One Direction — Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and photos at Last.fm There are two bands under the name One Direction: 1. One Direction is a well known boy band from the United Kingdom and Ireland 2. One Direction is a pop punk band of the United States 1. UK band One Direction (commonly abbreviated to 1D) is a UK-Irish boy band. The original 5-member group was made up of Liam Payne (born 29 August 1993) from Wolverhampton, Louis Tomlinson (born 24 December 1991) from Doncaster, Niall Horan (born 13th September 1993… read more Best Bands with a Number in the Band Name - TheTopTens® Best Bands with a Number in the Band Name Typically, you know a new band is going to fade quickly when they have a number in the band name, especially if it is just tacked on there for no good reason. These bands have deviated from the norm and have made it big in spite of their band name.

The Top Ten 1 The Jackson 5 The Jackson 5, or Jackson Five, also known as The Jacksons in later years, is an American popular music group. Formed in 1963 under the name the Jackson Brothers, the founding members were Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon. This band is simply amazing, 5 brothers pulling up a very light, meaningful album... I honestly don't wanna single out anyone of them, everyone got some talent from jackie, tito, jermaine, marlon... however young Michael Jackson is undeniably a fascination, like never before... a little kid singing far beyond his age... that's the distinction between talented, gifted and innate genuine talent, what Michael Jackson has is innate and genius, like magic... It just send you smiling with amazement all the time, he's just too good.. and... so cute - graciadolinobv Of course the Jackson 5 is #1! Greatest group ever, along with The Jacksons, with a number or without a number! - MJforevertheKing They are always number one... the guys are great...

xoxo - love4mjj V 1 Comment 2 30 Seconds to Mars Thirty Seconds to Mars (commonly stylized as 30 Seconds to Mars) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1998. The band consists of Jared Leto, Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević. Of course, take a amazingly talented method actor and take his blood brother to keep beats that inspire Jared Letos vocals rhythm and grab a "3rd" all around guitarist, bassist, pianist, and concerto cello player...gee these guys will en-trance...watch out V 1 Comment 3 Blink-182 Blink-182 are a Pop Punk band formed in 1992. Original lineup were Mark Hoppus (Bass Guitar, Vocals) ... read more . Blink 182 revolutionized the pop-punk genre while inspiring most of the biggest pop-punk bands. They also had there own style that very few bands could replicate. Blink! they don't take themselves to seriously, and they make amazing music! Mark, Tom, and Travis! my favorite band Yeah tom! why?!

V 9 Comments 4 U2 U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music. Throughout the group's musical pursuits, they have ... read more . U2 doesn't deserve this place, he should be the on 1st place. Not too loud, not too boring, just PERFECT!. Jackson 5 were very good on their time but, come on, be realistic they had their time of awesomness and that time has passed - juandavidnogueramontoya Best in the world and better then marcy playground they r weird u2 is the best U2 Rock, they are of course the best band of all times with a number in it... Love those guys...

One is awesome With or Without You is very very beautiful I Lve U2 V 2 Comments 5 Avenged Sevenfold (A7X) When I saw this list, I immediately thought of 30 Seconds to Mars, Blink, U2, and A7X at the top. Seeing the JACKSON 5 there was just not fair. Of course they were good, but should they really count? THey certainly don't deserve their 52% of votes while A7X exists. Listen to Beast And The Harlot by A7X and you'll know what I mean. A7X is much better than j5 or 30 Seconds to Mars. a7x has got it all. super drumming, cool guitar solos, good vocals. the kind of things that they do requires some real skill. not like some pop artist who becomes famous overnight (and has no skill at all) I don't think The Jackson 5 should even count. I mean... What? A7X is the best, it goes without saying. They're better than 30 Seconds to Mars, too. "It should be so far away, above!

" V 9 Comments 6 Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock/metal band and, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. does spelling the number count? even if trent is awesome - blaqksails92 Plus it's not spelled it's NIN is technically the artist Great music but doesn't count cause nine inch nails is a killing device used on Jesus Christs hands according to the Holy Bible, it's not technically a number just an adverb 7 Sum 41 Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario, Canada. Originally called Kaspir, the band was formed in 1996 and, as of 2015, consists of lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Deryck Whibley, lead guitarist/backing vocalist Dave Baksh, co-lead guitarist/backing vocalist Tom Thacker, bassist/backing vocalist ... read more . Awesome band! I love Still Waiting, and my fave is Pieces. I love The Sums haha Hey retards, there's no number in Avenged Sevenfold.

