Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. Rock and pop music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which pop became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral , and accessible.
200-503: One Direction , often shortened to 1D , were an English-Irish pop boy band formed in London in 2010. The group consisted of Niall Horan , Zayn Malik (until his departure in 2015), Liam Payne , Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson . They became one of the best-selling boy groups of all time before going on an indefinite hiatus in 2016. The group signed with Simon Cowell 's record label Syco Records after forming and placing third in
400-473: A chorus that contrasts melodically, rhythmically and harmonically with the verse . The beat and the melodies tend to be simple, with limited harmonic accompaniment. The lyrics of modern pop songs typically focus on simple themes – often love and romantic relationships – although there are notable exceptions. Harmony and chord progressions in pop music are often "that of classical European tonality , only more simple-minded." Clichés include
600-521: A homogeneous sound and message, and the pitch-correcting software Auto-Tune . Alexis Petridis of The Guardian interpreted its signature sound as a "peppy, synth -bolstered take on early-80s new-wave pop, heavy on clipped rhythms and chugging guitars", which, he said, is at least an improvement on the substitute contemporary R&B "that was once the grim lot of the boyband". Jon Caramanica, writing in The New York Times , considered
800-537: A soprano range. Scherzinger's vocal abilities have received contrasting opinions; Adam White of The Daily Telegraph considers her as "an incredible vocalist" but notes that her voice is not distinct. Her vocal performance on Killer Love (2011) received similar reviews from music critics. Michael Cragg of The Observer wrote, "Scherzinger's not inconsiderable voice is used as a blank canvas" with producers projecting suggestions from other artists. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic wrote that, she "sings with
1000-512: A "joking" and "fun" manner in their songs, music videos, and individual personas when compared to boy bands of the past. They were credited with breaking "the boy band mold". Despite their differences in that regard, the group still used an approach pioneered by The Beatles in which each member was applied a persona; Horan as "the cute Irish one", Malik as "the quiet and mysterious one", Payne as "the sensible one", Styles as "the charming flirt" and Tomlinson as "the funny one". TMRW Magazine wrote in
1200-585: A "love letter" to the LGBTQ community in which she praised the community for "standing strong against adversity and [for being] a community that unites for change." On the day of the election of Donald Trump in November 2024, the comedian and Trump supporter Russell Brand posted a photo of himself on Instagram in which he waved a Trump-style red cap adorned with the slogan "Make Jesus First Again." Scherzinger sparked controversy when she replied to Brand's post with
1400-439: A $ 100 million business empire by 2013: "What you might not know about One Direction is that they already represent a $ 50 million business and that's a figure we expect to double next year". In August 2012, the group's record sales exceeded 8 million singles, 3 million albums, and 1 million DVDs, and they performed "What Makes You Beautiful" at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in London, which represented
1600-409: A 2017 interview that he was the first member of the group to bring up the idea of the hiatus in late 2014, saying he "didn't want to exhaust our fanbase" and that all members later eventually agreed. Tomlinson would say in a 2020 interview that he was "fuming" and not ready when the idea was brought up and that "even though I don't fully understand everyone's individual reasons, I respect them". The On
1800-603: A 2020 story that the group "helped defy traits typically associated with toxic masculinity" and that "their friendship set them apart, made them more real". Pop music Identifying factors of pop music usually include repeated choruses and hooks , short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse–chorus structure ), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much of pop music also borrows elements from other styles such as rock, urban , dance , Latin , and country . The terms popular music and pop music are often used interchangeably, although
2000-490: A 30-piece range. Their collaboration helped the retailer increase profit by 70%. In cooperation with Unilever , Scherzinger recorded Duran Duran 's " Rio " (1982). In December 2011, Scherzinger began endorsing the imPress Nails manicure line and has her own signature series. From 2012 to 2014, Scherzinger was the ambassador for Herbal Essences . In March 2013, she was announced as an ambassador for British Airways promoting first class routes to Moscow. In April 2013, it
2200-788: A certain extent, entertain." Jane Stevenson of the portal site Canoe concurred: "What I didn't really prepare myself for was that they all can actually sing in concert." Chris Richards, writing in The Washington Post , dissented from the approval: "As the five traded couplets, it was tough to imagine a future Justin Timberlake , Ricky Martin or Bobby Brown emerging from the pack. No one voice stood out." Mike Wass of Idolator felt One Direction's "surprisingly accomplished effort" of Kings of Leon 's " Use Somebody " proved that One Direction are "more than capable" of evolving their sound. Their third album, Midnight Memories (2013),
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#17328013963912400-605: A film which documents the concerts of 28 and 29 June 2014 that took place in San Siro Stadium during their Where We Are Tour . After the announcement, the band announced the film would also have a limited 10–11 October 2014 international cinema release before its home media release in November 2014. The group also released an autobiography book titled Who We Are on 25 September 2014. On 8 September 2014, One Direction announced their fourth studio album to be titled Four , set to be released on 17 November 2014. As part of
2600-415: A five-piece boy band, thus qualifying for the "Groups" category. American singer Nicole Scherzinger , a guest judge, and long-time judge Simon Cowell both claimed to have come up with the idea of forming the band. In 2013, Cowell said that it "took [him] 10 minutes to put them together as a group". In 2022, a never-before-seen video proved that Scherzinger did indeed play the most significant role in forming
2800-621: A fragrance, as well as serving as an ambassador for the Special Olympics and as a supporter of UNICEF UK . Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Valiente was born on June 29, 1978, in Honolulu , Hawaii , to Alfonso Valiente of Filipino descent and Rosemary, her mother, who is of Native Hawaiian and Ukrainian descent. Alfonso left the family when Nicole was two years old. Rosemary then married German-American Gary Scherzinger, who adopted Nicole, and whose surname she eventually took. She has
3000-450: A gang of friends, and kind of fearless as well". Within the first four weeks of the live shows , they were his final act in the competition. The group quickly gained popularity in the UK. One Direction were the last contestant eliminated in the competition and immediately after the final, their song " Forever Young ", which would have been released if they had won The X Factor , was leaked onto
3200-429: A good direction", and that the band was "not entirely ready to let go of its bubble-gum days". Rolling Stone described the record as "saturated with retro vibes", saying that its songs "split the difference between big, splashy Eighties pop rock and more elegant Seventies flavours – a very pesky whipper-snapper move that's not so far from what Haim 's hit ' Days Are Gone ' did last year". In 2011, One Direction became
3400-400: A hiatus to further pursue solo careers. In December 2009, Scherzinger was announced as the third judge joining Ben Folds and Boyz II Men band member Shawn Stockman on the first season of The Sing-Off . She returned for the second season before being replaced by Sara Bareilles . In May 2010, Scherzinger and her dance partner Derek Hough won the tenth season of Dancing with
3600-577: A judge caused controversy. She later received backlash and death threats after sending the result to deadlock in the quarter-final, which resulted in Rachel Crow 's elimination. She mentored the Over 30s; her final act, Josh Krajcik , was named the runner-up of the season. In December 2011, as part of the 25th anniversary of The Phantom of the Opera , Scherzinger performed the song of the same name at
3800-570: A judge on television talent shows, including The Sing-Off (2009–2010), The X Factor US (2011), The X Factor UK (2012–2013, 2016–2017), Australia's Got Talent (2019), and The Masked Singer (2019–2023). In 2010, she competed on the television dancing competition show Dancing with the Stars , in which she won. Other work during this period includes her theatrical roles in Cats (2014) and Sunset Boulevard (2023–2024), as well as roles in
4000-399: A light entertainment and easy listening tradition. Pop music is more conservative than other music genres such as folk, blues, country, and tradition. Many pop songs do not contain themes of resistance, opposition, or politics, rather focusing more on love and relationships. Therefore, pop music does not challenge its audiences socially, and does not cause political activism. Frith also said
4200-581: A live medley performance of their previous singles and their new song, " React ". British media regulator Ofcom received over 400 complaints from viewers who criticized the band's perceived provocative nature of their performance. The third season of The Masked Singer premiered in February 2020 as the Super Bowl LIV lead-out program and was viewed by over 27.3 million people—the series' most watched episode. The Pussycat Dolls' "React"
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#17328013963914400-614: A music group's formation until the recording of their debut album. Warner Bros. imprint London-Sire Records signed the group to a recording contract before the band was named and had finalized its membership, due to the hours of network television exposure the group would receive. Initially reluctant to audition, Scherzinger later opted otherwise as she saw it as an opportunity to travel to Los Angeles. For her audition she sang Whitney Houston 's version of Dolly Parton's song " I Will Always Love You " and alongside Ana Maria Lombo, Maile Misajon, Ivette Sosa, and Rosanna Tavarez , established
4600-407: A music researcher, states pop music as any type of music that a person has been exposed to by the mass media. Most individuals think that pop music is just the singles charts and not the sum of all chart music. The music charts contain songs from a variety of sources, including classical , jazz , rock , and novelty songs . As a genre, pop music is seen to exist and develop separately. Therefore,
4800-584: A musical career, Scherzinger dropped out of college and toured with the American rock band Days of the New before finding mild success with Eden's Crush , a girl group created through The WB 's talent competition show Popstars . After taking on minor acting roles, Scherzinger became the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls. Scherzinger carved out a solo career outside the group; her debut album, Her Name
