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One Direction—comprising Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson—finished third on the seventh series of The X Factor UK in 2010. Unlike previous reality show graduates, the band did not rush their debut. Instead, they spent 2011 recording in Sweden, the UK, and the US, working with some of the biggest producers in the industry.