And yes that is their band name NOT A7X One of those bands where you can listen to an album with out skipping a single song Sum 41 is awesome I love pieces and my fave is still waiting V 2 Comments 8 3 Doors Down 3 Doors Down is an American rock band from Escatawpa, Mississippi that formed in 1996. The band originally consisted of Brad Arnold (vocals/drums), Todd Harrell (bass guitar) and Matt Roberts (guitar). They were soon joined by guitarist Chris Henderson, and later by drummer Richard Liles. 3 Doors Down is the best current band, in my belief. Are you kidding me, 3 doors down is easily in top 3. I agree maybe 2nd to Eve6 and 30 Seconds to Mars V 1 Comment 9 Maroon 5 Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band that originated in Los Angeles, California. Before the current group was established, the original four members, Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael Mickey Madden and Ryan Dusick, formed a band known as Kara's Flowers in 1994, while they were still in high school.

They are good they have some bad songs but listen to the albums Songs About Jane and Overexposed. V 1 Comment 10 Three Days Grace Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band formed in Norwood, Ontario in 1997 with a line-up consisting of guitarist and lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer and backing vocalist Neil Sanderson, and bassist Brad Walst. This band blows my MIND! They are in my top 10 favorite bands list. They Should be up higher because Adam Gontier has a awesome sexy voice that I will always remember! Also funny thing Adam is so ugly that if he was half way good looking he would have 100 percent more material right? They're my favourite band, and I disagree with the person that said Adam is ugly. Three Days Grace is the most amazing flipping band ever! I LOVE THEM! The Contenders 11 Moi dix Mois This band is pure art. Created by the gothic lolita icon mana-sama and creates a gothic metal sound with industrial effects and deep nocturnal image V 1 Comment 12 311 311 is an American rock band from Omaha, Nebraska.

The band was formed in 1988 by vocalist and guitarist Nick Hexum, lead guitarist Jim Watson, bassist Aaron "P-Nut" Wills. It does not define them, much like people have trouble defining their sound. Plus its the police code for indecent exposure. - Lemonjelo 311 is the best. the names is different, but cool. just like them. down for the unity! - 311_fan What the what!? 311 is also a channel number for ABC Family. - playstationfan66 V 1 Comment 13 Twenty One Pilots Twenty One Pilots is an American musical duo that originates from Columbus, Ohio. Currently there are two members. The lead singer, Tyler Joseph, and the drummer, Josh Dun. At the 2016 American Music Awards, they won two AMAs for Favorite Pop/Rock Artist, and Favorite Alternative Artist. Twenty One ... read more . Why are they only 22? I know they're a newer band, but all of their stuff is amazing. Just listen from Regional at Best. Love this band.

14 D12 15 5 Seconds Of Summer 5 Seconds of Summer are an Australian pop-rock band from Sydney that formed in 2011. The group were originally YouTube celebrities, posting videos of themselves covering songs from various artists during 2011 and early 2012. They rose to international fame while touring with One Direction on the Take ... read more . Just because they have majority female fans doesn't mean they don't make good music They are the best band ever so vote NOW They might be idiots sometimes but the music they make is good. They have a lot of songs about being social outcasts, broken families and everything being okay in the end. They're a pop-punk band, not a boyband :) Listen to them if you need to chill or feel not-so-lonely. V 5 Comments 16 One Direction One Direction (commonly abbreviated as 1D) are an British-Irish pop boy band based in London, composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and previously, Zayn Malik until his departure from the band on 25 March 2015 .

The group signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records ... read more . They have a parlor game out. It is 1D Girl Talk. - playstationfan66 They've grown musically and they have such a huge international following! They should be number 1 cause they are the best 1D stands for 1st duh V 5 Comments 17 Matchbox Twenty Mb20 is perfect in every single way they are my everything they are the definition of amazing perfection Top 10 Best English Bands - TheTopTens® Top 10 Best English Bands InsertNameHere The Top Ten 1 The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The members consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They were soon known as the foremost and most influential act of rock era. Rooted in skiffle, beat, and 1950s rock and roll, the Beatles later experimented ... read more .

I have to agree the Beatles are the most successful english band of all time I love some of their songs and they are from Liverpool which in my opinion is the best part of the country they are also probably the most iconic group of english people and to top this list so long after they was in their prime is remarkable It kills me when people trash them. I was born in the wrong time period. There is nobody have achieved what the Beatles have done. They were the first British band to break America, a lot of British bands are still not known in America. And there music still stands the test of time. Please, please never compare one direction. With the Beatles. X Please this band shouldn't be on the list.Their music is liked by no one.Non of by friend even like more than 2 or 3 of their song.Mostly say they were famous by their luck. V 38 Comments 2 One Direction One Direction (commonly abbreviated as 1D) are an British-Irish pop boy band based in London, composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and previously, Zayn Malik until his departure from the band on 25 March 2015 .