5000-505: A part of the group but still having his own individual style. One Direction have been described as sparking a resurgence in the interest in boy bands as well as forming part of a new " British Invasion " (along with acts like Adele ) in the United States. Many media outlets noted that One Direction was the first boy band to rise to and eventually surpass a level of popularity comparable to NSYNC , Backstreet Boys , and New Kids on
5200-653: A perfectionist when it comes to her releasing music claiming she had decided to shelve five albums, most notably, Her Name Is Nicole . While recording for the album Scherzinger incorporated pop , R&B , hip hop , and rock genres. Her intent was to differentiate herself from her role as the lead vocalist of the Pussycat Dolls and establish herself as a solo artist. Her debut album, Killer Love skewed towards Europop and explored new genres such as, dance and electronic . The album consists two-thirds of up-tempo songs and one-third ballads. In Big Fat Lie Scherzinger returned to "various pop and dance tropes familiar from
5400-498: A pop song is to them, songs from the 1960s turned out to be the most memorable, significantly more than songs from recent years 2000 to 2015. Before the progressive pop of the late 1960s, performers were typically unable to decide on the artistic content of their music. Assisted by the mid-1960s economic boom, record labels began investing in artists, giving them the freedom to experiment, and offering them limited control over their content and marketing. This situation declined after
5600-651: A predatory allure in the character that is both captivating and chilling." For her performance on the West End, Scherzinger received the 2023 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Musical Performance and the 2024 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical . She is set to make her Broadway debut in the role for the Broadway transfer of the production at the St. James Theatre . On June 16, 2024, Scherzinger performed " What I Did for Love (A Chorus Line) " to accompany
5800-685: A priest, Scherzinger was raised as Roman Catholic and considered herself conservative with "really strong religious beliefs" and would go to church twice a week in order to make her mother proud. At the age of 14, she joined Actors Theatre of Louisville , where she was cast in her first professional play, La Bête . She graduated in 1996 from the Youth Performing Arts School (YPAS) at duPont Manual High School , where she participated in many plays, including Alice in Wonderland , in which she portrayed Alice. Scherzinger
6000-399: A ratings success for the network. In May 2019, Scherzinger was announced as a judge on the ninth season of Australia's Got Talent . Between October and December 2019, she appeared as judge on The X Factor spin-off's Celebrity and The Band . On the finale of The X Factor: Celebrity , the Pussycat Dolls, consisting of Sutta, Bachar, Roberts, Scherzinger, and Wyatt, reunited with
6200-404: A separation which was "also, broadly, one between boys and girls, middle-class and working-class." The latter half of the 20th century included a large-scale trend in American culture in which the boundaries between art and pop music were increasingly blurred. Between 1950 and 1970, there was a debate of pop versus art. Since then, certain music publications have embraced the music's legitimacy,
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6400-414: A series of commercials in which Tomlinson, Payne, Styles and Horan showed us what it means to be a True Friend. One Direction revealed their fourth fragrance 'Between Us' at The Sanderson in London, England on 24 June. The band appeared in a Honda Civic ad which shows the quartet testing out the car's stereo, style and trunk space with a humorous tone and the tagline "It's all One Direction approved." The ad
6600-440: A sex symbol and "one of the hottest women on the planet." Since 2006 she has been featured on FHM ' s " 100 Sexiest Women " list peaking at number nine in 2011 and 2014. In 2012, VH1 ranked her eighth on their list of "100 Sexiest Artists", while Complex magazine ranked her twenty-ninth on their list of "The 100 Hottest Female Singers of All Time". In late 2012, Scherzinger spoke of her experiences with bulimia at
6800-470: A strong place, not a weak place, and there's a big difference. There's a big difference when you see someone who still has class and is empowering." Scherzinger is best known as the lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls and is credited with leading the group into becoming one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time, selling over 55 million records worldwide. Her prominent role was met with criticism from critics and her fellow members. Despite being
7000-416: A tendency to reflect existing trends rather than progressive developments ; and seeks to encourage dancing or uses dance-oriented rhythms. The main medium of pop music is the song, often between two and a half and three and a half minutes in length, generally marked by a consistent and noticeable rhythmic element , a mainstream style and a simple traditional structure . The structure of many popular songs
7200-475: A thriving pop music industry, most of which is devoted to Western-style pop. Japan has for several years produced a greater quantity of music than everywhere except the US. The spread of Western-style pop music has been interpreted variously as representing processes of Americanization, homogenization , modernization, creative appropriation, cultural imperialism , or a more general process of globalization . One of
7400-488: A trend referred to as " poptimism ". Throughout its development, pop music has absorbed influences from other genres of popular music. Early pop music drew on traditional pop , an American counterpart to German Schlager and French Chanson , however compared to the pop of European countries, traditional pop originally emphasized influences ranging from Tin Pan Alley songwriting, Broadway theatre , and show tunes . As
7600-533: A voice cameo in Ralph Breaks the Internet . Scherzinger began 2019 with appearing as a panelist on The Masked Singer ; a reality singing competition where celebrities sing covers of famous songs while wearing costumes that conceal their identities. The program's premiere was the highest- rated unscripted television series debut in the United States since The X Factor USA in 2011, and has since been
7800-425: A younger sister, Keala. When Nicole was six, they moved to Louisville, Kentucky , where her mother was a clerk, and her step-father was a welder. Scherzinger describes her upbringing as difficult as she grew up "without much money" and supported her parents by being a waitress, taking local modelling jobs, and being part of an entertainment troupe of the local amusement park, Kentucky Kingdom . With her grandfather
8000-454: Is Nicole, was shelved due to insufficient commercial response from its promotional singles. However, her debut album was released as Killer Love (2011)—which was supported by the singles " Right There " (featuring 50 Cent ), " Poison " and " Don't Hold Your Breath "—followed by its sequel, Big Fat Lie (2014). Both albums failed to chart domestically, although they found moderate success on international charts. Scherzinger has served as
8200-489: Is a pop rock record, a slight departure from the band's original teen pop sound. Liam Payne called Midnight Memories a "slightly rockier and edgier" album than their previous material. The album is heavily influenced by 80's rock and folk music and briefly integrates elements of dubstep, notably in "Little White Lies". The album's lyrical themes primarily revolve around love, heartbreak and sexual intercourse. Many critics praised its lyrical depth and musical composition, as well as
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8400-532: Is able to relax and have some private time out of the spotlight. I know I have four friends for life in Louis, Liam, Harry and Niall. I know they will continue to be the best band in the world." In a subsequent interview, Malik denied rumours of a rift between the members and said, "My band has been really supportive". (In later interviews, Malik would say he left the group because he was unhappy with its musical direction and his inability to "put any input in".) On 14 May,
8600-425: Is all the collective clubs around the world. Radio is just doing its best to keep up." Songs that talked of escapism through partying became the most popular, influenced by the impulse to forget the economic troubles that had taken over the world after the 2008 crash . Throughout the 2010s, a lot of pop music also began to take cues from Alternative pop . Popularized by artists such as Lana Del Rey and Lorde in
8800-652: Is essentially conservative". It is, "provided from on high (by record companies, radio programmers, and concert promoters) rather than being made from below (...) Pop is not a do-it-yourself music but is professionally produced and packaged". According to Frith, characteristics of pop music include an aim of appealing to a general audience, rather than to a particular sub-culture or ideology, and an emphasis on craftsmanship rather than formal "artistic" qualities. Besides, Frith also offers three identifying characteristics of pop music: light entertainment, commercial imperatives, and personal identification. Pop music grew out of
9000-534: Is largely the story of the intertwining pop culture of the United States and the United Kingdom in the postwar era. — Bob Stanley According to Grove Music Online , "Western-derived pop styles, whether coexisting with or marginalizing distinctively local genres, have spread throughout the world and have come to constitute stylistic common denominators in global commercial music cultures". Some non-Western countries, such as Japan, have developed
9200-462: Is most in line with the tastes and interests of the urban middle class." The term "pop song" was first used in 1926, in the sense of a piece of music "having popular appeal". Hatch and Millward indicate that many events in the history of recording in the 1920s can be seen as the birth of the modern pop music industry, including in country , blues , and hillbilly music . According to the website of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians ,
9400-559: Is set to the 1D single " Drag Me Down ". The group's 2015 U.S. tour was also supported by Honda . In 2011, the band performed on the BBC's Children in Need 2011 charity telethon. In 2012, they extended their involvement with Children in Need as they opened the telecast with a performance of their single " Live While We're Young ". A prominent annual event in British television, the group said it
9600-430: Is that of a verse and a chorus, the chorus serving as the portion of the track that is designed to stick in the ear through simple repetition both musically and lyrically. The chorus is often where the music builds towards and is often preceded by "the drop" where the bass and drum parts "drop out". Common variants include the verse-chorus form and the thirty-two-bar form , with a focus on melodies and catchy hooks , and
9800-466: Is the only place I'm open about it." Scherzinger was engaged to Nick Hexum , lead singer of 311 , whom she dated from 2000 to 2004. Scherzinger commenced a high-profile relationship with Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton , after meeting at the 2007 MTV Europe Music Awards in Munich . Their on-and-off relationship of seven years was a tabloid fixture in the British press. They separated for
