Zayn was always One Direction’s best singer, but his album Konnakol is another missed opportunity
Konnakol could have been so much more than a muffled collection of anti-bangers. In the year of 1D comebacks, Zayn is lost among the trailing pack
Louis Tomlinson
Singer-songwriter
Louis Tomlinson: How Did I Get Here? review – Thumpingly okayish blend of Oasis guitars and Ed Sheeran-style saccharine bangers
It’s a pity the former One Direction star only occasionally reveals himself as an artist capable of considerable thought and introspection
James Vincent McMorrow: ‘I’ve been building back a version of me that made me happy rather than crying every night’
The Dubliner isn’t the first name that comes to mind as a songwriter for a boy-band megastar. But working with Louis Tomlinson was just what he needed after his record-label disappoinment
From Eurovision to the Helix: Russian arts cancelled after Ukraine invasion
Concerts, dance recitals and exhibitions pulled over Vladimir Putin’s war
One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson: ‘I’ve been to rock bottom’
As the singer launches his solo career, he reflects on a series of personal tragedies
Copyright case against One Direction struck out at High Court
Singer-songwriter had claimed Night Changes infringed his musical work
One Direction song ‘Night Changes’ at centre of High Court dispute
Copyright claim made by singer songwriter David Lewis Smith
Cowell’s ‘X Factor’ fails to keep up with rapidly changing music industry
Cowell’s belief show will go on for another 10 years proves how adrift from reality he truly is
Niall Horan at 3Arena: everything you need to know
What songs will the One Direction star play? Are tickets available?
How Barack Obama became top of the Twitter charts
Obama tweets less than Trump, but seven of the 10 all-time most popular tweets are his
Teenager’s request for free nuggets becomes one of the biggest tweets
16-year-old’s tweet is closing in on Ellen Degeneres’s Oscars selfie – but still well short of the 18m retweets needed for free food
1D's Niall Horan: ‘I can’t dance. I can’t ice-skate and I’m not going in the jungle’
One Direction’s only Irishman talks fame, pints with the lads, Zayn's departure and what the band's upcoming hiatus is really about
Cancelled One Direction concert in Belfast rescheduled for Friday
Two other planned concerts to go ahead at Belfast’s SSE Arena as Liam Payne recovers
One Direction: when boybands stop
Five years into their stratospheric career Harry Styles and the rest of the band are a money-minting jukebox. Their coming ‘hiatus’ – let’s face it, their split – will be a financial earthquake for many in the business
Dear One Direction: hoax letter from NSync’s Joey Fatone outrages fans
It’s a tough week to be a One Direction fan
One Direction set to break up in March, according to reports
Band to part company for a year to pursue solo projects as fifth album tour ruled out
Boybandonomics: Zayn, One Direction and 290 million reasons to stay on the road
Zayn Malik’s exit won’t stop the boy-band juggernaut. Their managers will have been planning how to cope without one of them – and merchandise featuring them as a four-piece will already be in production
One Direction: What makes them beautiful
They went from X Factor also-rans to the world’s biggest boyband in the space of three years, but how did they do it? We chart the rise of Liam, Louis, Harry, Zayn and Niall from giddy teenagers to chart-topping superstars ahead of their Croke Park gigs
One Direction movie premieres across the world
Documentary charts rise of boy band who became top stars since being put together during X-Factor
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