One Direction

One Direction are an English-Irish pop boy band based in London, composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and previously, Zayn Malik until his departure from the band on 25 March 2015. The group signed with Simon Cowell\'s record label Syco Records after forming and finishing third in the seventh series of the British televised singing competition The X Factor in 2010. Propelled to international success by social media, One Direction\'s four albums, Up All Night (2011), Take Me Home (2012), Midnight Memories (2013) and Four (2014) topped charts in most major markets, and generated hit singles including What Makes You Beautiful, Live While We\'re Young, and Story of My Life. Their fifth studio album, Made in the A.M., was released in November 2015. Their awards include six Brit Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, eleven MTV Europe Music Awards, seven American Music Awards (including Artist of the Year in 2014 and 2015), and 27 Teen Choice Awards, among many others. After the release of Four, One Direction became the first band in the U.S. Billboard 200 history to have their first four albums debut at number one.

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Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy will be receiving no money from his €24 million fortune, Liam's ex Cheryl in charge of the estate

May 08, 2025 5:14 pm

Liam Payne unfortunately passed away last year in Argentina, when he fell out of the third floor balcony of his hotel room. He dies without a will.

Liam Payne funeral: One Direction members Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson reunite eight years after their split

November 21, 2024 9:59 am

Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson joined friends and family at the funeral service for 31-year-old Payne, who died after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last month.

What is 'Pink cocaine': The dangerous drug cocktail linked to Liam Payne’s death

October 23, 2024 12:56 am

Payne was found dead shortly after, having fallen from the third floor of the CasaSur Palermo Hotel.

The grief over Liam Payne’s untimely passing is interlaced with nostalgia for an era that defined so many of us — those of us who came of age in it — and for stars and shows that never really did fade away. (Photo: Liam Payne/ X)

Why Liam Payne's death is also an occasion to mourn the end of a heady era of online fandom

October 19, 2024 7:17 pm

Liam Payne’s fandom was not merely because of the dizzying popularity of One Direction’s music. It owes also to the permanence of a digital footprint and its impact on a generation

Zayn Malik pens an emotional note over Liam Payne's death

Liam Payne death: Former One Direction singer's bandmate Zayn Malik shares an emotional note, says he is 'beyond devastated'

October 18, 2024 12:49 pm

Singer Liam Payne died after falling off the balcony from the third floor of his hotel in Buenos Aires.

Liam Payne Passes Away: Singer Liam Payne, former member of the band One Direction, at a movie premiere in 2016.

Liam Payne passes away: What is known of his death, how One Direction became a global phenomenon

October 18, 2024 1:05 pm

Liam Payne News: Payne had earlier spoken publicly about his struggles with substance abuse. Here is what is known so far about his death and what made the band One Direction a phenomenon.

Liam Payne passed away aged 31 in Argentina.

Liam Payne was 'effectively dead' at birth due to kidney ailment, 'had to be careful not to drink too much'

October 17, 2024 12:04 pm

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne died on Thursday after falling from the third floor of his hotel in Buenos Aires. He was 31.

Liam Payne said that he was having 'lovely day' in final Snapchat video, singer's last Instagram post was with One Direction bandmates

October 17, 2024 9:33 am

Hours before his death, Liam Payne shared a video in which he said that he was having a "lovely day" in Argentina.

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, whose chart-topping British boy band generated a global following of swooning fans, was found dead Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, local officials said. (AP)

Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies at 31 in Argentina hotel fall

October 17, 2024 7:20 am

Buenos Aires police said in a statement that Payne fell from the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in the trendy Palermo neighborhood of Argentina's capital, resulting in “extremely serious injuries.”

American baseball team hits home run with One Direction tribute, sends fans into nostalgia overdrive

May 08, 2024 10:42 am

A video capturing Savannah Bananas, an American baseball team, dancing to ‘Best Song Ever,’ quickly went viral amassing over 58,000 likes and thousands of comments across social media platforms.

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In Photos | One Direction stars attend Liam Payne's funeral

November 21, 2024 9:32 am

One Direction star Liam Payne's former bandmates, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, and Louis Tomlinson, came together for the first time in years to pay their respects at his funeral in Buckinghamshire.

Jennifer Lopez, Selena, Heidi Klum, Taylor Swift at AMAs 2014

November 24, 2014 2:57 pm

The 2014 American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday (November 23), had celebrities Jennifer Lopez, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez and Jessie J strut the red carpet and put on some amazing performances on stage.

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One Direction To Go On Extended Hiatus In 2016?

August 25, 2015 1:06 pm

Will go after other targets if no peace, says Trump as US strikes 3 nuclear sites in Iran

IndiaSeptember 25, 2025

President Donald Trump said that the United States military had struck three nuclear-related facilities in Iran, marking a dramatic escalation in the ongoing conflict and a direct American role in efforts to dismantle Tehran’s infrastructure. The strikes represent the most significant direct US military action against Iranian territory in years and come amid rising regional tensions.

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