![]() According to Nick Gatfield, the chairman and chief executive of Sony Music Entertainment UK, One Direction represented a $50 million business empire by June 2012. Their achievements include two BRIT Awards and four MTV Video Music Awards. ![]() Often described as forming part of a new "British Invasion" in the United States, the group have sold 19 million singles and 10 million albums, according to the band's management company, Modest! Management. When their album Up All Night was released in the USA, it debuted 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 released their second single Gotta Be You on November 13th peaking at #3 on the UK Singles Chart. It was the fastest selling single of the year 2011 and peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart. One Direction's first single, What Makes You Beautiful, received its first airplay on Augand was released a month later on September 11, 2011. ![]() They applied as solo candidates on 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. One Direction is a five-member boy band made up of Liam Payne (born 29 August 1993) from Wolverhampton, Louis Tomlinson (born 24 December 1991) from Doncaster, Niall Horan (born 13th September 1993) from Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland, Harry Styles, (born 1 February 1994) from Holmes Chapel, Cheshire and Zayn Malik, (born 12 January 1993) from East Bowling, Bradford. Top 100 Greatest Hip-hop/Rap Singles Of All Time.
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