10000-464: Is their highest-charting single in the US to date, reaching number two. It broke the 24-Hour Vevo Record with 10.9 million views on YouTube (this was the second time the band held the record with "Live While We're Young" attaining 8.2 million views on 20 September 2012). One Direction: This Is Us , a 3D documentary and concert film about the group directed by Morgan Spurlock and produced by Spurlock, Ben Winston, Adam Milano and Simon Cowell,
10200-477: The Billboard 200 with its first three albums, and the second to reach the top after The Monkees in 1967. The album has since been recognised as a turning point in the musical style of the band, with sites quoting it as having a "significant shift in sound" in addition to the solos in songs being more evenly spread out in contrast to their previous two albums. 15 of the album's 18 songs were written by members in
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#173280139639110400-518: The National Post , remarked they had succeeded on the latter front. "For the most part, that just means the group presents themselves as typical, goofy and uncensored teenage boys – posting jokey YouTube videos, for instance, or boozing at awards shows." Writing for The Observer , Kitty Empire opined, "One Direction fulfill a great many boy band prerequisites (looks, soppy lyrics, tune-grasp, fame-lust) but their lack of routines points to
10600-569: The 2017 Brit Awards on 22 February, One Direction won the Video of the Year award for their song " History ". Payne, the only member in attendance, accepted the award on behalf of the band. By May 2017, all members of the group had released solo singles. Since then, all band members have pursued other projects and released at least one solo album. In February 2018, it was reported that the group had folded its touring company after applying for removal within
10800-518: The Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist. It was released as the lead single for the US version of Killer Love , however after a number of delays, the release was never materialized. Initially hired to co-host with Steve Jones the first season of the USA show of The X Factor , Scherzinger's eventual replacement of former judge of The X Factor UK , Cheryl Cole amidst the audition stages as
11000-531: The Companies House registry in October 2017. The group did not reunite before Payne's death on 16 October 2024 . The following day, the remaining band members (including Malik) released a joint statement paying tribute to Payne. Following Payne’s death, One Direction‘s music has seen a significant surge on charts around the world, which includes all five of the group’s albums returning to the top 40 of
11200-505: The Disney animated film Moana (2016), the television film Dirty Dancing (2017), and the television special Annie Live! (2021). During her career, Scherzinger has received nominations for a Grammy and two Laurence Olivier Awards . She won the 2024 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance as Norma Desmond in 2023 West End revival of Sunset Boulevard . Her other ventures include clothing lines and
11400-449: The In memoriam segment of the 77th Tony Awards . Scherzinger has named Whitney Houston as her idol and biggest influence. She said that she wanted to be "Whitney Houston growing up" and praised the singer's vocal abilities and stage presence. She noted, "no one can sing [her songs] like her. She had such a powerful energy about her that when she sang it was like she had wings — she filled
11600-629: The London Palladium where she played the role for a 12-week run until February 8, 2015; her performance received rave reviews from critics particularly praising her rendition of the song standard " Memory " and garnered a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical . She was set to reprise Grizabella in the Broadway revival of Cats but a week before rehearsals she quit after producers refused to give her top billing. On June 30, 2015, Scherzinger
11800-564: The Rockefeller Center ; an estimated 15,000 fans descended on the plaza. "What Makes You Beautiful" was officially released in the United States that same month, where it debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 28, becoming the highest debut for a British act in more than a decade, and ultimately reached number four. By June 2016, it would sell 4.8 million copies in the US and over 7 million copies worldwide. Up All Night
12000-650: The Take Me Home Tour . The concert tour consisted of 123 shows in Europe, North America, Asia, and Oceania. Ticket sales reached 300,000 within a day of release in the UK and Ireland, which included a six-date sell-out at the O 2 Arena in London. In the Australian and New Zealand markets, tickets grossed US$ 15.7 million, with all 190,000 tickets being sold for the eighteen shows to be held. The tour received critical acclaim from music critics who praised
12200-585: The Up All Night Tour . Upon One Direction's arrival in the US in February 2012, the group embarked on a radio promotion spree, as well as their first North American concert tour as an opening act for Big Time Rush , opening 16 shows after they had completed the first leg of the Up All Night Tour. That month, they announced that an Oceania leg had been added to the tour. They made their first US television appearance on The Today Show , at
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#173280139639112400-556: The Where We Are Tour . Tickets for the tour sold out in minutes and more shows were added due to "overwhelming demand". On 23 November 2013, in support of Midnight Memories , the band participated in "1D Day", a day dedicated to One Direction fans. The day constituted of a landmark 7.5-hour socially interactive YouTube live-stream featuring live band performances, celebrity guests including, Simon Cowell , Cindy Crawford , Piers Morgan , and Jerry Springer . On 28 October 2013,
12600-434: The barbershop quartet-style harmony (i.e. ii – V – I) and blues scale -influenced harmony. There was a lessening of the influence of traditional views of the circle of fifths between the mid-1950s and the late 1970s, including less predominance for the dominant function . In October 2023, Billboard compiled a list of "the 500 best pop songs". In doing so, they noted the difficulty of defining "pop songs": One of
12800-419: The highest-grossing concert tour in 2014 (grossing $ 87 million more than the second highest-grossing tour, Justin Timberlake 's The 20/20 Experience World Tour ), the 15th highest-grossing concert tour of all time, and the highest-grossing tour of all time by a vocal group. The tour was attended by 3.4 million fans. On 21 July 2014, One Direction announced One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film ,
13000-596: The protests against the building of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea ; a place considered a holy spiritual site for native Hawaiians. In April 2010, Scherzinger teamed up with clothing store C&A to launch her own collection of lingerie, shoes, handbags and jewelry in Brazilian stores. A collaboration with online fashion retailer Missguided was released in March 2014, where she designed
13200-507: The seventh series of the British televised singing competition The X Factor in 2010. Propelled to global success by social media , One Direction's five albums, Up All Night (2011), Take Me Home (2012), Midnight Memories (2013), Four (2014) and Made in the A.M. (2015), topped charts in several countries and generated hit singles including " What Makes You Beautiful ", " Live While We're Young ", " Best Song Ever ", " Story of My Life " and " Drag Me Down ". Midnight Memories
13400-424: The "ultimate modern celebrity" thanks to her work with the Pussycat Dolls, her television ventures and her publicized personal life. He opined that despite her possessing natural talents, she doesn't have " Lady Gaga 's edge, Katy Perry 's chutzpah nor Rihanna 's élan" adding her "drive, passion, [and] unstinting commitment to succeed" is what sets her apart from other singers. Scherzinger has developed an image as
13600-468: The 2012 Royal Variety Performance in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II , and headlined a sold-out show at New York City's Madison Square Garden on 3 December 2012. In February 2013, One Direction released " One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks) ", a cover version of " One Way or Another " and " Teenage Kicks ", as the 2013 Comic Relief single. The charity single reached number one in the UK and Ireland alongside various other countries while peaking at 13 in
13800-489: The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat , Evita . Following the death of Prince in late of April 2016, Scherzinger posted a lengthy tribute citing him as a "mentor" and "inspiration" to her career. While on stage Scherzinger borrows personas of Tina Turner and Mick Jagger ; "the way he prances around stage and the poise he has on stage. But I love [Turner's] attitude and sass. I steal from her all
14000-435: The American and (from the mid-1960s) British music industries , whose influence has made pop music something of an international monoculture, but most regions and countries have their own form of pop music, sometimes producing local versions of wider trends, and lending them local characteristics. Some of these trends (for example Europop ) have had a significant impact on the development of the genre. The story of pop music
14200-576: The Block at their peaks. HuffPost wrote that "One Direction's level of fame surpassed anything that modern audiences had seen" and that "fans and non-fans alike widely agree that such intense levels of fandom hadn't been seen since The Beatles in the 1960s". NPR described the group as "one of the biggest boy bands the world had ever seen" and the group has been described as "the world's biggest boy band" as recently as 2020, four years since their hiatus. Rolling Stone named " What Makes You Beautiful "
14400-704: The One Direction Colgate Maxfresh Manual Toothbrush, and the One Direction Colgate MaxFresh Toothpaste. The band was signed by Pepsi in a multimillion-dollar advertising deal in 2012. Social media marketing included a tie up with Shazam , whereby consumers that used the digital music app in conjunction with the ad both on TV and online were able to view exclusive content and link back to iTunes to buy One Direction's single, " Live While We're Young ". Mini figures based on members of
14600-495: The Pussycat Dolls, struck a joint venture with Interscope Records and, along with record producers Jimmy Iovine and Ron Fair , launched an open audition for a separate recording group. After will.i.am recommended Scherzinger to Iovine, and in hopes to obtain a solo deal, she successfully auditioned in December 2003 along with Melody Thornton joining Carmit Bachar , Ashley Roberts , Jessica Sutta and Kimberly Wyatt . As
14800-466: The Road Again tour concluded on 31 October 2015 after playing eighty shows in stadiums across Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America. The tour sold more than 2.3 million tickets and grossed $ 208 million, making it the second highest-grossing tour of 2015. The band released Made in the A.M. on 13 November 2015, topping the charts in the UK and other countries, while reaching number two in
