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One-way group, once popular around the world's youth idol boy band, created a lot of classic songs, global record sales of more than 70 million pounds, the net worth of group members of more than 250 million pounds, high value and good singing voice also let them often occupy the headlines of major news
One-way combination
However, because the members wanted to develop in different directions, the boy band was officially dissolved in 2016, after which some of them were attacked and accused, some indulged in illegal drugs, and some even turned to the record company to abandon and fight alone.
So, what are their current situations?
Today, let's walk into the story of a one-way combination.
Boy band formation
In 2010, Nell Holland, Zene Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Stiles and Louis Tomlinson personally participated in season 7 of the British TV show X Phonemes, but they all failed to qualify for the men's jury house.
But the judges gave them a second chance, on the condition that they had to compete as a combination. So in July of the same year, the five people continued to compete in a group format, and later, the members named the group "one-way combination".
But even if they got a second chance, no one could guarantee that they would succeed, fortunately, by the fourth week of the game, the group quickly became popular in the United Kingdom, and eventually won the third place in the season, so that the 5 boys became famous.
Soon after, they confirmed a 2 million music contract with SECCO Records, and in January 2011, the group began recording their first studio album, and a month later, they published a book, One Way: Forever Young, about their participation in the competition, which also won the Sunday Times bestseller list.
In the same month, the group embarked on the X-Phoneme 2011 tour, which took place across the UK and attracted 500,000 viewers.
In September of the same year, they released their first single "You Are So Beautiful" and once this single was released, it won the first place on the UK Singles Chart, and then the two singles released by the group also entered the top 10 of the UK singles chart, and in February of the following year, "You Are So Beautiful" was released in the United States.
The song airborne "Billboard" white belt singles chart no. 28, which also became the highest airborne since 1998 for British artists.
The song sold more than 4 million in the United States, laying the best foundation for opening up the North American market. To promote the song, one-way group arrived in the United States in February 2012 and performed in North America as a warm-up guest on the Party Boys Tour.
It wasn't long before the first studio album of the one-way group was finally released.
After the global release, it reached the excellent result of "who fights with the front", and it is reported that it won the first place in the album charts of 16 countries. In addition, as of August 2012, the album has sold more than 3 million copies worldwide. The one-way duo also became the first British group to win the US charts. As a result, it was written into the Guinness World Records.
After single-handedly reviving the British record industry, after being wildly sought after by European and American girls, their popularity almost became a social phenomenon, so they not only appeared in the London Olympic Games, but also received by Queen Elizabeth II, and even the then Prime Minister David Cameron also participated in their MV.
Although it was the hottest music group at the time, one-way groups have also been subjected to "garbage pop" and "vase" complaints. The British NME Awards even named it "Worst Combination" and gave its members a "Coward of the Year Award".
But black and red are also red, so the one-way combination has created huge commercial value as soon as it debuts, especially the income from the performance, which is really amazing. In the 2015 Global Top 100 Tour Rankings released by a performance information service provider, they beat the popular song and won the championship.
Their tour ticket sales reportedly exceeded 2.3 million that year, and their direct revenue and total secondary market revenue exceeded $300 million.
Only about 2 years after his debut, biographer Tom Bauer estimated in his book: "If the income of the group of five people is calculated together, the estimated income has reached nearly 100 million pounds." As a result, he also referred to the one-way duo as the "New West Side Boys."
But five years after becoming a soldier, the first boy band in Europe and the United States also began to move towards an inflection point.
After dissolution
The first person to leave the group, Zen Malik, announced his withdrawal from the group through Facebook in 2015, citing the need for "private space".
After that, he signed a contract with RCA Records to officially start his personal singer career, and the following year, he released his first solo debut album "Heart Decryption", which also won the championship in many countries and sold 150,000 in the first week, but at the time of the fire, Zehn said that he wanted to pursue an English or literature degree, so he refused all publicity activities, reading while creating his second album.
Zehn
Before the album came out, Zehn wrote an autobiography about his experience of leaving the original group, and in an interview with the TV show, he said that he needed a period of time to "detach himself", so he did not regret his original move to quit the group.
