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Niall Horan
Niall James Horan, born 13 September 1993 , is from Mullingar, County Westmeath,Ireland, born to mother Maura Gallagher and father Bobby Horan.[126] He has an older brother Greg.[127] Their parents divorced when he was five. He and his brother lived between each of their homes for a few years before eventually deciding to live with their father in Mullingar. His mother remarried and lives in Edgeworthstown, County Longford with Chris, her husband of seven years.[126] He was a pupil at Coláiste Mhuire, a boys' Christian Brothers school.[128][129]Horan was in the school choir, performing seasonally around Christmas.[12][13] Prior to participating in The X Factor, he performed around his homeland, including as a support act forLloyd Daniels in Dublin. Horan has been playing guitar since childhood. In an interview he referred to his guitar as "the best present I ever received for Christmas."[130] Horan revealed his parents took note of his singing during a car trip, "my aunt said she thought the radio was on. Exactly the same thing happened to Michael Bublé with his dad. He's my absolute hero so I like the fact we have a similar story."[131]
On auditioning for The X Factor, Horan said "I'm 16 and I want to be a big name like Beyoncé and Justin Bieber," he said. "I've been compared to him a few times and it's not a bad comparison. I want to sell out arenas, make an album and work with some of the best artists in the world."[132] Horan said "I was always the kid that picked up the nearest instrument and just loved music." He has also stated that he is a "big swing" fan, citing artists Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Michael Bublé. Horan also cites rock music, he is a fan of The Eagles, Bon Jovi and The Script.[133][134] Additionally he cites recording artist Ed Sheeran. When Sheeran and One Direction collaborated on the song "Moments" for their debut album, he said it as an honor to work with him.[135]
Zayn Malik
Zain Javadd "Zayn" Malik[136][137], born 12 January 1993 in St. Luke's Hospital, is from West Lane, Bradford, England.[138] Born to British Pakistani father Yaser and an English mother, Tricia Malik (née Brannan), he has three sisters Doniya, Waliyha and Safaa.[129][139] He grew up inEast Bowling, located south of the Bradford city centre. Malik was a pupil at Lower Fields Primary School in East Bowling and went to Tong High School, a state comprehensive school.[140] Malik didn't fit in at his first two schools due to his mixed heritage, revealing that when he and his sister moved schools he felt he fitted in better. After moving school at the age twelve, Malik, states he started taking pride in his appearance. [141] During his time on The X Factor, his grandfather passed away, he has a tattoo of his grandfather's name Walter in Arabic on his chest.[142][143][144][145]
On auditioning for The X Factor, Malik, said "I was looking for an experience". He cites urban musicas his main musical influence. Growing up, he was into R&B and rap.[141][146] For his X Factoraudition, he performed the Mario R&B song "Let Me Love You". He as well as other members of One Direction further notes artists such as Bruno Mars, as a "dream collaborator."[147] Malik is addicted to smoking cigarettes, in 2011 he expressed desire to quit, saying "I definitely have to quit smoking. I need to do it."[148] In May 2012, after months of media speculation, Malik and Little Mix member Perrie Edwards confirmed they are in a relationship.[149][150][151][152][153][154][155] Malik once tweeted, "La ila ha ill lalla ho muhammed door rasoolalah", the tweet is a common declaration of faith among Muslims meaning: "There is no god but God and Muhammad is the prophet of God." Kari Huus from msnbc.com, felt it is, "likely to alienate some conservative Muslims and has already sparked the wrath of at least one well known anti-Muslim conservative in the US." However Wajahat Ali, a San Francisco-based screen writer who is a practicing Muslim, felt Malik represents progress. "It is empowering for Muslims worldwide to see the success of a pop star who also happens to be Muslim. It sends that message that a person can be respected for their talent, and their "Musliminess" will not exclude them from the public arena and culture," said Ali. "It's also good business. You have a Muslim in a five-person boy band… and you have captured an audience of Muslim girls worldwide." Zudhi Jasser, an American Muslim who frequently warns of Islamic radicalization, commented, "I would say all the power to him to be respectful to his faith and be proud of it," said Jasser. But he also notes that conservative Islamists would likely frown on many aspects of Malik's behavior—his smoking, his tattoos, ear piercing, and song lyrics that — "while saccharine — probably would not be seen to glorify God." Ali, the screenwriter, said that even if more conservative Muslims don't agree with Malik's behavior, he could help expand the artistic boundaries for young Muslims. "What we have seen in the last 10 years is that you can be an artist who is Muslim and can be practicing and doing art that is inspired by your beliefs, but does not have to be overtly Islamic or using religious language," he said. "A guy like Zayn Malik can really help open those minds and convey that as a generation we are moving ahead."[156]
Liam Payne
Liam James Payne[157], born 29 August 1993 , is from Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. Born three weeks early to mother Karen and father Geoff,[158] he has two older sisters, Ruth and Nicola.[129] Until the age of four, Payne had regular tests done in hospital as doctors noticed one of his kidneys was scarred and dysfunctional. To help cope with the pain, he had 32 injections in his arm in the morning and evening as a child.[159] Growing up, his mother would juggle shifts as a nursery nurse to accompany him on all his auditions.[126] As a student, Payne was heavily involved in sports, primarily trying out for various school teams, he eventually found his place on the cross country runningteam, coming first "From then on I was training all the time and getting up at 6am to run for miles. At the age of 12 they put me in the school's under-18s team." Payne was bullied in secondary school and took up boxing lessons, saying he "needed to find a way to defend myself, I was, at 12 years old, fighting the 38-year-old trainer. I broke my nose, had a perforated eardrum and I was always coming home with a bruised, puffy face. But it gave me confidence. I got pretty good over the next couple of years."