Former One Direction Members: Where Are They Now?

One Direction may be on an extended hiatus, but Harry Styles , Niall Horan, Liam Payne , Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik have continued to make music — and headlines — over the years. After forming and finishing in third place on the U.K.

’s version of The X Factor in 2010, One Direction released four successful studio albums — Up All Night, Take Me Home, Midnight Memories and Four . Following five years as a group, however, Malik was the first to leave the band, announcing his departure in March 2015. Horan, Payne, Styles and Tomlinson went on to release a fifth album , Made in the A.

M. , without Malik. Shortly after the record dropped, however, the remaining band members announced they were taking an extended hiatus.

Less than a year later , Us Weekly broke the news in that the foursome decided “not to renew their recording contract,” ultimately calling it quits as a band. You have successfully subscribed. By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Check our latest news in Google News Check our latest news in Apple News In October 2024, Payne died at age 31.

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