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Revisiting One Direction's History With Simon Cowell: 'X Factor' and More
Simon Cowell founded One Direction during ‘The X Factor UK’ in 2010, leading the group to a third-place finish and a spot as one of the world’s most popular boy bands
Simon Cowell (C) with (L-R) Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles and Liam PayneIan Gavan/Getty Images for Sony Pictures“We’ve thought long and hard about it, and we’ve thought of each of you as individuals and we just feel that you’re too talented to let go of,” Scherzinger said on the show. He nearly got eliminated during boot camp again, but Cowell opted to save him, Styles, Tomlinson, Horan and Malik and form a boy band. After auditioning as solo artists, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan were grouped together in a band and soon became teen heartthrobs.
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