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"After five incredible years Zayn Malik has decided to leave One Direction. On March 25, 2015, Malik left One Direction and the remaining band members continued to tour and record an album without him. Zayn Malik initially had a rough time on "The X Factor."ġ7-year-old Zayn Malik, a native of Bradford, England, auditioned for X Factor by singing Mario's hit song Let Me Love You.Īfter a pep talk from Simon Cowell, one of the show's judges, Malik went through with the dance performance that would eventually help to lead him to his union with the other future members of One Direction. In an interview, he said he hated dancing and had never done it before.Īfter a pep talk from Simon Cowell, one of the show's judges, Malik went through with the dance performance that would eventually help to lead him to his union with the other future members of One Direction.
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The judges unanimously advanced Malik to the next round of the show but the singer nearly sabotaged his chances of moving forward when he refused to perform in the choreography round of the series that followed. Here's how the members of One Direction have changed from their auditions on "The X Factor" to now.ġ7-year-old Zayn Malik, a native of Bradford, England, auditioned for "X Factor" by singing Mario's hit song "Let Me Love You." On March 25, 2015, Malik officially left One Direction and the four remaining members continued to release music until 2016 when One Direction took an indefinite hiatus.īut in the past few years, the band's five initial members have come a long way in terms of their solo careers. Pop boyband One Direction (1D) was formed by music mogul Simon Cowell in 2010 during an episode of the British singing competition series, "The X Factor."Ĭonsisting of Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, and Harry Styles, One Direction came in third place during their season of the show.Īlthough they didn't win the show, the band went on to have an illustrious career, releasing five albums in five years, touring the world from 2011 to 2015, and winning countless musical awards. Each of the band's members has continued to pursue a solo career, and they've all released at least one solo album.Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik, released multiple albums together before taking a hiatus from music in the mid-2010s.Boyband One Direction (1D) formed in 2010 during an episode of the British reality show "The X Factor.".It's been nearly a decade since One Direction was first formed.Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage/Getty,C Flanigan/FilmMagic/Getty