But his solo career has not been as smooth as imagined, and it is reported that after his debut album, he encountered various snow hides of the record company, some people said that he was addicted to illegal drugs, and the bad state repeatedly made the capital team dissatisfied, and some people said that his creative ability has repeatedly declined, so for the record company, there is no use value.
Although there are many opinions, it is certain that he has gradually fallen from a first-line singer to an 18-line singer, and his recent release of "Nobody is Listening" seems to be really like the album title, and no one is listening.
However, he is not too disappointed in this, because he has already become a father, it is reported that although he and his girlfriend GIGI have been separated, the two have raised a lovely daughter together since 2018, so he spends almost all his time with his daughter.
For children, he cherishes and loves, so he will even for the former's privacy problems, and do not hesitate to hurt the future mother-in-law, although he defends himself that the other party repeatedly challenges his limits and makes his daughter public many times, so he is angry with the other party, but in the eyes of most netizens, the action is moral corruption, so too much explanation is just a cover up of his own unbearable virtue.
Zehn and his girlfriend
After the matter of fighting with his mother-in-law was revealed, the beautiful image he maintained for many years has disappeared more and more, and some media have said that Ze en is now in the circle, undoubtedly a transparent role.
Zen was not the only one addicted to drugs, but also the leader of the regiment, Louis Tomlinson.
As the eldest member of the group, he is not as dazzling as the other members in the group, but his fresh and unworldly juvenile voice makes fans say that even if they have not seen him, they will never forget him.
Tomlinson
Unfortunately, after Zehn announced his solo flight, his music career gradually faded, and after he released "Back To You" with singer Bibi Lexa, it was thought that he could continue to grow in his solo career and find his own direction.
However, just after he released three singles, he suddenly fell into a state of silence, and later some media learned that in the same year that the single was released, his mother died of leukemia.
For this reason, he was so sad that he did not ease up until 2018, and released a single that year, the melody of this song is very positive, but the lyrics are very poignant, word by word, full of missing his mother.
But just when people thought he had picked up his grief and decided to move on, his sister unfortunately died of a heart attack at the age of 18.
This was undoubtedly a huge blow to Tomlinson, who had just set sail, so in the following time, he stopped his musical career again, and when the media photographed him again, it was his extremely thin body and his haggard pale face that was immersed in illegal drugs all day.
But this does not mean that he has completely given up, in 2020, he finally released his debut album in the form of a single player, unfortunately, after the suspension of the previous years and the wear and tear of the group's popularity, he finally returned to mediocrity, and people's attention to him is no longer as fanatical as before.
Tomlinson and the kids
Compared to them, Liam Payne and Harry Stiles are much more successful, and both have released solo albums and achieved good sales, while the latter is also known as a "superstar" with a value of more than 75 million pounds.
According to media reviews, this figure makes him second only to the most successful male singles singer in the United Kingdom, red-haired Ed, and his value is still growing as Stiles enters the fashion industry and Hollywood.
Harry Stiles
As for his emotional career, it is also a lot of attention, gossip news came out, he is dating an actress who is 10 years older than himself, and both have a "more and more serious" attitude, and marriage and children are just around the corner.
The last member, Nell Holland, is known as the quietest member of the group, and this quiet boy band member is also not interested in music.
During the years when the one-way duo was scattered, he reportedly gradually turned his attention to golf, which he said was a project that made him passionate, so to show his love, he even created a golf management company with the former manager of the band.
Nell Holland
And this has made him known to many sports stars, such as Irish golf player Roy McIlroy, media reports, in addition to often playing together, and even participate in amateur competitions together, although Holland has not yet won a specific ranking in golf, but according to him, he believes that he will one day play excellent results.
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Speaking in detail, it can be seen that time has passed, and each member of the group has already had their own life, but despite this, there are still fans who can hope to see the combination of the group again.
But there is no feast in life, and no matter how hot the singer, sooner or later there will be a day of the curtain, so it is better to let go of the obsession of integration, and hope that they can bring better works in various fields in the future, and it is also the best wish for them.