They may have been on hiatus for six years, but our lives would still suck withoutOne Direction!
On Wednesday, The X-Factor U.K. shared just under30 minutes of unseen footageof the former boy band made up ofNiall Horan,Zayn Malik,Liam Payne,Harry StylesandLouis Tomlinson.
The competition series released extended film of the hitmakers’ earliest moments as a band, showing extended footage surrounding their first-ever performance in front of the judges ofNatalie Imbruglia’s “Torn” and an unreleased performance ofKelly Clarkson’s “My Life Would Suck Without You.”
Prior to their performance, the group, then between the ages of 16 and 18, spoke about how high the stakes felt. “There’s a lot of pressure today to show that what they’re doing is the right decision. We all think it’s the right decision though because we’re living it,” Payne, now 30, says. “The first performance we’ve got to show that we’re for real and we are a boy band and we can do this.”
For the second song the “What Makes You Beautiful” band ever sang, they chose Clarkson’s 2009 hit. In the new video, they give a charming yet rocky performance of the pop-rock song, as each member gets a chance to step forward and belt out several verses. Styles, now 29, crooned the chorus as the rest of the band lulled harmonies to support him.
One Direction.Dave Hogan/Getty
Dave Hogan/Getty
One Direction.Christie Goodwin/Redferns
Christie Goodwin/Redferns
The music industry veteran explained to the teenage fivesome, who were all near tears, that he could see they were less experienced than some of the other people in the competition. He ultimately sent them onto the next round and said, “When it worked, it worked. I genuinely think that you work as a band.”
At one point, Cowell also jokingly asks 1D if they had a “falling out” yet, adding, “You will, trust me.”
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One Direction went on to win third place of the reality show in 2010 and released fouralbums that peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Malik, now 30,left the bandafter five years in March 2015.
The remaining members continued working together until they announced in August 2015 that they weregoing on an “extended hiatus”starting in March 2016.
source: people.com
