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One Direction
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. The group sold over 70 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling boy bands of all time, before going on an indefinite hiatus in 2016. Formed on British singing competition ''The X Factor (British TV series), The X Factor'' in 2010, the group were propelled to global success by social media. One Direction's debut single "What Makes You Beautiful" was a commercial and international success, reaching number one on the UK singles chart and being performed by the band at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. They became the first British act to have their debut album top the charts on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 with ''Up All Night (One Direction album), Up All Night'' (2011), and subsequently became the first band to have th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up All Night Tour
The Up All Night Tour was the first headlining concert tour by English-Irish boy band One Direction, in support of their debut studio album, ''Up All Night (One Direction album), Up All Night'' (2011). It began in December 2011 and was One Direction's first solo tour after being formed in the The X Factor (UK series 7), seventh series of ''The X Factor (UK), The X Factor'' and being signed to Syco Records. The concert tour was announced in September 2011, with the initial dates for UK and Ireland being revealed. The tour eventually expanded to Oceania and North America, with the band playing 54 shows in total. The setlist encompassed songs from One Direction's debut album and five covers. Critics commended One Direction's singing abilities and stage presence, and the production of the show. The tour was commercially successful, and a recording of the concert at the Bournemouth International Centre was made for ''Up All Night: The Live Tour'', which was released on DVD in May 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take Me Home (One Direction Album)
''Take Me Home'' is the second studio album by British-Irish boy band One Direction, released on November 9, 2012, by Syco Music and Columbia Records. As a follow-up to One Direction's internationally successful debut album '' Up All Night'' (2011), ''Take Me Home'' was written in groups and has an average of just under five songwriters per track. Largely recorded and composed in Sweden during 2012, 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 the members' tones. The album's songs are characterised by metronomic pop, vocal harmonies, hand claps, prominent electric guitar riffs, bright synthesizers, a homogeneous sound and message, and rotations of lead vocals. The members' voices are presented individually on the record, and its lyricism speaks of falling in love, unrequited love, commitment, jea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up All Night (One Direction Album)
''Up All Night'' is the debut studio album by English-Irish boy band One Direction, released by Syco Music, Syco Records in November 2011 in Ireland and the United Kingdom, followed by a worldwide release during 2012. Four months after finishing third in the The X Factor (British series 7), seventh series of British reality singing contest ''The X Factor (British TV series), The X Factor'' in December 2010, One Direction began recording the album in Sweden, the UK, and the United States, working with a variety of writers and producers. The album's lyrical content regards being young, relationships, heartbreak and empowerment. The album received generally favourable reviews from contemporary Music journalism, music critics, many of whom appreciated the album's combination of melodic song craft and catchy, pop-oriented material that, while slickly produced, avoided the commercial cynicism and adult contemporary posturing of some of their '80s and '90s forebears. The album bowed at nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2024 was 5,557,233, which is about 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. The city's nicknames include the Emerald City and the Harbour City. There is ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Video Music Award
The MTV Video Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as the VMAs) is an award show presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards (in the video category), the annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony has often been called the Super Bowl for youth, an acknowledgment of the VMA ceremony's ability to draw millions of youth from teens to 20-somethings each year. By 2001, the VMA had become a coveted award. The annual VMA ceremony occurs before the end of summer and held either in late August or mid-September, and broadcast live on MTV, along with a "roadblock" simulcast across MTV's ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks, sister networks since 2014, which is utilized to maximize the ceremony's ratings. The 1984 MTV Video Music Awards, first VMA ceremony was held in 1984 at New York City's Radio City Music Hall. The ceremonies are normally held in either New York City or Los Angeles. However, the cere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Awards And Nominations Received By One Direction