[141] In 2011, he commented, "I went and told my parents and my teachers, but it [the bullying] didn't stop so I had to sort it out myself. I was in year eight and they were sixth-formers. I got this guy I knew, who was in his early twenties, to pretend to be my big brother and pick me up from school."[160] In 2012, in an interview with The New Zealand Herald on advocating how to deal with bullying, Payne stated, "you have to tell someone", adding "you have to stand up to it, you make yourself a target, you make yourself easy to be picked on and just let things happen, that's what happens, but when you do something, your active about it, you make sure somethings being done about it then it will slowly stop."[161] He was a music technology student atCity of Wolverhampton College.[162] Before The X Factor, Payne had once performed in front of a 26,000 crowd at a Wolverhampton Wanderers' football match.[12][13]
Payne first auditioned in 2008 to The X Factor's fifth series when he was fourteen. He made it to the judges' houses, but Cowell thought he was not ready for the competition and asked him to come back in two years. Payne cites Justin Timberlake as one of his biggest influences. He also says he draws inspiration from Take That member Gary Barlow when performing.[163] Regarding his one functionalkidney Payne said "I have to be careful not to drink too much, even water, and I have to keep myself as healthy as possible."[164] He is currently in a relationship with dancer, Danielle Peazer.[165] They met on The X Factor in 2010 and have been in a relationship ever since.[166] The backing dancer for The Saturdays and Jessie J has received death threats and other forms of cyber bullying on social networking site Twitter, due to her relationship with Payne.[167][168][169][170][171]
Harry Styles
Harry Edward Styles, born 1 February 1994 [172][173] is from village Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England. He is a former pupil at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School, a state comprehensive school.[174]Born to mother Anne Cox and father Des Styles,[126] he has an older sister, Gemma,[129] he was seven when their parents divorced; his mother later remarried to Robin Twist. Regarding his parents divorce he said, "that was quite a weird time. I remember crying about it. I didn’t really get what was going on properly, I was just sad that my parents wouldn't be together any more." Following the divorce, Styles, his older sister and his mother moved further out into the Cheshire countryside. At the age of twelve he moved back to Holmes Chapel. That was when his mother met his stepfather Robin Twist. Styles said he was "really pleased" when Twist proposed to his mother.[175] Styles was the lead singer for the band White Eskimo with band members lead guitarist Haydn Morris, bass guitarist Nick Clough and drummer Will Sweeny.[176] They had once entered a Battle of the Bands competition, which they won.[12][13] Before The X Factor, then sixteen-year old Styles had a part-time job at the Holmes Chapel, W Mandeville Bakery.[177]
As a child, Styles loved singing, noting Elvis Presley as one of his influences. He also cites Presley for his musical beginnings.[175] Styles also cites current musical acts, Foster the People, Coldplay and Kings of Leon among his influences. "We want to have a little bit heavier guitars, bigger drums, more of a live feel, because that's what we like doing," Styles says for their next album. "Because we are 18 years old, it's important that we like what we’re doing as well. It wouldn't be good if we weren’t enjoying what we're doing, and we are."[96] Styles states that The X Factor gave him "a lot more" confidence as a performer and singer.[175] Styles says that he often looks to Coldplay front man Chris Martin for inspiration when performing on stage.[163] Styles also states that The Beatles had a profound influence on him growing up, as his father would play their music. "I still listen to their music over and over again. They are absolute icons and an inspiration," he said.[178] He briefly dated English television presenter Caroline Flack, which caused widespread media controversy over their fifteen-year age gap.[179]
Louis Tomlinson
Louis William Tomlinson, born Louis Troy Austin[180][181] 24 December 1991 [182], is fromDoncaster, South Yorkshire, England. He was born to mother Johannah Poulston and father Troy Austin. His parents split when he was young and he took on his stepfather Mark Tomlinson's name.[126] He has five younger half-sisters, on his father's side: Georgia Austin, and on his mother's side: Charlotte, Félicité, and twins Daisy and Phoebe Tomlinson. Daisy and Phoebe had roles as babies on a show called Fat Friends, he would go along and serve as an extra. After Fat Friends, he attended an acting school in Barnsley. He had small parts in an ITV1 drama film called If I Had You, and BBC's Waterloo Road. He was a sixth formstudent at Hall Cross School, a state comprehensive school, and a former pupil of the Hayfield School. He revealed that he failed his first year of A levels at the Hayfield School, "mainly because I’d been too busy having fun. I was out all the time in that first year." He ended up going back to Hall Cross and started A levels over again.[175] As a student at Hall Cross, Tomlinson starred in several musical productions.[183][13]He once had a job at Doncaster Rovers football stadium as a waiter in their hospitality suites, although he supports Manchester United.[184]
Tomlinson revealed that landing the lead role of Danny Zuko in a high school musical production of Grease was his motivation for auditioning for The X Factor.[185][13] Tomlinson cites English recording artist and Take That member Robbie Williams as his biggest influence and idol. In an interview with Now Magazine he stated: "I've always loved Robbie. He's just so cheeky, he can get away with anything. His performances are unbelievable. We met a lot of celebrities on The X Factor and he was one of the nicest."[186] He also cites recording artist Ed Sheeran, describing him as "phenomenal."[187] Tomlinson is currently in a relationship with Manchester University student Eleanor Calder.[188][189][190][191][192][193] In 2011, his mother and step-father announced they were getting a divorce.[129]
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