Does it ever drive you crazy? Zayn Malik revisited a One Direction classic nearly eight years after his exit from the band — and sent fans into a frenzy.
01.08.2022 - 01:31 / etcanada.com
Looking back, Louis Tomlinson isn’t exactly proud of the first One Direction album.
Appearing on the “Smallzy’s Surgery” podcast last week, the former boy band member got very candid with his opinions about the quality of their output.
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“Twelve years ago today the band got formed, but the first album was s**t any way,” he said.
One Direction’s debut album Up All Night was released in 2011, becoming an immediate hit, selling over 4.5 million copies around the world and spawning hit singles like “What Makes You Beautiful” and “One Thing”.
The band went on to release four more albums, with their last, Made in the A.M., being released in 2015, before they split up to pursue solo careers.
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“There’s still pressure obviously for me to deliver a good record . . . and me trying to find my feet coming out of a band as big as One Direction,” Tomlinson said.
Tomlinson put out his first solo album, Walls, in 2020, and is currently working on his follow-up.
Does it ever drive you crazy? Zayn Malik revisited a One Direction classic nearly eight years after his exit from the band — and sent fans into a frenzy.
Lewis Burton has shared a sweet black and white snap of girlfriend Lottie Tomlinson cuddling their newborn baby. The 30-year-old former pro tennis player and the Tanologist founder, 24, are settling in at home with their first child after welcoming him to the world on 10 August. Now Lewis has shared an adorable photo of Lottie, who is the younger sister of One Direction star Louis Tomlinson, cuddling their bundle of joy.The stunning close-up snap shows the new mum holding her sleeping baby boy to her chest with both hands in a moving Instagram Stories post with no caption other than tagging Lottie and a red heart emoji.
Lottie Tomlinson has shared a sweet snap of her boyfriend Lewis Burton carrying the couple's newborn son out of hospital after recently giving birth.The Tanologist founder, 24, announced the arrival of her and 30 year old Lewis' first child on 10 August on social media and shared an adorable black and white shot of their baby boy. New mum Lottie, who is the younger sister of One Direction star Louis Tomlinson, sweetly tagged her beau and wrote: "dreams do come true," alongside a red heart emoji.
Lottie Tomlinson has welcomed her first child with boyfriend Lewis Burton. The Tanologist founder, 24, has announced the arrival of her and former tennis player Lewis' first baby on social media, with the pair welcoming a baby son. Lottie, who is the younger sister of One Direction star Louis Tomlinson, took to her Instagram Stories to share the happy news with her followers and posted an adorable black and white snap of their son.
Louis Tomlinson shared his opinion on One Direction’s first studio album, 2011’s ‘Up All Night’, revealing that he’s not particularly fond of it after 11 years.Last Monday (July 25), Tomlinson appeared as a co-host on the Australian radio station Nova FM’s program Smallzy’s Surgery, where in the opening moments of the episode, he pointed out that One Direction had formed exactly 12 years earlier.When the show’s primary host, Kent ‘Smallzy’ Small joked that he was “late to the party”, having first interviewed the boy band in 2012, Tomlinson quipped back that “the first album was shit anyway”.‘Up All Night’ was released in November of 2011, and although it earned a mixed reception from critics, it became a global smash hit. With the singles ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ (which has a cumulative 31 Platinum certificates between six countries), ‘Gotta Be You’ and ‘One Thing’, the album peaked at Number One on charts in seven regions (as well as Number Two in the UK), and racked up a total of 22 Platinum certificates across seven countries.The album remains One Direction’s most successful, with each of their subsequent four albums – the most recent of which was 2015’s ‘Made In The A.M.’, which arrived a year before the band announced their indefinite hiatus – selling less copies than its predecessor.Tomlinson appeared on Smallzy’s Surgery to plug his current world tour, which wraps up with a trio of sold-out dates in Italy at the start of September.
Louis Tomlinson isn’t a big fan of One Direction‘s first album.
Lottie Tomlinson has been busy preparing for the arrival of her first child with her boyfriend Lewis Burton. The 23 year old, who is the younger sister of One Direction star Louis Tomlinson, is due to give birth to a baby boy in just a matter of weeks and has continued to document her pregnancy on Instagram over the past few months.
Former One Direction star Zayn Malik has shown off his edgy new pink hairstyle and extensive tattoos in a smouldering selfie. The 29 year old father of one posted the snap to Instagram, in which he can be seen staring intensely into the camera and showing off his muscular arms in a white knitted vest top. Around his neck he wore a chunky silver necklace and showed off his many body inkings that stretch out across his neck and arms.
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Fans are getting a new look at the moment One Direction was formed.