English-Irish teen-pop boy band formed during the British TV singing competition "The X Factor" in 2010. They finished third in the series and subsequently signed with [a255992's label [l100130.
In March 2015, [a2508411 left the group and the band went on an indefinite hiatus in January 2016.
On October 16, 2024, Liam Payne died after falling from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the age of 31.