15000-693: The Royal Variety Performance . Meanwhile, Killer Love was re-released with four additional songs, including the fifth and final single, " Try with Me ". Scherzinger left The X Factor USA after the conclusion of the first season. She was replaced by Demi Lovato for the second season of The X Factor USA . In February 2012, she embarked on her first headlining tour in the United Kingdom, and later briefly appeared in Barry Sonnenfeld 's Men in Black 3 . On June 15, 2012, she
15200-783: The Stand up to Cancer campaign by giving portions of their ticket sales revenues from their Where We Are Tour . On 15 November 2014, One Direction joined the charity group Band Aid 30 along with other British and Irish pop acts, recording the latest version of the track " Do They Know It's Christmas? " at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill , London, to raise money for the 2014 Ebola crisis in Western Africa. In 2015, One Direction launched 'Action 1D' campaign to raise awareness of global issues. The initiative aims to end extreme poverty, tackle inequality and slow down climate change with
15400-503: The Stars . In July 2010, Scherzinger served as a guest judge on The X Factor UK , where she formed One Direction , by picking up the boys and insisting with other judges that the boys together would have been a smash. Her stint was "well-received by viewers and producers". The following month, she portrayed Maureen in Neil Patrick Harris ' Hollywood Bowl production of the rock musical Rent . Her performance in
15600-658: The UK Albums Chart as well as all five charting on the US Billboard 200. One Direction's debut studio album, Up All Night (2011), is predominantly a pop music record, containing elements of teen pop , dance-pop , pop rock , with electropop and rock influences. Digital Spy 's Robert Copsey described the album as a "collection of PG pop rock with killer choruses", while The New York Times considered it "full of easy rock-inflected pop, blithe and sometimes clever". Jason Lipshutz of Billboard acknowledged that
15800-535: The UK Albums Chart, which led to her eventual departure from the label the following year. The album was preceded by the singles " Your Love ", " Run " and " On the Rocks ". "Your Love" peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart and was a moderate success on other international markets. In December, Scherzinger made her West End debut starring as Grizabella in the 2014 revival of the musical Cats at
16000-590: The UK and Ireland, One Direction's debut single, " What Makes You Beautiful ", was a commercial and international success. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart after becoming the most pre-ordered Sony Music Entertainment single in history. Subsequent singles, " Gotta Be You " and " One Thing ", peaked in the UK Singles Chart top ten. In November 2011, One Direction signed a record deal with Columbia Records in North America. Steve Barnett ,
16200-473: The US group was trying to make money from One Direction's success and that the boy band was the first to use the name in US interstate commerce. The BBC reported in September 2012 that the UK group won the legal dispute over the right to keep using their band name; the US band changed its name to Uncharted Shores. The change of name was announced in a joint statement that also noted both groups were happy with
16400-424: The US. It was the sixth-best selling album of 2015. At the 2015 American Music Awards on 22 November, One Direction won the award for Artist of the Year for the second year in succession. On 13 December, One Direction performed on The X Factor final. Their final televised performance as a group took place on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve on 31 December 2015. On 13 January 2016, Us Weekly wrote that
16600-451: The US. The music video for the charity single was shot in Ghana, where the group volunteered at a children's hospital, Tokyo, New York City, and London, including at 10 Downing Street , featuring a cameo from the then- British prime minister David Cameron . Following the release of Take Me Home , One Direction embarked on their second concert tour and first all-arena tour in February 2013,
16800-541: The United States. Four was released on 17 November 2014, topping the Billboard 200 and the UK Album Chart . In total, in debuted at number one in 18 countries, selling 3.2 million copies. It became the top charted album on iTunes in 67 countries. One Direction became the only group in the 58-year history of the Billboard 200 albums chart to have their first four albums debut at number one. In February 2015,
17000-627: The Year in 2014 and 2015) and 28 Teen Choice Awards . In 2013, they earned an estimated $ 75 million, becoming the second-highest-earning celebrity under 30 according to Forbes . As the world's best-selling artist of 2013, the group was named the Global Recording Artist of the Year by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . In 2014, Billboard named the band "Artist of
17200-453: The Year". Forbes ranked them as the fourth highest-earning celebrities in the world in 2015 and subsequently in second in 2016. Niall Horan , Zayn Malik , Liam Payne , Harry Styles , and Louis Tomlinson auditioned as solo candidates for the 2010 series of the British singing competition The X Factor . They all failed to progress in the "Boys" category at the bootcamp stage of the competition, but were instead put together to form
17400-489: The album "far more mechanical" than their debut album, although noted that it is sonically and lyrically similar. The album's lyricism speaks of falling in love, unrequited love , the insistence that flaws are what make a person unique, commitment, jealousy and longing for past significant others. Erica Futterman for Rolling Stone favoured their live acoustic performances as both showing "Horan's ability to play guitar, as well as One Direction's admirable live vocals. There
17600-437: The album demonstrates an originality in sound that was "necessary for the revitalization of the boy band movement". The songs "One Thing" and "What Makes You Beautiful" were particularly noted for the genres of power pop and pop rock, for their "powerhouse" guitar riffs and "forceful" choruses. Their second album, Take Me Home (2012), is characterised by rock-inherited pop, prominent electric guitar riffs, bright synthesisers,
17800-531: The album in May 2012, in Stockholm at Kinglet Studios. The album cover artwork features the group surrounding a traditional British K2 red telephone box , a familiar sight on the streets of the UK. Take Me Home garnered generally favourable reviews from music critics . There was praise for its quality of production although it was criticised for its generic, rushed nature. One Direction performed "Little Things" at
18000-512: The album, the band performed on both the American and British versions of The X Factor . In December 2013, One Direction broke yet another UK sales record with the DVD and Blu-ray release of This Is Us . Nearly 270,000 copies of the film were sold in the UK within three days of its release, beating the record previously set by Michael Jackson's This Is It in 2010 by 10,000 copies. The group
18200-455: The announcement, one of the songs from the album, "Fireproof" was released for free download for 24 hours on their official website. " Steal My Girl ", the album's lead single, was released on 29 September 2014, receiving critical acclaim for its classic rock sound. The second single from the album, " Night Changes ", was released on 14 November, three days before the album's release. It also achieve platinum status, selling over one million units in
18400-413: The associated album was scrapped. Scherzinger returned as judge on The X Factor for its tenth series for a reported salary of $ 2.3 million. In February 2014, Scherzinger announced that she signed a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment and RCA Records for a reported $ 4.5 million. Scherzinger's second studio album, Big Fat Lie was released in October 2014. It experienced lackluster sales on
18600-416: The band (Tomlinson being the leader with 12 writing credits) compared to only four songs being written by the group on Take Me Home and three on Up All Night . The album was described by the band as edgier and as having a "slightly rockier tone" than their previous efforts. Despite being released at the year's end, it was the best-selling album worldwide in 2013 with 4 million copies sold globally. To promote
18800-531: The band released their second scent That Moment. The fragrance was released with a matching shower gel and body lotion. They released a commercial for their third fragrance, "You & I", named after their 2014 song of the same name . In 2015, One Direction appeared in an advert for the Toyota Vios , which aired in Thailand. Coca-Cola Mexico launched the session and full interview with One Direction, with
19000-428: The band's live vocals and their performance abilities and was a commercial success, selling 1,635,000 tickets from 134 shows. In total, the tour grossed $ 114 million. The Official Charts Company revealed that One Direction had sold 2,425,000 records in the UK by February 2013. " Best Song Ever ", the lead single of the group's then-upcoming third studio album Midnight Memories , was released on 22 July 2013. The song
19200-466: The band. The video revealed Horan being chosen as the band's first member, followed by Styles, Tomlinson, Payne, and Malik. The band got together for two weeks to get to know each other and rehearse. Styles came up with the band's name. For their qualifying song at "judges' houses", and their first song as a group, One Direction sang an acoustic version of " Torn ". Cowell later commented that their performance convinced him that they "were confident, fun, like
19400-466: The biggest boy band in the world, "barreling into international success" and falling into "seemingly effortless superstardom". Their main "competitor", in terms of boy bands, was The Wanted , who formed in 2009 (one year before One Direction), with many expecting a "rivalry" like the one between NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys. However, in a 2014 story by Billboard , they wrote "the boy band war
19600-515: The boy band and other contestants from the series participated in the X Factor Live Tour. During the tour, the group performed for 500,000 people throughout the UK. After the tour concluded in April 2011, the group continued working on their debut album. Recording took place in Stockholm, London and Los Angeles, as One Direction worked with producers Carl Falk , Savan Kotecha , Steve Mac , and Rami Yacoub , among others. Released in September 2011 in
19800-519: The chance for one fan and a friend to win an evening out with them in return for a donation to the charity as part of an exclusive "#HangwithLiam&Harry" global campaign. They had originally set a goal of raising $ 500,000 and ended up raising $ 784,984. Trekstock later added that this amount would allow them to "complete funding of their Hodgkin's lymphoma trial, in the hope of offering a much brighter future to thousands of children and young people affected by this form of disease". One Direction were named
20000-468: The charts in 25 countries, selling more than 1 million copies by August 2012. One Direction's first book to be licensed in America, Dare to Dream: Life as One Direction , was published in the US in May 2012 and topped The New York Times Best Seller list . In June 2012, Nick Gatfield, the chairman and chief executive officer of Sony Music Entertainment UK , said that he expected One Direction to represent