The group signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records ... read more . If you really don't like one direction just don't hear to their music. But please don't insult them by writing rubbish comments cause their are many one direction fans around the world who really like them. Seriously you guys are writing like they are your enemy. I r What an insult to music. all they do is make teenage girls feel beautiful and take advantage of their insecurities. Sorry 1D fans, but maybe you should try listening to actual music. Peoples opinions on this band seem to be based on 2011/2 one direction-5 teenage boys who have no idea about the music industry and care more about their hair than their records and of course their fans who everyone still seems to think are 12 years old? We age too people. Maybe if you updated yourself and listened to their more recent albums and took a look at how much they do for people and mean to people you would see how genuine these boys are and how much they care about what they are producing and about their fans. They create great music which fair enough may not be to your taste but isn't all simply 'girly pop music'.

So please stop insulting them and their fans for no reason. They all guys are really amazing V 263 Comments 3 Take That Take That are an English pop group from Manchester, formed in 1989. The group currently consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, and Mark Owen. Every time the boys tour I think that was the best, then they something else that tops that, loved their music and them for 25 years, and will continue to love them for the next 25, there is a take that song for every moment of my life, meeting Mark Owen was the best day, the boys are so lovely to every one of their fans, and they are so grateful for every opportunity. Great music, great concerts great British band, need I say any more,? They just deserve to win, the amount of effort they put into their fans in amazing I had waited 5.5 hours to meet Gary and Mark and as they were leaving Mark said "Gaz this poor girls been here ages" and they spent at least ten minutes with me just chatting and asking about life. Their concerts have always been amazing!

Never once fail to wow the audiences, if you've never been to their show, try to come, I'll guarantee, even if you don't fancy them, they'll entertain you fully and you'll go back home with a huge smile on your face! And yes, I agree how much they respect their fans, no matter how tired they are, they always put a big effort to make us all happy, they always try to take as many pic together as possible. Do you know how much that means for the fans? Fans will remember that 2-3 mins moment for a lifetime! Beautiful singing, beautiful songs they write themselves, beautiful albums, beautiful smiles, beautiful eyes, beautiful bodies, beautiful humour, beautiful charisma, beautiful all-round kindness, beautiful modesty and gratitude... to sum it up they are simply BEAUTIFUL! V 140 Comments 4 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group consisted of Robert Plant (Vocal), Jimmy Page (Guitar), John Paul Jones (Bass, Keyboard) and John Bonham (Drums).

The band's heavy, guitar-driven sound, rooted in blues and psychedelia on their early albums, has earned them recognition ... read more . WHY IN THE ACTUAL HELL IS ONE DIRECTION AND A CRAPPY BOY BAND NO-ONE HAS EVER HEARD OF OR LIKES ABOVE Led Zeppelin, QUEEN, Pink Floyd IRON MAIDEN AND ROLLING STONES!?! Yes I was actually screaming that at my computer because it is so stupid to see morons who have never heard of a guitar or talent won't allow talent within five mili-metres (Small distance, for those idiot who don't know music) of their bubble of idiocy, I love Led Zeppelin because they had talent, so much talent, Jimmy page, Robert plant, John paul jones, and of course the beast John bonham are all amazing at what they do, please let them get above those pretty boy hacks. Better than Beatles! Why? Guitar solos are excellent, Drum beats too... Bass is very good in most songs, and Plant's voice is actually 10/10 The Gods of Rock music. Excellent Guitar and music. Robert Plant is incredible.

Stairway to Heaven is the ultimate rock song ever. But then who can forget Kashmir? Why is One Direction and Take That (who ever take that is), a head of one of (if not the best) bands of all time? V 9 Comments 5 Queen Queen are a British rock group formed in 1970. Members were Freddie Mercury (Vocals and Piano), Brian May (Guitar, Vocals), Roger Taylor (Drums, Vocals), and John Deacon (Bass Guitar, Vocals). Before forming into Queen, Brian May and Roger Taylor had played together in a band named Smile. Freddie Mercury ... read more . Queen is number one on my list. They created amazing songs that people will remember for a long time, I don't think they will ever be missed. Freddie had a beautiful four octave voice, and was a one of the best front men that ever lived. Roger has great drumming skills, and a nice high voice. Brian's guitar skills will never match anybody else's. John was one of the quiet, and most relaxed bass players I've ever seen.

