One Direction took off after appearing on 'The X Factor' Sophie Dodd is a writer for PEOPLE. She previously worked as an editorial assistant at PEOPLE from 2018 to 2022. One Direction fans are ...

What happened: Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall, and Zayn Malik all auditioned for The X Factor as solo artists but were rejected. Why this is important: The initial rejection could have been the end of the ...

Zayn Malik has quit One Direction following five years with the boy band. In a statement posted on the group’s official Facebook page, Malik announced his departure from the group. “My life with One ...

Even when the night changes, Zayn Malik continues to look back at his time with boy band One Direction with fondness. When asked when he knew it was time to leave the group, Zayn said, "I think I'd ...