It has been quite a dramatic rise to fame for the boys of One Direction, as each of them had dreams of becoming solo superstars. However, when they auditioned for The X Factor, producers of the show felt that they would be better as a group and what a great decision that was.
Niall Horan explained, "Everybody was like, basically, we either leave the competition as soloists and have no career at all in music or stay in the competition as a group." Meanwhile, his One Direction bandmate Liam Payne admitted that the boys are still really getting to know each other.
He added, "We've only known each other 18 months, maybe a little bit longer, so it's really weird to be in this sort of position. We've only really just become best friends." One Direction are really beginning to make a big name for themselves in the US.
Their debut single What Makes You Beautiful has become the highest debut track by a UK artist on the Billboard's Hot 100 chart since the Spice Girls. It was recently confirmed that One Direction will be making an appearance on Saturday Night Live.
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