4. One Direction is a British-Irish boy band consisting of Harry Styles, Liam Payne,
Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and Zayn Malik. They competed on the seventh
season of The X Factor in the UK and finished in third place. Despite the loss,
the group was signed to Syco Music.
One Direction's first single "What Makes You Beautiful" was released on
September 11, 2011 and debuted in the UK Singles Chart at number one on
September 18, 2011. It became the third fastest selling single of 2011 selling
153,965 copies. Their second single, "Gotta Be You," was released on November
11, 2011, and peaked at number three.