One Direction are an English-Irish boy band consisting of members Niall Horan, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. In addition, Zayn Malik was a member until his departure from the band in March 2015, as was, Liam Payne until his death in October 2024. One Direction have released five albums, '' Up All Night'' (2011), '' Take Me Home'' (2012), '' Midnight Memories'' (2013), '' Four'' (2014), and ''Made in the A.M.'' (2015). The band has won numerous awards, among them six Billboard Music Awards, seven Brit Awards, seven American Music Awards and 28 Teen Choice Awards. Music Video Honours The Music Video Honours is an Annual music awards show by 4Music, a music and entertainment channel in the United Kingdom and available on some digital television providers in the Republic of Ireland. One Direction have received eight awards out of eight nominations. American Music Awards The American Music Awards, (AMA) is an annual American music awards show, created by Dick Clark in 1973 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Highest-grossing Concert Tours
The following is a list of concert tours that have generated the most gross income. The data and rankings come largely from reports made by trade publications ''Billboard'' and ''Pollstar''. ''Billboard'', which launched the boxscore ranking in 1975 through ''Amusement Business'', has featured the ranking on its own magazine since October 3, 1981. ''Pollstar'' began reporting data on November 29, 1981, but it has relatively little information about pre-2000 tours. In the 21st century, tour revenue skyrocketed, as record sales collapsed and musicians began relying on live shows for their income. The first tours to surpass $100 million were Michael Jackson's Bad World Tour and Pink Floyd's Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour, both running from 1987 until 1989. Tina Turner became the first female act to achieve the feat, with her Wildest Dreams Tour (1996–1997). ''Pollstar'' estimated that Taylor Swift's Eras Tour was the first to collect $1 billion in 2023, though Coldplay's Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where We Are Tour (One Direction)
The Where We Are Tour was the third headlining concert tour by English-Irish boy band One Direction, in support of their third studio album, '' Midnight Memories'' (2013). It marks the group's first all-stadium tour with an average attendance of 49,848. The tour began on 25 April 2014 in Bogotá, Colombia and concluded on 5 October 2014 in Miami, Florida. Australian pop rock band, 5 Seconds of Summer, served as the opening act for the European and North American dates. The tour was the highest-grossing tour of 2014. It is One Direction's most attended and highest-grossing tour to date, mobilising 3,439,560 fans and $290,178,452 in revenue. This is the band's last full-length tour with band member Zayn Malik, before his departure during On the Road Again Tour in 2015. Development On 16 May 2013, the tour was announced by One Direction during a press conference at Wembley Stadium, during which the band revealed their first stadium tour would kickoff in Colombia in April 2014, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatlemania
Beatlemania was the fanaticism surrounding the English rock band the Beatles from 1963 to 1966. The group's popularity grew in the United Kingdom in late 1963, propelled by the singles " Please Please Me", "From Me to You" and " She Loves You". By October, the British press adopted the term "Beatlemania" to describe the scenes of adulation that attended the band's concert performances. By 22 February 1964, the Beatles held both the number one and number two spots on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, with "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves You", respectively. In February 1964, the Beatles arrived in the United States and their televised performances on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' were viewed by approximately 73 million people. There, the band's instant popularity established their international stature, and their unprecedented domination of the national sales charts was mirrored in numerous other countries. Their August 1965 concert at New York's Shea Stadium marked the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teen Idol
A teen idol is a celebrity with a large teenage fan base. Teen idols are generally young but are not necessarily teenagers themselves. An idol's popularity may be limited to teens, or may extend to all age groups. By region Asia East Asia possesses a robust fan culture centered around idols, one that spans both genders and generates broad appeal. East Asian idol culture, which first began in Japan in the 1960s, would spread to neighboring countries in later decades: in South Korea and Taiwan, for example, it took root in the 1990s, and in China the 2010s. Idols are also not limited to singing, and may take part in more explicitly image-focused venues such as pin-up photography (gravure idols) and pornography ( AV idols). There are many different idols and idol groups spread across many countries. In Japan, there are pop stars Ayumi Hamasaki and Namie Amuro as well as Kana Nishino and music groups such as Momoiro Clover Z, Morning Musume, AKB48, and Perfume and J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four (One Direction Album)
''Four'' (stylized as all caps) is the fourth studio album by English-Irish boy band One Direction, released on 17 November 2014 by Columbia Records and Syco Music. The album was preceded by two singles, "Steal My Girl" and " Night Changes", both achieving platinum status in the US, and scoring the band their tenth and eleventh UK top-ten hits. The album was also One Direction's last with member Zayn Malik, who announced he was leaving the band on 25 March 2015. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics. It debuted at number one in 18 countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States. With ''Four'', One Direction became the first band to have their first four albums debut at number one in the United States. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), ''Four'' was the sixth best-selling album of 2014, with 3.2 million copies sold worldwide. Background and development On 27 April 2014, it was confir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
