How was One Direction formed?

On the night of last Wednesday, the 16th, the world was surprised by the announcement of the premature death of Liam Payneformer member of One Direction, aged 31. The star, who was in Buenos Aires, Argentina, died instantly after falling from the third floor of the Casa Sur hotel.

As reported by CNN Brasil, images released by the local police show the room in which the singer was staying completely destroyed, in addition to finding a bottle of whiskey, a telephone, white powder, energy tablets, a passport and a laptop. The circumstances of the death are still being investigated.

Liamwho was currently pursuing a solo career, rose to stardom thanks to One Direction, a boyband formed in 2010 during a reality show in the United Kingdom. But, do you know how the group, which became one of the biggest of the decade and impacted the lives of millions of teenagers around the world, was formed? RECREIO explains it to you!

Origin of One Direction

One Direction was created in 2010 during the talent show “The X Factor UK”, created by the music producer Simon Cowell. In that year’s edition, Liam Payne,Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson they auditioned as soloists, and they didn’t even know each other before the production.

Despite passing through the first phase, the five were not approved as solo artists for the judges’ house stage. Even though I thought that would be the end of the line, Simon, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walshthe judges at the time, realized that they couldn’t let the boys’ talent pass like that.

In an unreleased video released in 2022, it is possible to see how Cowell, Scherzinger and Walsh They came to the decision that the five young people should unite in a group. In the images, it is possible to see the trio evaluating the competitors, when Nicole proposes “let’s make an imaginary boy group instead of just saying no”.

Therefore, Niall ends up being the first selected, followed by Harry and Louis. With their images placed together, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger comment on how good they look together, stating that they would form “the cutest boy band ever. Little girls will love them.”

By including the image of Liam, Simon suggests that the artist should be placed as a soloist because he is one of the best among the competitors. Scherzingerhowever, disagrees with his opinion and says that Payne would shine in the group, and “could be the leader”, causing the businessman to change his vision. Zayn was the last to be selected from the group, at the suggestion of Walshofficially creating the formation that would become One Direction.

After the choice, the five, who had been eliminated, were called back to the stage and placed side by side. There, it was announced that they would continue in the competition, but as a boyband, sending everyone into euphoria.

Throughout the program, One Direction managed to win over not only the judges, but also a huge legion of fans, taking them to the final. Unfortunately, the group did not win The X Factor UK, finishing in third place.

Remember all the group’s performances on the program!