Their concerts will never bore you, Freddie always kept the crowd going along with him, with his amazing, strong voice, and his strutting on stage. He would make jokes sometimes laugh out loud. Anyway Queen is truly an amazing band! They truly 'took my breath away'. Queen is immortal. They are eternal. And everyone knows and (most likely) loves them! Queen are truly amazing band love listening to them! I think they should be higher up on the table you had some off the best musicians in the band like Freddie mercy, insane singer one of the best singers of all time One Direction is terreble But Queen is the best band of the worl - Santi12 V 16 Comments 6 Coldplay Coldplay are a British rock band formed in 1996. The band consists of Chris Martin (lead vocalist and pianist), Jonny Buckland (lead guitarist), Guy Berryman (bassist) and Will Champion (drummer and backing vocalist). Manager Phil Harvey is often considered an unofficial fifth member. The band renamed ... read more . They are an awesome band with meaningful songs They should be N.1! They are the best They have composed some of the most sentimental songs I have ever heard.

they should be in top three. They have the perfect combination. The greatest lyrics and melodies. V 12 Comments 7 The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. The first settled line-up consisted of Brian Jones (guitar, harmonica), Ian Stewart (piano), Mick Jagger (lead vocals, harmonica), Keith Richards (guitar), Bill Wyman (bass) and Charlie Watts (drums). ... read more . It's a good band. I like to listen the songs of this band. The fact that One Direction is ahead of The Rolling Stones makes me want to puke Why The Rolling Stones are under one direction?! Are you kidding me? V 2 Comments 8 Oasis Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Developed from an earlier group, the Rain, the band originally consisted of Liam Gallagher (vocals and tambourine), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan, and Tony McCarroll. BY far the absolute best band in the world due to the amazing songwriting of N Gallagher and the beautiful voice of L Gallagher.

The best and most talented band in the history of the world. The reason they are one of the greatest british bands ever is because they dominated the 90s with 2 of the greatest albums ever made. Morning Glory and definitely maybe defined the decade and even if they didn't really break america that wasnt due to them not being a great band, it was mostly because whenever they went on tour there they more or less broke up. Even their worse albums are still good, just can't live up to their first two, they also have incredible b sides Amazing group sadly the Gallagher brothers always had conflicts otherwise a truly influential and memorable group OASIS lives forever The best band of the 90s by a country mile, and still the best british act since the Beatles. V 11 Comments 9 Pink Floyd Pink Floyd were an English rock band formed in London. They achieved international acclaim with their progressive and psychedelic music. The band consisted of 5 members - David Gilmour (Vocals and Guitar), Syd Barrett (Vocals and Guitarist), Nick Mason (Drums), Roger Waters (Vocals and Bass), and Richard ... read more . go listen to dark side, the wall, and meddle.

you'll see why pink floyd pwns and deserves to be #1. there will probably never gonna be a better band than them. - russian Yo what the hell is going on here? One Direction is better than Pink Floyd? Go back to junior high or listen to Floyd ASAP! Incredibly powerful lyrics and concepts, some of the most impressive instrumentalists in music history, and the never-ending influence on music they have. #9 is disgraceful for them. They are considered by some to be even better than the Beatles. Idiots. All of you. - DoctorDigiorno I'm with the Floyd. One Direction may one day be classed as a great band, but to be truly great you have to stand the test of time You wanna know how jesus, god, moses and abraham sound when they play in a rock band? Well they sound just like Pink Floyd V 7 Comments 10 The Who The Who is an English hard rock band formed in London, England in 1964 . The members are Roger Daltrey (lead singer), Pete Townshend (guitarist), John Entwistle (bassist), and Keith Moon (drums).

The genres they were associated with happened to be rock, soft rock, hard rock, and soul rock. They are ... read more . Rock gods like none other, Keith is the best drummer, John is the best bassist, Roger is a fantastic singer and Pete is the greatest songwriter, plus a fantastic guitarist. Their sound endures more than anyone else and some of the songs are the most exciting pieces of music ever written. This band is really incredible. Instead of 1D put the who in top ten... -_- How is one of the greatest rock bands under one direction The Contenders 11 The Smiths The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. The band consisted of vocalist Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce. What is actually wrong with this list?! Take That 2nd? Oasis 8th? The Smiths 11th? Who puts One Direction and Take That above The Smiths and Oasis?!

