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| Years_active = 2010–present | Label = | Associated_acts = ''The X Factor'' finalists 2010 | URL = (onedirectionmusic.com ) | Current_members = | Past_members = Zayn Malik }} One Direction (commonly abbreviated as 1D) are an English-Irish pop boy band based in London, composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and previously, Zayn Malik until his departure from the band on 25 March 2015. The group signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records after forming and finishing third in the seventh series of the British televised singing competition ''The X Factor'' in 2010. Propelled to international success by social media, One Direction's four albums, ''Up All Night'' (2011), ''Take Me Home'' (2012), ''Midnight Memories'' (2013) and ''Four'' (2014) topped charts in most major markets, and generated hit singles including "What Makes You Beautiful", "Live While We're Young", and "Story of My Life". Their fifth studio album, ''Made in the A.M.'', was released in November 2015. Their achievements include five Brit Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, eleven MTV Europe Music Awards, and nineteen Teen Choice Awards out of nineteen nominations, among many others. 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. They were proclaimed 2012's "Top New Artist" by ''Billboard''. According to the ''Sunday Times Rich List'', by April 2013, they had an estimated personal combined wealth of £25 million ($41.2m) making them the second-wealthiest musicians in the UK under 30 years of age. In 2014, ''Forbes'' listed them the second-highest earning celebrities under 30, with the group earning an estimated $75 million from June 2013 to June 2014.〔("Justin Bieber is Forbes' highest-earning celebrity under 30 pocketing $80m this year... which should just about cover his costly legal woes" ). Mail Online. Retrieved 25 November 2014〕 In June 2015, ''Forbes'' listed their earnings at $130 million for the previous twelve months,〔("One Direction's Earnings: $130 Million in 2015" ). Forbes. Retrieved 4 November 2015〕 and ranked them the fourth highest earning celebrities in the world. After the release of ''Four'', One Direction became the first band in the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 history to have their first four albums debut at number one. Their third album, ''Midnight Memories'', was the biggest-selling album worldwide of 2013 despite being released in late November. The band's Where We Are Tour in support of ''Midnight Memories'' and ''Four'', was the highest-grossing concert tour in 2014, and the highest-grossing tour ever by a vocal group, generating $282 million.〔 In 2014, ''Billboard'' named One Direction Artist of the Year.〔("The Year in Pop 2014: One Direction, 'Frozen,' & Pharrell Dominate" ). Billboard. Retrieved 8 January 2015〕 The group also won the award for Artist of the Year at the 2014 and 2015 American Music Awards.〔 The band will temporarily go on hiatus in March 2016 following their fifth album for a year to pursue solo careers.〔(One Direction to 'disband' in March to pursue solo projects - Yahoo News UK )〕 ==History== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「One Direction」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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