his accent is just a mix of all the boys because he spends so much time with them.
- They have matching friendship bracelets.
- Niall talks about his day in his sleep.
