101 Amazing Facts about One Direction

Frankie Taylor

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Are you the world's biggest One Direction fan? Do you know more than any other Directioner out there? Or do you want to learn some fantastic new facts about the biggest and most successful boy band of all time?If so, then this is the book for you! Contained within are more than one hundred amazing facts about everything, from how the boys got started in the music industry to their relationships, closely-kept secrets, media controversies and much more. The book is easily organised into sections so you can find the information you want fast and is perfect for all ages!

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 19 juin 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781783338115
• Langue: English

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101 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT ONE DIRECTION
Frankie Taylor



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Published in 2014 by
Andrews UK Limited
www.andrewsuk.com
The right of Frankie Taylor to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998
Copyright © 2014 Frankie Taylor
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All facts contained within this book have been researched from reputable sources. If any information is found to be false, please contact the publishers, who will be happy to make corrections for future editions.



Introduction
Are you the world’s biggest One Direction fan? Do you know more than any other Directioner out there? Or do you want to learn some fantastic new facts about the biggest and most successful boy band of all time?
If so, then this is the book for you! Contained within are more than one hundred amazing facts about everything, from how the boys got started in the music industry to their relationships, closely-kept secrets, media controversies and much more. The book is easily organised into sections so you can find the information you want fast and is perfect for all ages!
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The Basics One Direction are the most successful boy band of the decade. Comprising of Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne, they have taken the world by storm. All five of the boys auditioned as solo performers for Britain’s The X Factor in 2010. None of them made it through to the ‘boys’ category, yet seeing their true potential, Simon Cowell put them together as a group and they progressed through the show. Although they finished third in the grand final, 1D (as the band name is often written) have gone on to find a great deal more success than the acts that finished above them. Rebecca Ferguson was the show’s runner up and didn’t have much of an impact on the charts, and winner Matt Cardle had a few minor successes before being dropped by the Syco record label a couple of years later. Four of the boys are British (Harry, Zayn, Liam and Louis) and one Irish (Niall), yet their success hasn’t just been limited to that part of the world! They have become one of the most successful overseas bands in the American Charts, are loved by fans across the whole of Europe, have a dedicated following in Asia and are practically worshipped as deities in Oceania! At the time of writing, One Direction have released three studio albums, all of which have been tremendously successful. But fans aren’t just interested in hearing the music, they want to see the band live... and the boys haven’t disappointed! They have already been on three worldwide sell-out tours, and have already confirmed dates for another starting in 2015. The band has been showered with awards from across the globe, from BRITs to MTV Music gongs. Billboard , the leading American music magazine declared One Direction as the Top New Artist of 2012 (admittedly they were a little behind the times!) and together the boys are said to be worth an extraordinary amount of money. As with most famous bands, there are already tribute acts that tour the country and give fans who can’t see the real thing a small taste of what it would be like. Some are better than others musically, and a few are pretty good lookalikes, but of course none of them are quite as good as the real One Direction. Amusingly, one such tribute band are called Only One Direction but some fans have pointed out that as they look almost nothing like the actual band, they should perhaps instead be called Wrong Direction ! Despite the boys being some of the most instantly recognisable people on the planet, and the fact that with their riches they could live a life of complete and utter luxury and isolation, they say this wouldn’t be for them. In fact, Niall stresses just how important it is to remain grounded. He feels that it is very easy to lose your way if you start believing in your own hype, and he tries to do things he used to do before he got famous - such as going to see football matches, or attending other bands’ gigs. Perhaps the biggest reason that One Direction are so successful is that they’re very much like a family. Everywhere they go the boys seem to get on well, and their natural personalities always shine through. Perhaps this feeling is best summed up by Zayn, who only has sisters at home; he once said that he had always wanted a brother, and now he was in the band he has four.