The Smiths is my favourite English band and you cannot beat Morrissey's lyrical genius and Marr's extraordinary musical talent, listen to How Soon Is Now or There Is A Light That Never Goes Out or I Know It's Over before you dare press one direction. This list is whack the smiths were amazing no boy band should be in the top 20 Mix is awesome. His quotes are the best, especially the Jamie Oliver ones - Jiorl How is one direction is front of these guys? V 3 Comments 12 Muse Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The members are Matt Bellamy (lead vocal, lead guitar, piano, keyboard), Dom Howard (drums, percussion) and Chris Wolstenholme (bass, backing vocals). They've won several awards including five MTV Awards, 8 NME Awards, ... read more . The best british band of all times. One direction above than MUSE. They don't even write their own music They do real music! Simply the best Best band to attack the illuminati, you should be agree!

V 6 Comments 13 Black Sabbath Black Sabbath are a Heavy Metal band formed in Birmingham, England in 1968 by guitarist and songwriter Tony Iommi, Singer Ozzy Osbourne, Bassist and Main Lyricist Geezer Butler and Drummer Bill Ward . The band got into mainstream after improving after their debut album got negative feedback . In 1978, ... read more . There is no group like Black Sabbath. Paranoid - ha, ha. What great times we had in college listening to Sabbath. Unforgettable. V 1 Comment 14 Duran Duran Duran Duran are an English new wave/synthpop band formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were a successful band of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the US. They are so cool and their music is amazing. I'm a teenager and would rather listen to them any day compared to the crappiness of 1D. Duran Duran changed the face of music in the 80s and took the UK, America, the whole world by storm. Every song is a classic.

Not just Duran Duran, but Spandau, Coldplay, etc are all better than One Direction. Fact! DD beats 1D! 15 Iron Maiden Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. They were known for some big hits such as The Trooper, and The Number of the Beast, and as of 2015, the band sold over 90 million albums. Their singer Bruce Dickinson is a polymath. A pilot, fenceman, Radio DJ and various other things he is amazing at. Steve Harris plays the bass with his fingers, and not may people can do that. Their drummer Nicko Mcbrain is one of the best drummers on this planet. Their guitarists Adrian, Dave and Janick are amazing. Every song the band has put out on all of their 15 albums are amazing. And best of all, they're British!

Bruce Dickinson is the most talented vocalist of all time in my opinion and the guitar is incredible, they have 6 DVD's made about them 5 of which were chart topping, and to top it off they even have their own beer, they cannot be beat by 5 boys with voice correction and 1d awful racket not music just screaming V 2 Comments 16 Deep Purple Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although their musical approach changed over the years. Originally formed as a progressive rock band, the band shifted to a heavier sound in 1970. Deep Purple, ... read more . The greatest Rock Band of all time. Those who have not heard their songs do not really know what is hard rock. Smoke on the Water, Black Night, Hush, Soldier of Fortune...the list goes on. V 2 Comments 17 Westlife Westlife were an Irish boy band, formed in July 1998 and disbanded in June 2012.

Originally signed by Simon Cowell and managed by Louis Walsh, the group's final line-up consisted of Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, and Shane Filan. Westlife are Irish, they are not British! In Asia, westlife is still number one. In Italy are famous a little bit Good band, from Ireland not Britain! V 6 Comments 18 Radiohead Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (lead vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments), Colin Greenwoood (bass guitar), Phil Selway (drums), and Ed O'Brien (guitar). I do love Radiohead, but please do your homework before posting, the Beatles revolutionized the recording methods, just listen to Sgt. Pepper's and compare it to the music of the 60's. They changed music. Radiohead deserves to be in the top 5 though. Truly the band with the most variations in sound. Don't believe me? Listen to Kid A and The Bends. Note the difference.

- U2FAN101 Radiohead bellow One Direction (not the worst band ever, but is still kind of trash pop crap) and Linkin Park (A band that isn't Brittish, they're God damn American). This list is crap Radiohead should be at least two spots higher, at least. - Quart Common I love this band is amazing - Santi12 V 7 Comments 19 Arctic Monkeys The Arctic Monkeys, otherwise known as the Death Ramps, are a British indie rock band formed in 2002 in Sheffield, England. The band consists of Alex Turner (lead vocalist, songwriter, electric and rhythm guitarist), Jamie Cook (electric and rhythm guitarist, songwriter), Matt Helders (percussionist, ... read more . One Direction should not be on this list... How are they not in the top 10? And who put one direction on this list Amazing band. Should be way higher on this list. The best band ever V 4 Comments 20 The Kinks The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1963 by brothers Dave and Ray Davies.

