Judges’ House Stage: One Direction selected
One Direction goe through to the finals after singing Natalie Imbruglia’s ”Torn” to Cowell and Sinitta in Spain.
X-Factor Week 8
The band’s first performance is Bryan Adam’s Summer of ’69. The second performance is Joe Cocker’s You are so Beautiful puts them through to the semi final. The band also appears on a Charity single.
X-Factor Week 9 (semi-final)
The band sings Rihanna’s Only Girl in the World. Cowell is not available to mentor the band as he is sick. Malik’s grandmother dies so he misses rehearsals for the second performance , Snow Patrol’s Chasing Cars.
The band attends the premiere for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
Niall Horan interview
Seacrest interviews Horan during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about his relationship with Demi Lovato.
We’ve spoken. She’s a cool girl so I got in contact with her. She’s really nice, and I don’t know what’s going to happen.
Tour announcement
Horan announces a third date added to One Direction Tour.
We are going to be coming back and we’re playing a third date at Staples Center on Aug. 9. We’re super excited, we love coming to LA. California’s just a great place. We’ve obviously spent a lot of time there recording and doing shows there too. So, it’s good to always come back. When we heard that a lot of people wanted us to come back we said, “Let’s do another show.”
Kiss You performance
One Direction performs Kiss You during the NRJ Awards to promote their album Take Me Home.
One Way Or Another performance
One Direction performs One Way Or Another the during the Brit Awards to promote their album Midnight Memories.
Signs with Syco
One Direction signs a £10 million (over $17 million) with Cowell’s Syco records that includes two studio albums and a greatest hits collection. The contract will commence after the release of the third album in November and end in 2016.
Story Of My Life performance
One Direction performs Story Of My Life during the American Music Awards to promote their album Midnight Memories.
Midnight Memories album release party
One Direction performs a full concert during their album release party for their album Midnight Memories. Last First Kiss, Story Of My Life and Best Song Ever are among the songs performed.
Midnight Memories performance
One Direction performs Midnight Memories on Good Morning America from the same titled album Midnight Memories.
Kiss You performance
One Direction performs Kiss You on Good Morning America from their album Take Me Home.
Niall Horan interview
Seacrest interviews Horan during On Air With Ryan Seacrest and asks him if he went out to dinner with Katy Perry.
I was in there and I think she was doing an interview or something and she was there and I was leaving and she left and we didn’t have dinner or anything together. I just said, ‘Hello’ to her.
Niall Horan interview
Seacrest interviews Horan during On Air With Ryan Seacrest and questions him about his bands growing success.
Huge thank you to anyone who is listening to this right now and who has bought our new album Midnight Memories, because what it’s done in the charts this week is just ridiculous. We are trying to get our head around it now. Thank you so much to everyone, because we spent a lot of time working on it and we’re glad that everyone likes it. So, thank you.
Through The Dark performance
One Direction performs Through The Dark during the Brit Awards show to promote their album Midnight Memories.
Where We Are DVD release date
A December release is set for the Where We Are Tour movie. The DVD will include their entire Milan concert at the San Siro Stadium. Unlike the This Is Us movie, there will be no accompanying documentary. However, it will include backstage footage and other bonus features.
Third fragrance
Liam announces via social media the release of the third fragrance, You And I, inspired by their song of the same title. The new scent will be available for purchase in the summer.
Fourth album to feature McBusted
Niall confirms that the group will collaborate on their fourth album with fellow boy-band, Mcbusted. McBusted is the result of a merge of the separate bands Mcfly and Busted. Reports say the recording sessions secretly began prior to One Direction’s Where We Are Tour. Fans can expect the new album to release in Autumn.
We worked with Mcfly on the last album but now it’s all about McBusted…James Bourne is a really talent songwriter so it’s exciting to have him as part of the mix.
Meet sick children
One Direction works with Rays Of Sunshine, a charity that grants wishes to ill children, to meet and greet with over 50 children. During the meet, the band takes turns to answer questions and posing take pictures with them before their Wembley Arena concert. Children who receive the One Direction wish also receive a signed t-shirt, 2 concert tickets and the band’s fragrance, Our Moment.
Ice Bucket Challenge: Niall Horan
Horan accepts the ALS challenge and nominates Louis Tomlinson.
