25 facts about 1D

1. The five members of One Direction are Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Zayn Malik.

2. To hire One Direction out for one night, it would cost over £21,000!

3. Each member of One Direction applied as solo contestants on X-Factor, but failed to qualify for the Boys category. They were then put together as a group.

4. One Direction starred in a series of TV ads and events for Pokémon Black and White.

5. Liam Payne Appeared on The X-Factor in 2008. He made it through to the judges houses.

6. Harry's full name is Harry Edward Styles. His Twitter is @Harry_Styles.

7. One Direction finished third on the seventh series of The X-Factor.

8. Liam's middle name is James.

9. Liam's star sign is Virgo.

10. Louis' middle name is William.

11. Louis was born on Christmas Eve in 1991.

12. Zayn was born on 12th January, 1993.

13. Amazon revealed that One Direction's 2012 calendar is the top selling calendar of all time.

14. One Direction have had three books released.

15. Their first book called 'One Direction: Forever Young (Our Official X Factor Story) reached the number one spot on the Sunday Times Bestseller list.

16. One Direction announced their debut UK tour, which sold out within 12 minutes of release!

17. Zayn didn't have a passport before he was in One Direction.

18. As a band, One Direction's biggest inspiration is 'Take That'.

19. Harry used to be in a band called 'White Eskimo'.

20. 'White Eskimo' performed at a wedding in June 2010.

21. Harry is the youngest member of One Direction.

22. They saw each other naked pretty much the first time they worked together, Harry stripped down first!

23. Louis is the oldest member of 1D.

24. 'What Makes You Beautiful' was the third fastest selling single of 2011.

25. Harry's favourite film genre is action/adventure.