Random Facts of One Direction

• After The X-Factor, the band signed a £2 million record contract with Syco Music
• One Direction launched limited edition Nokia C2-02 and Nokia C3-00 phones
• 'Up All Night' was the 16th biggest selling album of 2011
• Their first single, 'What Makes You Beautiful' was released on 11th September 2011 and was number one of the UK singles charts a week later
• Their debut album 'Up All Night' was the fastest selling debut album on the UK Albums Chart in 2011
• As a band, One Direction's biggest inspiration is 'Take That'
• Niall is the only member of 1D who was not born in the UK. He was born in Ireland
• Harry is the youngest member of One Direction
• Harry Styles was born on 1st February 1994
• Zayn was born on 12th January, 1993
• Louis was born on Christmas Eve in 1991
• Niall Horan was born on 13th September 1993
• Liam Payne was born on 29th August 1993
• Liam Payne Appeared on The X-Factor in 2008. He made it through to the judges houses
• Zayn didn't have a passport before he was in One Direction
• Liam's favourite sport is boxing
• Louis got suspended from school and had to retake year 12
• Louis had a chilly flavoured ice cream in France and said it was amazing
• One Direction's second single, 'Gotta Be You', was released on 13 November 2011, which made number 3 in the charts
• Louis' favourite film is Grease
• Louis doesn't like tattoos
• Harry's star sign is Aquarius
• Louis's favourite band is 'The Fray'
• Harry was brought up in the village of Holmes Chapel in Cheshire
• Harry sleeps naked!
• Liam has a very unusual phobia – SPOONS! He admits it’s “very strange” and would like to invent an ‘anti-spoons’ app for mobile phones.
• Zayn’s favourite band of all time is *NSYNC
•  Zayn’s X Factor audition wasn’t broadcast on the main show. When he had progressed further it was retrospectively shown on spinoff The Xtra Factor
• Niall, Liam, Louis, Zayn and Harry co-wrote four songs on the record – ‘Taken’, ‘Everything About You’, ‘Same Mistakes’ and ‘Save You Tonight’.
• Zayn dated fellow X Factor star Rebecca Ferguson for four months but the relationship ended when they “drifted apart”. Rebecca is six years older than Zayn.
•  Liam started dating backing dancer Danielle Peazer in December 2010. 
• Harry hasn’t always wanted to be a singer. Before he took part in The X Factor he had ambitions to be a lawyer.
• 1D’s first book 'One Direction: Forever Young (Our Official X Factor Story)’ debuted at number one on the Sunday Times Bestseller list
• Harry’s ex-girlfriend Caroline Flack was 15 years his senior – he’s 17 and she’s 32