One of the best singer/songwriters, one of the best guitarists, add together and you get the hugely talented Davies brothers. Like with Oasis' Gallagher brothers having one of the best singers and one of the best songwriter/guitarists, the Kinks are a genius band that must be in the top 10. Kick out one direction and Linkin park, and put the kinks and the who there Beatles and Pink Floyd are hard to go past. Only the Kinks can do that. So many great songs - their albums are filled with hidden gems that people have never heard. Try songs like Some Mother's Son, Death of A clown, Celluloid Heroes, David Watts, Do you Remember Walter, Missing Person, Dead End Street, Tin Soldier Man and of course Waterloo Sunset. The Kinks have written more great songs than any other English band: end of argument. Worst band rubbish foolish 101 Liam Payne Facts! | The Hits Radio 101 Liam Payne Facts! Posted on Thursday 13 December 2012 1. Liam Payne was born on 29th August 1993. 2.

Liam is the One Direction middleman – Louis and Zayn are older than him while Harry and Niall are younger. 3. Along with Niall, Liam is a Virgo. According to the star sign he is analytical, observant, helpful, reliable and precise. 4. Liam has two older sisters called Ruth and Nicola. 5. Liam’s parents are called Karen and Geoff. 6. Liam’s favourite colour is purple. 7. Liam also took part the 2008 series of The X Factor making it through to Simon’s house in Barbados where he was cruelly eliminated. Simon thought he was too young and asked him to come back in two years – a move that worked out pretty well!! 8. Liam’s favourite film is the Toy Story trilogy. 9. Liam’s celebrity crush is Leona Lewis and his man crush is stand-up comedian Michael McIntyre?! Nope, us neither! 10. Liam spent his childhood in Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, the birthplace of Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant and Slade’s Noddy Holder. 11. Liam once cried while watching Marley & Me. Bless. 12.

Liam has a very unusual phobia – SPOONS! He admits it’s “very strange”. 13. Liam has just over seven minutes of solos on One Direction’s debut album ‘Up All Night’, the second most behind Harry. 14. Liam sang ‘Cry Me A River’ in his 2010 audition and received a standing ovation. 15. When he had progressed to bootcamp he covered Oasis’ ‘Stop Crying Your Heart Out.’ 16. Liam’s Twitter address is @Real_Liam_Payne. As of 10th August 2012 he had 5,204,974 followers. 17. Liam follows more fans than all of his One Direction bandmates do altogether!! As of 10th August 2012 he follows 8,951 people. 18. Liam is an avid fan of boxing. He took up the sport when he was bullied at high school. 19. Liam once confessed to owning a pair of pink hair straighteners. Nice! 20.

Liam’s performance of ‘Cry Me A River’ on The X Factor back in the summer of 2010 was dedicated to an ex-girlfriend who cheated on him! He told The Sun: "One girl was the inspiration for me singing 'Cry Me A River' on The X Factor. That was my payback to her because she was unfaithful." 21. Liam shares the same middle name as Niall – James. 22. Liam started dating backing dancer Danielle Peazer during The X Factor in December 2010. They’re still together to this day. 23. After falling ill as a baby, Liam underwent years of tests until aged four when doctors discovered that one of his kidneys was scarred and dysfunctional. He had to have up to 32 injections a day to cope with the pain. Poor lad :( 24. Due to his kidney problems, Liam doesn’t drink alcohol and has to look after himself. He told Digital Spy: "I have to be careful not to drink too much, even water, and I have to keep myself as healthy as possible." 25.

In August 2012, Liam dropped the bombshell that his damaged kidney had miraculously started working again. He tweeted: “Just been for an ultrasound on my kidney turns out its fixed form when I was a baby!!! :o so now I have two :) #weirdnewsoftheday” 26. Before The X Factor, Liam once performed in front of 26,000 people at Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club. 27. When he auditioned for The X Factor, Liam was music technology student at the City of Wolverhampton College. 28. Liam says that Justin Timberlake is his biggest influence while Gary Barlow is also an inspiration. 29. Liam’s favourite animals are turtles! He has two pet turtles called Boris and Archimedes. 30. Liam can play the guitar. 31. Liam loves girls with nice eyes. 32. Liam hates it when girls are too confident. He likes them to be a little bit shy. 33. The one person guaranteed to make Liam smile is Louis. Ahhh!

Liam said: “Even if I’m in a situation where I’m mad at him, the person who can make me smile is Louis. Whatever happens he’ll make me laugh about something because he’s that crazy.” 34. Liam would love to play a prank on Simon Cowell. 35. Liam says that just like his 1D bandmates, he’s grounded. Speaking about the One Thing video shoot, he said: "Our video for out new single was filmed in London. We're not divas, we've got no interest in jetting off to the Caribbean just to shoot a video.” 36. Liam would like to shave his hair off but worries he “wouldn’t get away with it.” 37. If Liam could interview one pop star it would be Usher. 38. Liam often defends his girlfriend Danielle on Twitter when she receives hatemail. One tweet reads: "#SometimesIHateTwitter when it becomes a place to abuse people who uve never met never did anything to you but you still choose to be cruel.” 39. In Sugarscape’s list of the 50 hottest males of 2011, Liam came eighth.

