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One Direction is an Anglo-Irish boy band whose members are Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson. They signed with Simon Cowell’s record label Syco Records after being formed and finishing third in the seventh series of British television singing competition The X Factor in 2010.

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1 Nov, 2012

Seventeen cover

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one-direction-covers-seventeen-november-2012One Direction appears on the cover of the November 2012 issue of Seventeen magazine. They talk about Demi Lovato, Harry being girl crazy, and dealing with bullies. Liam says:

I was bullied by a few people who were much older than me. I went to camp to learn boxing. I was 12, and my coach was 24. I felt like if I could fight him, I could stand up to anyone.

1 Dec, 2012

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one-direction-08The members of One Direction appear on their own individual covers of the December 2012/January 2013 issue of Teen Vogue magazine. They talk about obsessive fans, staying grounded, and performing at Los Angeles Staples Center. Styles says:

One time, a girl dropped her phone in my pocket, and I found it and was like, ‘There you go.’ And she said, ‘If you’d had my phone, you’d have had to meet up with me to give it back.’

1 Aug, 2013

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01-one-direction-rosie-huntington-whiteley-glamour-cover-h724The members of One Direction and Huntington appear on the cover of the August 2013 issue of Glamour magazine. The cover photo was taken by Irwin. Zayn Malik:

We didn’t want to just follow the boy-band formula. We didn’t want to do any dancing. We just wanted to be five dudes in a band.

1 Sep, 2013

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one-direction-03The members of One Direction appears on the cover of the September 2013 issue of Teen Vogue magazine. They talk about being in Miami and their fans. Niall says:

I don’t see how you could get used to people screaming in your face, and anyone who says different is lying.

1 Dec, 2013

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one-direction-covers-seventeen-magazineOne Direction appears on the cover of the January 2014/December 2013 issue of Seventeen magazine. They talk about singing in the shower, who has the best abs, and how they keep things fun on the road. Louis says:

I’ve been labeled the prankster. I change the words of songs when the guys least expect it – their reactions are priceless.

15 Oct, 2014

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one-direction-seventeen-2014One Direction appear on the cover of the November 2014 issue of Seventeen magazine. They discuss their upcoming album Four, as well as their surge in popularity.

‘You look at the names of who’s played at Wembley and you almost feel like you’re not worthy of it. We just feel like we’re just little scumbags’, he added.