One Direction is an English-Irish pop boy band with an estimated net worth of $150 million. The group consists of Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. Their individual stats are as follows:
Zayn Malik: 5’9” and 154 pounds; DOB: 1/12/1993; Capricorn
Harry Styles: 5’11” and 163 pounds; DOB: 2/1/1994; Aquarius
Liam Payne: 5’10” and 161 pounds; DOB: 8/29/1993; Virgo
Louis Tomlinson: 5’9” and 157 pounds; DOB: 12/24/1991; Capricorn
Niall Horan: 5’7″ and 161 pounds; DOB: 9/13/1993; Virgo
In 2010 before the band was formed, all the young men auditioned as solo candidates in the seventh series of the British singing competition The X Factor. They all failed to make it to the “Boys” category because the judges didn’t find them strong enough individually to become solo artists. However they thought the boys were too talented to just throw away.
They were formed into a five-piece boy band at Wembley Arena in London, England in July 2010. This step qualified them for the “Groups” category. Simon Cowell and Nicole Scherzinger both claim to have come up with the idea of forming a band. Cowell stated that it “took him 10 minutes to put them together as a group”.
The group met together for two weeks so that they could get to know each other and practice. At that time, Styles came up with the group name, One Direction. They went on to finish third place in The X Factor competition. Afterwards Cowell offered the group a deal worth £2 million; they signed to Cowell’s Syco Records label.
With the help of social media, One Direction is moving up to becoming one of the most successful boy bands of all time. Their three albums Up All Night (2011), Take Me Home (2012), and Midnight Memories (2013) have topped the albums charts in most major markets and broke several records. The group’s most notable hit songs are “What Makes You Beautiful”, “Live While We’re Young” and “Story of My Life”.
One Direction has earned four Brit Awards and four MTV Video Music Awards. In 2012 Billboard proclaimed One Direction as the “Top New Artist.”
One Direction is the first boy band to ever make over $1 billion through records sales, movies tickets, dvd sales, and merchandising. Due to their new-found success, the members of One Direction are the second wealthiest musicians in the UK under the age of 30.
One Direction has has enough net worth to buy:
1. 53,571.4 7 Pcs. Luxury Wicker Patio Sectional Indoor Outdoor Sofa Furniture Sets ($2,800 each)
2. 2,142,857.1 10k Gold Swarovski Zirconia Studs ($70 a pair)
3. 333,333.3 MILLY Dalmatian Print Travel Totes ($450 each)
One Direction has enough net worth to give everyone in Russia $1.