In The Sun’s countdown he was 11th. 40. Liam’s nickname is Daddy Directioner as he’s the most mature member of the band. 41. Liam loves singing in the shower. He often sings songs by The Script! 42. Liam often describes himself as “the clumsy one” in One Direction. 43. Liam was nicknamed Cheesy Head by his sisters as a kid because he ate cheese crisps all the time. 44. When Liam went fishing in San Diego earlier this year he caught a baby tiger shark! Thankfully he put it back in the water. 45. In May 2012, poor Liam broke his toe by dropping his computer on it. Doh! He told Good Morning America: “I dropped a MacBook Pro on it, which is not a very exciting story at all.” That’s gotta hurt! 46. Liam’s favourite love song is ‘End of May’ by Michael Bublé. 47. When Liam was younger his older sisters Ruth and Nicola made him dress in women’s clothes! He told The Sun: “They used to try to influence my fashion a bit. Which you know...

may have involved a heel or two.” 48. Liam’s favourite track on ‘Up All Night’ is ‘I Want’. The song was penned by McFly vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Tom Fletcher. 49. Along with Louis, in April 2012 Liam did a 192metre SkyJump jump off Auckland’s Sky Tower. David Beckham, Katy Perry and Justin Bieber has all previously done the big jump. 50. Liam’s One Direction bandmates call him the Gary Barlow of their group. Niall told The Sun: "Liam has that Barlow aura. He says things like, 'Come on boys, let's roll. Let's get going'. He knows it and can't deny it." 51. After the audition shows of The X Factor, bookmakers made Liam second favourite to win the talent competition behind Cher Lloyd. Liam, of course, was put together with Niall, Louis, Harry and Zayn to form One Direction later in the show. 52. Liam is a supporter of West Bromich Album Football Club. 53. Liam has a lot of respect for his chum Ed Sheeran.

He calls him “such a talented guy.” 54. Liam says that One Direction’s phenomenal global success seems “surreal” to him. Referring to hitting number one in the US with ‘Up All Night’, Liam told Daybreak: “It still seems strange to say that, everything's happened this quickly. We didn't expect to be over here releasing an album. I don't think it's quite hit home yet.” 55. When Liam was a Hits Radio DJ for a day on 1DHQ earlier this year, his playlist was One Direction ‘One Thing’, Ed Sheeran ‘Lego House’, One Direction ‘I Want’, Lloyd ‘Dedication To My Ex (Miss That)’, Nicole Scherzinger ‘Don’t Hold Your Breath’, Michael Bublé ‘Cry Me A River’ and One Direction ‘What Makes You Beautiful’. 56. Liam is preparing to move in with his girlfriend Danielle Peazer. Announcing the news via Twitter, he wrote: “I love this woman (Danielle), she is the one I want to be in the future. Danielle is the one for me, I am sure.” 57.

As well as being heavily into boxing, at school Liam was a member of the cross-country team and got up most mornings at 6am to go on long runs. 58. Despite being madly in love with Danielle Peazer, Liam says he’s in “no rush” to get married. He sometimes takes to Twitter to rubbish media speculation! 59. Liam recently hooked up with Amy Winehouse’s goddaughter Dionne Bromfield is a West London recording studio. Producer Jim Beanz posted pictures of the two singers together. It’s currently unclear whether Liam will appear on Dionne’s album. 60. Liam is five foot and 10 inches tall (about 1.78 metres). 61. Asked what name he would give his firstborn child, Liam says it would be Taylor. “I like the name Taylor,” he explained to KRB. “Taylor’s pretty neutral for a boy or a girl. That’s what I’m going to call my first child if I had children.” 62. Liam says he was “ecstatic and humbled” when One Direction passed the 12million record and DVD sales barrier. 63.

In August 2012, Liam busked in the Westfield Shopping Centre in Shepherd’s Bush, West London. Liam sang the ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ vocals while Niall accompanied him on guitar. 64. A true international jet setter, Liam likes nothing more than returning to Wolverhampton to spend time with his family. His dad Geoff told local newspaper Star & Express: “Liam likes to get back home. He likes to get back to normality.” 65. Liam often has nightmares where he’s naked in public places! “I dream of being back at school a lot and have been naked a few times,” he told The Sun. “And I have been in the park naked on a climbing frame.” 66. Liam has no plans to go solo in the future. In fact, he reckons it would be “massively boring.” 67. Liam has over 500 fan pages on Facebook. 68. Liam’s official page on Facebook has over 1.4million likes (as of August 2012). 69. Liam recently fessed up that he and the 1D lads played a prank on Harry earlier this summer.