20200-456: The co-chairman of Columbia Records, said it was not a difficult decision to sign the band: "I just thought there was a void, and maybe they could seize and hold it." That same month, they released Up All Night , their debut studio album, in the UK and Ireland. Critically commended for its appeal to the teenage audience, it became the UK's fastest-selling debut album of 2011. In December 2011, they embarked on their first headlining UK concert tour,
20400-600: The comment "Where do I get this hat!!!?" followed by a prayer-hands emoji and a red heart emoji. Following a backlash on social media, Scherzinger deleted her comment. Following the 2010 Haiti earthquake , along with various other artists, she was featured on the charity single " We Are the World 25 for Haiti ", and participated in George Clooney 's and Wyclef Jean 's Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief telethon that benefited people affected by
20600-559: The day before. Scherzinger performed the song " Reflection ", from Disney 's 1998 animated film Mulan , accompanied by Chinese pianist Lang Lang . Scherzinger returned to the West End starring as Norma Desmond in the 2023 revival of Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre . Her performance garnered critical acclaim; Matt Wolf of The New York Times hailed her performance as "career-defining", writing, "Scherzinger finds
20800-775: The decade, it was common for pop producers, songwriters, and engineers to freely experiment with musical form, orchestration , unnatural reverb , and other sound effects. Some of the best known examples are Phil Spector 's Wall of Sound and Joe Meek 's use of homemade electronic sound effects for acts like the Tornados . At the same time, pop music on radio and in both American and British film moved away from refined Tin Pan Alley to more eccentric songwriting and incorporated reverb-drenched electric guitar, symphonic strings, and horns played by groups of properly arranged and rehearsed studio musicians. A 2019 study held by New York University in which 643 participants had to rank how familiar
21000-459: The early 1960s, [the term] 'pop music' competed terminologically with beat music [in England], while in the US its coverage overlapped (as it still does) with that of 'rock and roll'". From about 1967, the term "pop music" was increasingly used in opposition to the term rock music, a division that gave generic significance to both terms. While rock aspired to authenticity and an expansion of
21200-437: The early 2010s and later inspiring other highly influential artists including Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift , it gave space to a more sad and moody tone within pop music. Nicole Scherzinger Nicole Scherzinger ( / ˈ ʃ ɜːr z ɪ ŋ ər / SHUR -zing-ər ; born Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Valiente on June 29, 1978) is a Filipino-American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality. She
21400-409: The end of the year, their label went bankrupt and the group disbanded. During this time, will.i.am , front man of The Black Eyed Peas , approached Scherzinger to become a member of the group, but her then-boyfriend, Nick Hexum , declined. Following the band's dissolution, Scherzinger took a detour into acting and guest-starred in television shows such as My Wife and Kids (2002) and had a cameo in
21600-476: The event, Scherzinger said "It was important people get to see me in this intimate setting, to truly hear me, and experience my love and connection of music through singing. … to create a space for me where I can live out my full potential as an artist, without having to be defined by any style or genre of music." She also confirmed the release of a new EP of music, Warrior and debuted one of its songs "Never Going Back". She also confirmed that she remains unsigned at
21800-532: The face of Pokémon Black and White , starring in a series of television adverts. They were the first installments in the fifth generation of the Pokémon series of role-playing games. They also launched Nokia C3 and Nokia C2-02 phones. To promote the launch Nokia made a series of photos of the band members using the phones to take photos of themselves. In 2012, they teamed up with Colgate to launch their own One Direction Colgate MaxFresh Power Toothbrush,
22000-411: The final time in February 2015. In 2016, she was involved in a romantic relationship with Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov that ended in early 2019. In January 2020, Scherzinger confirmed her relationship with former Scottish rugby player Thom Evans . On June 27, 2023, it was confirmed that they were engaged. Scherzinger endorsed Barack Obama 's 2008 presidential campaign ; she appeared in
22200-419: The finesse of a demo singer, serving the needs of the song without betraying a hint of personality." Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian described her vocal performance as "powerful and true," though notes it's "more evident live than on record." Andrew Lloyd Webber praised Scherzinger's recording of "Memory" calling it the "best recording of anything of [his] music ever done." Scherzinger has called herself
22400-428: The former more accurately describes all music that is targeted for mass appeal (compare art music ) and includes many disparate styles. Although much of the music that appears on record charts is considered to be pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music . David Hatch and Stephen Millward describe pop music as "a body of music which is distinguishable from popular, jazz, and folk music". David Boyle,
22600-399: The fundraising, the ticket website for the event broke down. Horan's brother Greg commented on the website crash, saying that "there were 500 tickets and they were all snapped up pretty quick". In 2013, band members Liam Payne and Harry Styles partnered with Trekstock, a leading cancer charity to help raise money for cancer research. As ambassadors of the charity, the duo collaborated to offer
22800-745: The general public, asking them to donate £2. The band have made numerous other appearances for charitable causes, including the 2011 Pride of Britain Awards where they presented 13-year-old quadruple amputee Danielle Bailey the Child of Courage award at her school assembly, and the 2014 Royal Variety Performance where they played in front of Prince William and Catherine at the London Palladium . In September 2012, Niall Horan organised an event to raise money for Irish Autism Action and another charity, called Temporary Emergency Accommodation Mullingar, based in his hometown. Due to overwhelming demand to participate in
23000-578: The genre evolved more influences ranging from classical , folk , rock , country , electronic music , and other popular genres became more prominent. In 2016, a Scientific Reports study that examined over 464,000 recordings of popular music recorded between 1955 and 2010 found that, compared to 1960s pop music, contemporary pop music uses a smaller variety of pitch progressions, greater average volume, less diverse instrumentation and recording techniques, and less timbral variety. Scientific American ' s John Matson reported that this "seems to support
23200-467: The girl group Eden's Crush . Their debut single, " Get Over Yourself ", was released in March 2001 and debuted at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the first female act to debut at number one on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart. Their debut studio album, Popstars (2001), debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 chart. They went on to tour with 'N Sync and Jessica Simpson , but, by
23400-418: The group became the first boy band in US chart history to record two number-one albums in the same calendar year alongside becoming the first group since 2008 to record two number-one albums in the same year. One Direction became the first group ever to have their first two albums reach atop the Billboard 200. The album and "Little Things" both debuted at number one in the UK simultaneously, making One Direction
23600-405: The group embarked on the worldwide Doll Domination Tour , which began on January 18, 2009. While on tour, Scherzinger was asked to re-write the pop version of " Jai Ho " from the film Slumdog Millionaire (2008). The song was entitled " Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) " crediting A. R. Rahman and the Pussycat Dolls while Scherzinger was credited as a featured artist causing dissatisfaction within
23800-582: The group embarked on their fourth world tour and second all-stadium tour, the On the Road Again Tour . On 25 March 2015, amid the Asia leg of their tour, the band announced Malik's departure with an official statement. "I'd like to apologise to the fans if I've let anyone down, but I have to do what feels right in my heart", Malik said in the statement. "I am leaving because I want to be a normal 22-year-old who
24000-403: The group made their first official public appearance as a four-piece on The Late Late Show with James Corden , where they confirmed that they would continue working without a new fifth member. On 31 July 2015, the group released " Drag Me Down ", the first single from their fifth studio album, Made in the A.M. , and the first material released by the group after Malik's departure. The single
24200-451: The group were launched for the band's US fans after the agreement was signed by American firm Hasbro . In October 2012, the band also signed up to endorse Filipino clothing brand, Penshoppe . In 2013, One Direction announced pop-up shops around the world, including Brisbane, Toronto, Chicago, New York, Tokyo and Stockholm, selling exclusive merchandise. Nabisco became the title sponsor of One Direction's North American tour. The band became
24400-477: The group's hiatus would become a permanent split, citing unnamed sources who said the four remaining group members did not renew their contracts after the On the Road Again Tour ended in October 2015. Representatives for the group denied the report in a statement to Billboard , saying that "nothing has changed regarding hiatus plans for the group, and all will be revealed in due time from the band members' own mouths." At
24600-450: The group's level of involvement in the production process. Their fourth album, Four (2014), was described as "edgier" by Payne, who said the group had written most of its songs. He also said Horan had suggested the album be named to commemorate their fourth album in the band's four years. Billboard wrote of the album's first single, " Steal My Girl ", that it was "no What Makes You Beautiful , but its Coldplay -like piano pop could be
24800-645: The group. The song reached number one in 17 countries; in the US, it peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100, after charging eighty-five places consequently making the largest weekly leap from number 100 . On April 5, 2009, Scherzinger performed " America the Beautiful " at Wrestlemania XXV , at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. After the tour concluded in August 2009, the group announced
