One Direction

One Direction

Table of content

1. Who is One Direction?

2. History

3. Awards

4. "What Makes You Beautiful"

5. Analysis and the song's message

6. How they live today

7. Sources

• boygroup
• british-irish
• members: Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, (Zayn Malik)

• founded in 7th season of "The X Factor"
• genre: pop (lovesongs)

• active from 2010 until 2016
• 5 albums

Who is One Direction?

singer

Niall Horan

Louis Tomlinson

Harry Styles

singer

singer

singer, guitarist, songwriter

Liam Payne

Group members

• birthname: Harry Edward Styles
• birthdate: February 1st 1994
• birthplace: Bromsgrove, England
• parents: Desmond Styles and Anne Twist (divorced in 2001)
• siblings: Gemma Styles and Mike Twist
• childhood and youth: Holmes Chapel, Cheshire (lived with his mother)

• birthname: Louis William Tomlinson
• birthdate: December 24th 1991
• birthplace: Doncaster, England
• parents: Johannah Deakin and Troy Austin
• siblings: Félicité Tomlinson, Charlotte Tomlinson, Georgia Austin, Daisy Tomlinson, Phoebe Tomlinson
• children: Freddie Reign Tomlinson (2016)

• birthname: Liam James Payne
• birthdate: August 29th 1993
• birthplace: Wolverhampton, England
• parents: Karen Payne and Geoff Payne
• siblings: Ruth Gibbins and Nicola Payne
• children: Bear Grey Payne (2017)

• birthname: Niall James Horan
• birthdate: September 13th 1993
• birthplace: Mullingar, Irland
• parents: Maura Gallagher and Bobby Horan
• siblings: Greg Horan

2010

2012

2014 & 2015

2011

2013

Timeline

• release of debut album "Up All Night"
• lead single "What Makes You Beautiful"
• begin of their success
• first worldtour "Up All Night Tour"
• documentary "A Year In The Making"

• One Direction was founded during the 7th season of "The X Factor"
• Made 3rd place in final
• used media attention to start career
• got music contract by Sony Music

• Charity project "Comic Relief" - Mashup ("One Way Or Another", "Teenage Kicks")
• second worldtour
• 3rd book "Where We Are - Our Band, Our Story"
• cinema release of 3D-documentary "This Is Us"
• parfum "Our Moment" released to German market
• 3rd album "Midnight Memories"

• performance at closing ceremony of summer olympics
• release of first album in USA
• guest performance in sitcom "iCarly"
• 2nd album "Take Me Home"

2014

• 4th album "Four"

2015

• Zayn Malik leaves the band
• 5th album "Made In The A.M."
• last single "History" -goodbye hymne, review on band's history
• boygroup announces break for one year, however turns into final band break-up

Awards

MTV Video Music Award-Best Newcomer "What Makes You Beautiful" 2012

American Music Award-Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Group/Duo 2013, 2014, 2015

Teen Choice Award- hottest male artist 2014, 2015

"What Makes You Beautiful"

message

Analysis and the song's message

background information

analysis

• lenght: 3:22 minutes
• release date: September 11th 2011
• musicvideo release date: August 19th 2011 (20 most clicked videos on youtube 1.1 billion clicks)
• lable: Syco and Columbia
• production: Cosmos Studio and Kinglet Studio (Stockholm)
• lyrics: Rami Yacoub and Savan Falk

"... there's a girl in particular that's really hot, but she actually doesn't know it. That's the whole point of the song, like she's so hot, but she doesn't realize it, but we do!"

- Louis Tomlinson (member of One Direction)

• perspective of a boy
• about girl
• boy admires girl's beauty
• girl is unaware of her beauty

"You don't know you're beautiful

If only you saw what I can see

You'll understand why I want You so desperately

Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe You don't know, oh-oh

You don't know you're beautiful, oh-oh

That's what makes you beautiful"

-One Direction ("What Makes You Beautiful")

• self-assessment does not fit assessment of others
• self-doubts make insecure and shy
• being loved although you do not feel loveable

message

Analysis and the song's message

background information

analysis

• lenght: 3:22 minutes
• release date: September 11th 2011
• musicvideo release date: August 19th 2011 (20 most clicked videos on youtube 1.1 billion clicks)
• lable: Syco and Columbia
• production: Cosmos Studio and Kinglet Studio (Stockholm)
• lyrics: Rami Yacoub and Savan Falk

"... there's a girl in particular that's really hot, but she actually doesn't know it. That's the whole point of the song, like she's so hot, but she doesn't realize it, but we do!"

- Louis Tomlinson (member of One Direction)

• perspective of a boy
• about girl
• boy admires girl's beauty
• girl is unaware of her beauty

"You don't know you're beautiful

If only you saw what I can see

You'll understand why I want You so desperately

Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe You don't know, oh-oh

You don't know you're beautiful, oh-oh

That's what makes you beautiful"

-One Direction ("What Makes You Beautiful")

• self-assessment does not fit assessment of others
• self-doubts make insecure and shy
• being loved although you do not feel loveable

singer, songwriter

Niall Horan

Louis Tomlinson

Harry Styles

singer, songwriter

singer, songwriter,guitarist,actor

singer, songwriter, guitarist

Liam Payne

How they live today

• 2 albums ("Harry Styles" in 2017, "Fine Line" in 2019, currently releasing 3rd album)
• branddeal with Gucci
• most succsessful out of the four (Coachella, MET-GALA, actingcareer, fandom)
• biggest change (music, appearance)
• no details about privat life

• 1 album ("Walls" 2020), 3 singles ("Back to You" 2017, "Miss You" 2017, "Just Hold On" 2016)
• no recent performances
• less public appearance

• 2 albums ("Flicker" 2017, "Heartbreak Weather" 2020) 1 single ("Our Song" 2021)
• active on instagram
• several guesthost performances on late night shows
• golf

• 1 album ("LP1" 2019), 3 singles ("Strip That Down" 2017, "Midnight" 2020, "Sunshine" 2021)
• less public appearance

• fandom
• music
• well-known

Why I chose One Direction

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Payne

Sources