One Direction: Quick Facts

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Date	2010 - 2016
Related People	Harry Styles • Niall Horan • Zayn Malik • Liam Payne • Louis Tomlinson

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One Direction members Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, and Harry Styles pose together at a London event in 2011, standing in front of a branded backdrop.

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