25000-466: The handover to Rio de Janeiro as the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics . One Direction were the biggest winners of the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards , winning their three nominations on 6 September 2012, including Best New Artist . In April 2012, an American band that went by the same name filed a trademark infringement lawsuit. According to the lawsuit, the US band had been using the name since 2009, recorded two albums and filed an application to register
25200-498: The hashtag #Action1D. The quartet also starred in a campaign video, appealing to fans to join the movement. During the mid-2010s, One Direction were dubbed as teen idols , and were often subject to fan hysteria. Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph , in an article on One Direction's success in North America, notes that Americans had left a gap in the market and it took the prominence of Justin Bieber to demonstrate that there still
25400-470: The height of the popularity of the Pussycat Dolls. She struggled with body dysmorphia before an early photo shoot with the group triggered her bulimic behavior, which lasted nearly a decade. She eventually overcame the disorder through therapists and life coaches. Scherzinger considers herself shy and keeps her personal life to herself, and declines to answer questions in interviews that pertain to her relationships. When asked, Scherzinger states, "My music
25600-400: The help of their millions of fans. It is part of the wider action/2015 campaign, a global citizen's movement that is all about the idea that 2015 can be the year when the world can set the agenda to end major global issues. One Direction will be asking their fans to describe the kind of world they want to live in by sharing powerful pieces of creative content, including videos and photos, using
25800-466: The high demand for the band and "to give fans the ultimate One Direction experience". Part of the group's rise to popularity was their "atypical construct" in the sense that they don't dance, rarely wear matching outfits, and are heavily tattooed, all three which were rare in boybands of the past. The Huffington Post added that they "didn't just sing cheesy ballads" and instead "embraced their differences". Slate noted that One Direction portrayed more of
26000-409: The home. By the early 1980s, the promotion of pop music had been greatly affected by the rise of music television channels like MTV , which "favoured those artists such as Michael Jackson and Madonna who had a strong visual appeal". Multi-track recording (from the 1960s) and digital sampling (from the 1980s) have also been used as methods for the creation and elaboration of pop music. During
26200-512: The independent comedy, Chasing Papi (2003). In August 2003, opting for a solo recording contract, Scherzinger traveled to Arista Records office in New York with a demo CD of her own written material under her Hawaiian family name Nicole Kea. Her performance was interrupted by a citywide blackout , and she was forced to leave. Meanwhile, Robin Antin , the creator of the burlesque troupe
26400-561: The internet. Shortly afterwards it was confirmed that One Direction had been signed by Cowell to a reported £ 2 million Syco Records record contract. Recording for their debut album began in January 2011, as they flew to Los Angeles to work with RedOne , a record producer. A book licensed by One Direction, One Direction: Forever Young (Our Official X Factor Story) , was published by HarperCollins in February 2011, subsequently topping The Sunday Times Best Seller list . The same month,
26600-414: The late 1970s and would not reemerge until the rise of Internet stars. Indie pop , which developed in the late 1970s, marked another departure from the glamour of contemporary pop music, with guitar bands formed on the then-novel premise that one could record and release their own music without having to procure a record contract from a major label. The 1980s are commonly remembered for an increase in
26800-401: The late 20th century that became global superstars include Whitney Houston , Michael Jackson , Madonna , George Michael , and Prince . At the beginning of the 2000s, the trends that dominated during the late 1990s still continued, but the music industry started to change as people began to download music from the internet. People were able to discover genres and artists that were outside of
27000-458: The lead roles in regional productions of the musicals Chicago , Guys and Dolls , and Show Boat . In her final year of college, Scherzinger was hired by Days of the New band leader Travis Meeks to contribute vocals on their self-titled second studio album . Meeks sought out a singer who could "deliver some more world/operatic textures and sounds." The album's supporting tour followed, which led Scherzinger to drop out of college. Towards
27200-416: The lead singer, Scherzinger assumed the majority of the vocals and is the only member of the group to have songwriting credits on their debut album PCD , which was released in September 2005. The album was preceded by " Don't Cha ", which became their international breakthrough, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The album spawned other hits, " Stickwitu " and " Buttons ", the former of which
27400-501: The main purpose of pop music is to create revenue. It is not a medium of free articulation of the people. Instead, pop music seeks to supply the nature of personal desire and achieve the instant empathy with cliche personalities, stereotypes, and melodrama that appeals to listeners. It is mostly about how much revenue pop music makes for record companies. Music scholar Timothy Warner said pop music typically has an emphasis on recording, production, and technology, rather than live performance;
27600-455: The mainstream and propel them to fame, but at the same time smaller artists had a harder time making a living because their music was being pirated. Popular artists were Avril Lavigne , Justin Timberlake , NSYNC , Christina Aguilera , Destiny's Child , and Britney Spears . Pop music often came from many different genres, with each genre in turn influencing the next one, blurring the lines between them and making them less distinct. This change
27800-448: The manner in which pop has been disseminated", which helped to move pop music to "a record/radio/film star system". Another technological change was the widespread availability of television in the 1950s with televised performances, which meant that "pop stars had to have a visual presence". In the 1960s, the introduction of inexpensive, portable transistor radios meant that teenagers in the developed world could listen to music outside of
28000-403: The mid-1960s, pop music made repeated forays into new sounds, styles, and techniques that inspired public discourse among its listeners. The word "progressive" was frequently used, and it was thought that every song and single was to be a "progression" from the last. Music critic Simon Reynolds writes that beginning with 1967, a divide would exist between "progressive" pop and "mass/chart" pop,
28200-452: The most charitable in 2013 behind Taylor Swift by social change organisation DoSomething.org . On 30 May 2013, the band announced a partnership with Office Depot on a limited-edition capsule collection of back to school supplies. They also confirmed that a portion of the proceeds from the alliance would go toward an anti-bullying educational program intended to promote kinder behaviour in schools. In 2014, One Direction donated £600,000 for
28400-403: The music video for will.i.am's song " Yes We Can " (2008), which was inspired by Obama's speech after the 2008 New Hampshire primary . She has taken a public stance against abortion , and avoids identifying as a feminist . She says instead, "I'm just for women. I'm also for the human race in general." She is a supporter of LGBTQ rights and in 2017, through Billboard , Scherzinger published
28600-544: The musical received praise from critics, Charles McNulty of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "Scherzinger's powerhouse voice was meant for venues like the Bowl." In October 2010, Scherzinger released " Poison " as the lead single from the album, which peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart , and announced her departure from the Pussycat Dolls to focus on her solo career. Her debut album, Killer Love ,
28800-407: The new faces of Toyota VIOS , releasing behind-the-scenes look at their commercial for the vehicle. One Direction's debut fragrance, Our Moment , launched at Harrods in London and on their website in 2013. The full length advert for the fragrance was released on 24 August 2013, featuring the song " My Favourite Things ". The perfume was the best-selling famous fragrance of Christmas 2013. In 2014,
29000-430: The new millennium." Writing for The Daily Telegraph , Adam White has described Scherzinger's career as "a perfect case study in all the right ingredients not automatically producing a great result;" [...] she's never taken off as a pop star in her own right, instead achieving greater visibility and success as a reality TV judge and spokesperson for products." Nick Duerden of The Independent described Scherzinger as
29200-487: The only member who achieved mainstream recognition, Scherzinger has struggled to develop a successful solo career, specifically in her native country. According to Billboard , the cancellation of Her Name Is Nicole in 2007 hampered Scherzinger's solo career, while both of her albums— Killer Love (2011) and Big Fat Lie (2014)—were released in territories except the United States. Music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine characterized Scherzinger as "the least distinctive diva of
29400-470: The organization. Since 2014 Scherzinger is an UNICEF UK supporter and has traveled to Guyana , Manila, Philippines , and Kenya , where she visited the organization's supported centers benefiting children in poverty. She later performed " Brave " with the SU2C choir for Stand Up 2 Cancer to raise money for cancer research on October 17, 2014. Scherzinger along with numerous other artists were featured on
29600-475: The outcome. In September 2012, " Live While We're Young ", the lead single from the group's second album, was released, and was a global success. It reached the top ten in almost every country it charted in and recorded the highest one-week opening sales figure for a song by a non-US artist in the US. A second single, " Little Things ", resulted in the band's second number one single in the UK. In November 2012, One Direction's second studio album, Take Me Home ,
29800-617: The past decade or so of American pop." The themes of the album revolve around fame, love, sex, relationship issues, and addresses her struggles with bulimia. Scherzinger selects to record songs that would lend themselves to being performed live. Her stage presence has been praised. While reviewing Scherzinger's tour Sullivan of The Guardian wrote that she is "able to out-dance her four dancers." Rolling Stone magazine readers voted Scherzinger as their ninth Favorite Dancing Musician. Described as being "provocative" when performing on stage, Scherzinger states that her stage persona "comes from
30000-802: The pop music styles that developed alongside other music styles is Latin pop , which rose in popularity in the US during the 1950s with early rock and roll success Ritchie Valens . Later, Los Lobos and Chicano rock gained in popularity during the 1970s and 1980s, and musician Selena saw large-scale popularity in the 1980s and 1990s, along with crossover appeal with fans of Tejano musicians Lydia Mendoza and Little Joe . With later Hispanic and Latino Americans seeing success within pop music charts, 1990s pop successes stayed popular in both their original genres and in broader pop music. Latin pop hit singles, such as " Macarena " by Los del Río and " Despacito " by Luis Fonsi , have seen record-breaking success on worldwide pop music charts. Notable pop artists of
