One Direction appeared on The X Factor on Novemfor the sixth week of the live shows. They were signed to Syco Music on December 10, 2010. In a shock finale, One Direction placed third but strongly hinted they would stay together as a band. Behind the scenes features of the band living together, playing games and keeping weekly video diaries also helped establish them with a steadily growing fanbase. Hype for One Direction's live performances reached fever pitch and they were the clear favorites to win for the duration of their time on the series. Simon represented Groups for the seventh season. Footage of the re-qualification shows One Direction reacting twice, as they were told in two parts that they would form a group and that they would compete as that group in the current season.
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The contestants were told they would be allowed to continue competing in this season of the series as long as they competed as groups. As Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall, and Zayn were packing to leave Wembley Arena, all eliminated contestants were called back, with the five of them (and four female contestants) being singled out to return to the judgement room. Conflicting stories as to whether Cowell himself, fellow judge Nicole Scherzinger or both judges together formed One Direction have gone unconfirmed, with both parties claiming they individually formed the group. Cowell felt there were not enough groups being put through to the next round and decided to form two (a female and male group) from the contestants just eliminated. All five were ultimately eliminated as solo artists at the conclusion of the bootcamp phase. Zayn famously tried to bow out of the dance test, hiding backstage until Simon encouraged him. In 2010, all five succeeded through to the bootcamp round, a particularly gruelling phase where contestants are required to work long hours and are tested in other performance areas, such as dance choreography.
Liam and Louis had both previously auditioned in earlier years, with Liam succeeding in 2008 until the Judges Houses round, where Cowell eliminated him because he felt Liam was too young. Zayn revealed in This Is Us that he nearly missed his audition, as he did not want to wake up early. In their pre-audition interviews, Harry and Niall spoke about clear plans to build musical careers.
Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and Zayn Malik all auditioned for The X Factor as solo artists. The seventh season aired on ITV from Augto December 12, 2010. They were all temporarily eliminated at the conclusion of the 'Bootcamp' stage of the competition, then brought back to continue competing as a group, placing third overall. One Direction competed in 2010, during the seventh season, originally auditioning as individual contestants. The X Factor (UK) is a British television music competition designed to find new singing talent. The SSE Arena, Wembley (live final 2011, 2013–)