Today marks 10YearsOfOneDirection. Take a look back at Niall, Harry, Louis, Liam and Zayn's original, solo auditions for 'The X Factor' before becoming a group
, who quit One Direction in early 2015, and Louis Tomlinson were both let through unanimously in 2010 thanks to their takes on Mario’s “Let Me Love You” and Plain White T’s’ “Hey There Delilah,” respectively. The biggest success story, however, wastwo years prior, making it all the way to Cowell’s Barbados home before being let go and told to return in a couple years. He shocked the judges with his growth, going big band and booming with a cover of the Fifties standard “Cry Me a River.
The rest of the clip shows a condensed version of the band’s time on the show. Cowell referred to them as “the most exciting pop band in the country today” – which was long before One Direction became an international success. Even then, the group was a fan favorite with a huge online following, which helped launch One Direction far beyond the reality series after coming in third place on the show.
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