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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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27 Nov, 2010

X-Factor Week 8

Harry StylesLiam PayneLouis TomlinsonNiall HoranZayn Malik0 Comments

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.

One Direction sing Summer of '69 - The X Factor Live show 8 - itv.com/xfactor

One Direction sing You Are So Beautiful - The X Factor Live show 8 (Full Version)