"He fell asleep in the dressing room last week," Liam told the Daily Star. "We poured water down his trousers to make it look like he weed his pants. He doesn't care really." 70. Liam reckons he’s the best dancer in One Direction. He told TOTP: “I have the best dance moves – I’m the king of the dancefloor! My signature dance move is the 1-2-3 flick. You’ll find it all over the internet…" 71. Liam got together with Danielle Peazer with a little help from Harry! He confessed: "This has never been told before, but when I actually got with my girlfriend, Harry was the boy that set us up… Harry is the magic match-up man." 72. Justin Bieber claims that Liam copied his trademark hairstyle. When he saw a photo of Liam’s old haircut, Biebs said: “I mean, does that look a little familiar? Just a touch!” 73. In October 2011, Liam was left highly embarrassed by his mum Karen. He explained to radio station TFM: “My mum fell over the other day in front of a load of our fans. And farted.

She fell over a bump in the floor and it came out. Bless her.” 74. Liam sings the first solo on 13 of the 15 tracks on ‘Up All Night’. 75. When he was younger, Liam had to split his turtles up as they were turning to cannibalism. He said: “I came home and my turtle was missing a foot. Splitting them is sad, but it’s best.” 76. When asked what One Direction member he’d eat first if he had to survive, Liam responded: “That’s a bizarre question. Zayn, I don’t know why!” 77. Liam is “not very good” with hot food. At Nandos the hottest he can go is medium. Wimp! ;) 78. Liam’s favourite two words are “brilliant” and “fantastic”. He admits his enthusiasm annoys the boys: “I use them all the time and the boys hate it.” 79. Liam absolutely hates it when Harry steals his food. 80. One of the things that Liam most admires in life is Zayn’s huge quiff.

However he doesn’t like it when Zayn gets moody! 81. Before Harry came up with the band name One Direction, Liam suggested the call themselves USP – which stood Unique Selling Point. Lucky escape there guys!! 82. If Liam could invent one app for a mobile phone it would be an “anti spoons” one. We’re not quite sure how that would work! 83. Liam still gets badly affected by nerves before gigs. In fact he sometimes gets stomach-aches. 84. Abbreviations aren’t Liam’s strongest point. He used to think that YOLO means Yummy Oreos Love Origami and DTF stands for Dedicated to Fans. 85. If Liam could make his own ice cream it would be Krispy-Kreme flavoured. Isn’t there one already?! 86. If you look closely on One Direction’s ‘One Thing’ video, Liam’s left eyebrow has a slit shaved into it. Harry did it while Liam was sleeping! Pesky scamp. 87. Liam is a closet fan of S Club 7! 88. Liam has a small birthmark on his neck. 89.

If Liam could only eat one thing for the rest of his life it would be chocolate “because it’s chocolaty.” 90. Liam used to get into trouble at school and often spent time in the headmistress’s office. “I used to have water fights in the toilets and climb on the roof to get footballs back,” he told The Sun. 91. When he first started boxing, Liam picked up a number of nasty injuries including a perforated eardrum and a broken nose. “I was always coming home with a bruised, puffy face,” he says. 92. Liam once asked a called Emily out 22 times and she kept turning him down. He added to the Sun: “Finally I sang to her and she said she’d go out with me, but she dumped me the next day.” We’re pretty sure Emily will be regretting her move! Doh! 93. Liam owns a lollipop with Zayn’s name on it. Well, when we say ‘owns’ we mean he stole it off Zayn! 94. Liam says he emotional when singing 1D track ‘Moments’.

The pop-ballad was penned by Ed Sheeran and appears on the deluxe version of ‘Up All Night’. 95. When he was younger Liam used to practise kissing on the back of his hand. 96. Asked what was the best thing about taking part in The X Factor, Liam said it was “meeting the four best people ever.” Awwwwww! 97. If Liam wasn’t a multi-million selling pop star, he says he’d like to be a fireman or gym teacher. 98. Liam always wanted a brother when he was younger. He says that now with One Direction “it’s like having four of them!” 99. Despite being a pop superstar, Liam says he still does his own washing and ironing. He joked: “You don’t see Take That doing that do you?!” 100. Just like Niall and Zayn, Liam has size 8 feet. 101. The three things Liam can’t live without are hair wax, Clearasil and Niall! MORE 1D FACTS!!

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Question: What pop group is sometimes abbreviated as "1D"?
Answer: One Direction