30200-400: The popular anecdotal observation that pop music of yore was "better", or at least more varied, than today's top-40 stuff". However, he also noted that the study may not have been entirely representative of pop in each generation. In the 1960s, the majority of mainstream pop music fell in two categories: guitar, drum and bass groups or singers backed by a traditional orchestra. Since early in
30400-448: The possibilities of popular music, pop was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible. According to British musicologist Simon Frith , pop music is produced "as a matter of enterprise not art", and is "designed to appeal to everyone" but "doesn't come from any particular place or mark off any particular taste". Frith adds that it is "not driven by any significant ambition except profit and commercial reward [...] and, in musical terms, it
30600-415: The project—" Whatever U Like " featuring T.I. , " Baby Love " featuring will.i.am , "Supervillain", and "Puakenikeni"—however, all failed to make any significant impact on the Billboard charts, although "Baby Love" was a moderate success in international territories. After a number of push backs, Scherzinger decided not to release any further singles from the album and, at her request, Her Name Is Nicole
30800-470: The quarter-final and the second judge to have her remaining two remaining acts as the final two, with Arthur eventually winning the series. Scherzinger sang " Don't Cry for Me Argentina " at the Andrew Lloyd Webber : 40 Musical Years tribute show. In March 2013, Scherzinger released " Boomerang ", which debuted and peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart; after its lackluster success,
31000-446: The radar" since NSYNC went on an indefinite hiatus in 2002. Horan commented on One Direction as a boy band, "People think that a boy band is air-grabs and [being] dressed in all one colour. We're boys in a band. We're trying to do something different from what people would think is the typical kind of boy band. We're trying to do different kinds of music and we're just trying to be ourselves, not squeaky clean." Leah Collins, writing for
31200-503: The reasons pop can be hard to summarize is because there’s no real sonic or musical definition to it. There are common elements to a lot of the biggest pop songs, but at the end of the day, "pop" means "popular" first and foremost, and just about any song that becomes popular enough...can be considered a pop song. In the 1940s, improved microphone design allowed a more intimate singing style and, ten or twenty years later, inexpensive and more durable 45 rpm records for singles "revolutionized
31400-666: The recording process, she stated that Sam Smith 's 2014 album In the Lonely Hour inspired her to get "emotionally raw." Scherzinger has also incorporated her Hawaiian heritage into her music; her single "Puakenikeni" (2007) was named after the flower that is indigenous to that state. The music video of the song "Right There" featured Hawaiian and Tahitian fashion and dance moves. Stylistically, Scherzinger draws inspiration from Jennifer Lopez , Sienna Miller , and Gwen Stefani . During her twenties, Scherzinger tried to emulate Lopez by dying her hair blonde. Scherzinger possesses
31600-407: The second single from Midnight Memories , " Story of My Life ", was released, charting at number six in the US and at number two in the UK, while charting at number one in countries such as Mexico, Spain, Bulgaria, Denmark, and Ireland. Midnight Memories was released globally on 25 November 2013. It debuted at number one in the UK and in the US, making them the first group to debut at number one on
31800-484: The show was cancelled after one season due to low ratings. The following month, the music panel show hosted by Ricky Wilson , Bring the Noise premiered on Sky 1 with Scherzinger and Tinie Tempah joining him as team captains. After a 3-year hiatus from The X Factor UK , Scherzinger returned as a judge for the thirteenth and fourteenth series , replacing Rita Ora . She left before the fifteenth series , where she
32000-644: The single "Love Song to the Earth", which was released in September 2015 ahead of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference , as part of the global campaign to raise awareness on climate change. In September 2016, Scherzinger along with numerous other artists were featured on the remake of the Black Eyed Peas song " Where Is the Love? " where all proceeds went towards will.i.am's non-profit foundation, i.am.angel Foundation. In August 2019, she took part in
32200-414: The sixth-greatest boy-band song of all time. Billboard named Four the best boy band album of the last thirty years, calling it "the absolute standard-bearer for the last decade of pop". One Direction's music was considered pop rooted in guitar rock, a rarity during their active years. Rolling Stone called the group "one of the great rock bands of the 21st century." One Direction was widely considered
32400-498: The subtle digressions afoot here". Each member's individual identity is reinforced by their intentionally different personal styles. Caroline Watson, the band's original stylist, spoke about styling the band, "At the beginning I didn't want them all in black or all in leather – that whole stereotypical boy band thing." Instead, her original idea was for them to be the "male equivalent to the Spice Girls ", with each member being
32600-578: The term "pop music" "originated in Britain in the mid-1950s as a description for rock and roll and the new youth music styles that it influenced". The Oxford Dictionary of Music states that while pop's "earlier meaning meant concerts appealing to a wide audience [...] since the late 1950s, however, pop has had the special meaning of non-classical mus[ic], usually in the form of songs, performed by such artists as The Beatles , The Rolling Stones , ABBA , etc." Grove Music Online also states that "[...] in
32800-409: The term "pop music" may be used to describe a distinct genre, designed to appeal to all, often characterized as "instant singles-based music aimed at teenagers" in contrast to rock music as "album-based music for adults". Pop music continuously evolves along with the term's definition. According to music writer Bill Lamb, popular music is defined as "the music since industrialization in the 1800s that
33000-413: The time of writing. On June 17, 2022, and according to Belfast news outlet The Newsletter , it was revealed Scherzinger is set to debut an interior design range including bedding under the name 'Nalu'. The venture is licensed through Bedeck, a manufacturer who have produced similar ranges with Ted Baker and DKNY . Northern Irish design agency Anthology were also involved in the project. The same day, it
33200-416: The time, especially being the lead singer of this group, the Pussycat Dolls, to be fearless and just have that attitude and that soul behind you." She cited Janet Jackson 's sixth studio album, The Velvet Rope (1997), as her main inspiration for her second album, Big Fat Lie (2014), while the music video for "Your Love" was inspired by Jackson's " Love Will Never Do (Without You) " (1989) clip. During
33400-604: The tour's conclusion, Meeks stated that the two grew apart creatively, claiming she "didn't seem to understand music very well" but noted she is an "amazing entertainer". In 2018, Scherzinger received the 2017 Alumna of the Year Award from the Wright State Alumni Association. In 2001, Scherzinger's mother saw a commercial for the WB 's show Popstars USA , a reality series with the aim to chronicle
33600-434: The trademark name in the US in February 2011. The US band said they were entitled to three times the profits made by the UK band, as well as compensatory damages in excess of US$ 1 million. The lawsuit claimed that Syco and Sony Music "chose to ignore the plaintiff's rights and wilfully infringed them" after they realised in early 2011 that the two bands shared the same name. Syco Records subsequently counter-sued, suggesting
33800-573: The tragedy. In October 2010, she portrayed Trixie at the 35th anniversary concert of The Rocky Horror Picture Show that raised money for the Painted Turtle, a Hole in the Wall Foundation camp for kids with serious medical conditions. Inspired by her aunt who has Down syndrome , she became a global ambassador for the Special Olympics and recorded " O Holy Night " for A Very Special Christmas (2013) with all proceeds benefiting
34000-547: The universe with her voice. Hers was a divine gift and it happened to come in the most beautiful package." She revealed, Houston's " The Greatest Love of All " was the song that made her want to do music. As she grew older she also listened to artists such as Ella Fitzgerald , Billie Holiday , Roberta Flack , Sade , Alanis Morissette , and Tina Turner . She has also stated that Andrew Lloyd Webber 's music has been influential to her as an artist as she grew up listening to musicals such as Jesus Christ Superstar , Joseph and
34200-629: The use of digital recording , associated with the usage of synthesizers , with synth-pop music and other electronic genres featuring non-traditional instruments increasing in popularity. By 2014, pop music worldwide had been permeated by electronic dance music . In 2018, researchers at the University of California, Irvine , concluded that pop music has become 'sadder' since the 1980s. The elements of happiness and brightness have eventually been replaced with electronic beats making pop music more 'sad yet danceable'. Pop music has been dominated by
34400-423: The youngest act in British chart history to achieve that. Take Me Home was written in groups and has an average of just under five songwriters per track. Savan Kotecha, Rami Yacoub, and Carl Falk, who composed One Direction's hits "What Makes You Beautiful" and "One Thing", spent six months in Stockholm developing songs for the album, and were able to shape melodies around their tones. One Direction began recording
34600-481: Was "incredible" to be involved in Children in Need as it was something that they had "always watched as children". In February 2013, One Direction released " One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks) " (a medley of " One Way or Another " and " Teenage Kicks ") as the 2013 single for the UK's other major charity telethon Comic Relief . For ITV 's Santa charity Christmas campaign, they filmed a set of pleas to their fans and
34800-523: Was a feature on Avant 's " Lie About Us " that was released in July 2006 and later collaborated with Diddy on " Come to Me ", which became Scherzinger's first solo top-ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100. In March 2007, Scherzinger announced that her debut studio album would be titled Her Name is Nicole and was initially scheduled for a release in late summer. Four singles were released from
35000-528: Was a market for "clean cut, wholesome, whiter-than-white, middle class parent friendly pop: cute boys advocating puppy love. And what could be better than one cute boy, if not five?" Bill Werde, a representative of Billboard magazine, commented, "There's a lot of possibility here, there's a lot of upside, that level of talent with those kinds of looks, it's really a perfect storm for a massive, massive successful phenomenon." In NPR , Maria Sherman noticed that before One Direction's breakthrough, boy bands were "off
