Who is the frontman of one direction

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By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. The original five members of One Direction in , a simpler time. This photo of One Direction from illustrates exactly just how fast the night changes. Winner: Fine Line by Harry Styles. Next Up In Culture. Delivered Fridays. Thanks for signing up!

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Album breakdowns in the replies! They found Harry had the most singles throughout their career, followed by Liam , then Zayn , and Niall and Louis very closely tied together. With each album break down, Harry also had the most solo parts in each of those, too, without exception.

But One Direction's U. The teenager, who turns 18 today, has been given leading roles during their current tour stateside.

Standing out: One Direction's US management are trying to make Harry Styles the lead singer, saying American band's who have a frontman make it bigger. The group were seen in a number of funny poses during the photoshoot at a studio in Los Angeles. Harry led the band when they filmed a guest spot on Nickelodeon show iCarly, with Carly, played by Miranda Cosgrove, 18, developing a crush on him.

A source told The Daily Star: 'Columbia music execs are rubbing their hands with glee. It looks like One Direction are going to be absolutely massive in America. A friend told the newspaper: 'They are determined to carry on the way they have been — without a lead singer.

Harry has already caught the eye of the offspring of Hollywood royalty, Katherine Schwarzenegger, daughter of action man Arnold. Busy boys: Niall and Harry chat to a woman on set, after shooting a iCarly episode the day before.

Touchy feely: Louis strokes Liam's face, while holding a copy of actor Chad Michael Murray's book Everlast, as Niall hugs a staff member after the shoot. After tweeting last week that she thought he was cute after watching one of the band's videos, she managed to blag her way onto the iCarly set.

But Harry is wary of her tough-taking, former governor father. His debut single, Cam't ay No is not out until April 30, but the song has 50 million hits on YouTube.

According to the Sun, he said: 'Katherine's been in the studio watching us. Imagine having Arnie as your dad-in-law.

Then, doing his best Arnie impression, Harry added: 'Leave my house if you want to live. It was revealed last week that harry had broken up with his cougar lover Caroline, 32, after three months together.

He wrote on twitter: ''Please know I didn't "dump" Caroline. This was a mutual decision. In December , Malik released his second album, "Icarus Falls. Over the past few years, the singer has also famously ripped apart One Direction's music, even saying he did not make any life-long friends during his time in the band.

Recently, he and his girlfriend, Gigi Hadid, welcomed their first child. The musician dropped his third studio album, "Nobody Is Listening," earlier this year. Before the boyband announced its official hiatus, Tomlinson began his own solo endeavors by starting a record label in April of , according to Billboard. The label is backed by Sony and is an imprint of Syco, Cowell's record label. That same year, Tomlinson welcomed his son Freddie, whom he shares with hairstylist Briana Jungwirth.

In , the singer released "The Two of Us," a single dedicated to his late mother, Johannah Deakin. He released his first solo album, "Walls," in January It was met with harsh and lukewarm reviews. When he appeared on the season that'd make boyband history, year-old Payne was actually auditioning for "The X Factor" for the second time.

Payne first auditioned for the show in and although he made it past the initial audition round, the singer did not advance to the final rounds of the series. His second audition was a success — Payne sang "Cry Me a River" and received a unanimous "Yes" from the judges.

Two judges even gave him a standing ovation. In , Payne and Cheryl Cole, musician and one of the judges who voted Payne through to the next round after his audition on "X Factor," began dating.