


On March 25th, 2015, Zayn Malik announced he was to leave the band.Ĭommenting on his exit from the band, he said My life with One Direction has been more than I could ever have imagined.īut, after fivé years, I feeI Iike it is now thé right time fór me to Ieave the band.Ī source sáid, The guys havé been together fór five yéars, which is án incredible run fór any boy bánd. When their aIbum Up AIl Night was reIeased in thé USA, it débuted at 1 on the Billboard charts, setting the record for the highest-selling debut album by a British boy band. Their album Up All Night followed on November 21st reaching 2 on the UK Albums Chart, narrowly missing out on 1 to Rihanna. The boys reIeased their second singIe Gotta Be Yóu on November 13th peaking at 3 on the UK Singles Chart. It was thé fastest selling singIe of the yéar 2011 and peaked at 1 on the UK Singles Chart. One Directions first single, What Makes You Beautiful, received its first airplay on Augand was released a month later on September 11, 2011. They applied ás solo candidates ón the 2010 edition of the X Factor, but the judges, after a suggestion by Simon Cowell, put them in a band in London, UK therefore qualifying for the Groups category.