35200-551: Was a member of the R&;B - pop group and dance ensemble The Pussycat Dolls between 2003 and 2010. With only two albums and over 55 million records sold worldwide, The Pussycat Dolls became one of the world's best-selling female groups of all time . Born in Honolulu , Hawaii and raised in Louisville, Kentucky , Scherzinger began acting at the age of 14 and studied musical theatre at Wright State University . In pursuit of
35400-522: Was also reported that Scherzinger would be releasing a new single "The Drop", a collaboration with French DJ David Guetta in the week commencing June 20, 2022. Said single is a collaboration between Scherzinger, Guetta and Dimitri Vegas , while also featuring Azteck. It was released on June 24, 2022. On 7 May 2023, Scherzinger performed at the Coronation Concert , held in celebration of the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla
35600-472: Was announced that Scherzinger will be the face of Müller Corner , a range of luxury yogurts and front TV and print campaigns. In September 2014, Scherzinger joined Proactiv+ as the new celebrity ambassador for the skin care company. On November 29, 2016, Scherzinger was announced as the new face of Perfectil, a vitamin product. She featured in a television commercial for Vitabiotics 's new Perfectil advertising campaign in March 2017. On March 2, 2023, it
35800-466: Was confirmed as the fourth judge for the ninth series of The X Factor UK to replace Kelly Rowland for a reported salary of $ 1.17 million. Scherzinger mentored the Boys category and selected James Arthur , Rylan Clark-Neal , and Jahmene Douglas to compete in the live shows. Scherzinger made history and a hugely successful judge on the UK show by becoming the only judge to have all three of her acts in
36000-543: Was crowned as the winner of the variety show I Can Do That where six celebrities compete with each other by performing skills that they never knew they had. In July she performed the American national anthem at the A Capitol Fourth concert in Washington, D.C. and during the opening of the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games . Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris , a live variety show premiered on September 15, 2015, on NBC with Scherzinger as co-host;
36200-457: Was epitomized in Spears' highly influential 2007 album Blackout , which under the influence of producer Danja , mixed the sounds of EDM , avant-funk , R&B , dance music , and hip hop . By 2010, pop music impacted by dance music came to be dominant on the charts. Instead of radio setting the trends, it was now the club. At the beginning of the 2010s, Will.i.am stated, "The new bubble
36400-551: Was eventually shelved and shifted back her focus on the Doll's second album. The Pussycat Dolls' second and final album, Doll Domination , was released in the United States on September 23, 2008, and peaked at number four on the Billboard 200. The album included the singles " When I Grow Up " and " I Hate This Part ", which peaked at number nine and eleven on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. Both songs were originally recorded for Scherzinger's solo effort. The following year,
36600-608: Was named among the Top Global artists of 2013 by the IFPI because of strong digital downloads, physical albums, on-demand streams, and music videos. In 2013, they became the first boy band in history to gross $ 1 billion. The band embarked on the Where We Are Tour on 25 April 2014, and it was concluded on 5 October 2014. Playing 69 shows with an average of 49,848 fans per show, the tour grossed over $ 290 million, becoming
36800-456: Was no need to worry about a backing track or a bum note, a pleasant realization at a pop show." Herald Sun ' s Cameron Adams opined that One Direction have "strong pop voices". Melody Lau of the National Post wrote, "It's easy to get lost in inherent appeal of their perfectly coiffed dos and almost-too-put-together preppy style but somewhere in the midst of all the love-struck squeals of teenage girls are guys who can actually sing and, to
37000-399: Was nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards . In February 2006, Scherzinger signed a global publishing agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group , which would cover her future songwriting. Her work as lead singer furthered Scherzinger's popularity as she continued to work on her own music. Scherzinger's first solo recording
37200-478: Was officially cancelled in January 2022, with reasons cited as logistical difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic and business issues between Scherzinger and Antin. Shortly after in April that same year, Scherzinger held a three-night musical showcase at The Sun Rose, Hollywood. During the event, Scherzinger sang a number of musical theatre productions, as well as announcing a return to solo music. Speaking about
37400-485: Was over before it even began" and that "the boy band war was not a war at all; it had been a one-sided stomping". The Wanted went on indefinite hiatus in 2014, and they cited One Direction's global success as part of the reason, saying, "One Direction are a phenomenon that no one else can compete with" and "For The Wanted to try and compete against one of the biggest bands in the world...it's almost impossible". One Direction's rise to fame has been called "meteoric". The group
37600-406: Was released by TriStar Pictures on 30 August 2013. The film was a box office success, topping the UK and US box offices and grossing over $ 60 million worldwide, and became the fourth highest-grossing concert movie . In August, the group released their third book, One Direction: Where We Are: Our Band, Our Story: 100% Official . On 16 May 2013, the band announced their first all-stadium tour,
37800-421: Was released in the same month, to moderate success. Scherzinger voiced Miranda Trese on Netflix original anime series, Trese , which premiered on June 10, 2021. Scherzinger played the role of Grace Farrell on NBC's musical television special Annie Live! that aired on December 2, 2021. The Pussycat Dolls reunion tour was put on hold after Scherzinger was sued by the group's founder Robin Antin. It
38000-519: Was released internationally in March, and One Direction became the first UK group to have their debut album reach number one in the US, and were inducted into the Guinness World Records as a result. After the album's international release, it topped the charts in 16 countries. Up All Night also became the first album by a boy band to sell 500,000 digital copies in the US and, by August 2012, had sold over 3 million copies worldwide. It
38200-557: Was released on March 21, 2011, in the United Kingdom. On the UK Albums Chart the album debuted and peaked at number eight and by November it sold over 140,000 copies. The album's second single, " Don't Hold Your Breath " became Scherzinger's first number-one single as a solo artist in the UK Singles Chart and its third single " Right There " reached number three. "Right There" was remixed to feature 50 Cent and peaked at number thirty-nine, remaining her highest-charting single on
38400-629: Was released without promotional material or announcement, yet still topped the charts in multiple countries. It was their first number-one single in France and Australia, and also reached number one in Ireland and the UK and number three in the United States. On 22 September, Made in the A.M. was officially announced and the promotional single " Infinity " released. The group began to reveal the track listing on their Snapchat stories and later confirmed it on iTunes . In October, another single, " Perfect ",
38600-408: Was released. Take Me Home sold 540,000 copies in its first week in the US, debuted atop the Billboard 200, and topped the charts in more than thirty-four other countries. Additionally, Up All Night and Take Me Home were the number three and number four best-selling albums of 2012 globally, each album selling over 4.4 million units worldwide. Upon reaching number one on the Billboard 200 ,
38800-421: Was released. It reached the Billboard top ten, making it the group's second consecutive (after "Drag Me Down") and fifth overall top-ten hit, breaking The Beatles ' record for the most top ten Hot 100 debuts among bands. In August 2015, the group said that it would go on hiatus in 2016 to work on individual projects but that "they will remain together and plan to work together in the future". Styles would say in
39000-569: Was replaced by Robbie Williams . She voiced Sina in the animated feature Moana , which was released in November 2016 through Walt Disney Pictures . Scherzinger starred as Penny in ABC 's television film Dirty Dancing , a remake of the 1987 film of the same name . It premiered on May 24, 2017. Although the movie received negative reviews from critics, Scherzinger's performance received praise. In September 2017, she launched her debut fragrance, Chosen by Nicole Scherzinger. In 2018, Scherzinger had
39200-438: Was surprised she got the part as she was up "against a girl with blue eyes and blonde hair". In 2007, she was inducted to DuPont Manual Alumni's Hall of Fame as one of the youngest inductees. Since 2013, Scherzinger has endowed YPAS with a yearly $ 2,000, namesake scholarship. After earning a scholarship, she attended Wright State University and majored in theatre arts with a dance minor. During this period, Scherzinger garnered
39400-470: Was the best-selling album worldwide of 2013 . With the release of Four , One Direction became the first band to have their first four albums debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. Considered teen idols , One Direction were often subject to fan hysteria. They embarked on four world tours, two of which were all-stadium. The band's Where We Are Tour , in support of Midnight Memories ,
39600-603: Was the highest-grossing concert tour in 2014, the highest-grossing tour by a vocal group in history and the 15th highest-grossing concert tour of all time, grossing $ 290.2 million. The band went on indefinite hiatus in January 2016, allowing all members to pursue other projects. As of 2020, the band had sold a total of 70 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling boy bands of all time . The band have won nearly 200 awards , including seven Brit Awards , four MTV Video Music Awards , six Billboard Music Awards , seven American Music Awards (including Artist of
39800-427: Was the first British band whose debut album topped the US charts. Forbes wrote that their "meteoric rise has surpassed any other boy band in history, NSYNC included". During their continued rise in the United States in 2012, the mania surrounding the group was dubbed "One Direction Infection". That same year, "1D World" stores were opened around the United States as the group worked on their second studio album to meet
40000-436: Was the third best-selling album in the world that year, selling 4.5 million copies. A headlining North American leg of the tour was announced later that month. The Up All Night Tour ultimately comprised 62 shows, with critics praising their singing abilities and stage presence, and with tickets selling out in minutes. A recording of a concert from the tour, Up All Night: The Live Tour , was released in May 2012. The DVD topped
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