One Direction Introduction

One Direction are an English-Irish pop boy band based in London, consisting of members: Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson.

Often described as sparking the resurgence in the boy band concept, and of forming part of a new "British Invasion" in the United States, the group have sold over 14 million singles and 8 million albums, according to the band's management company, Modest! Management. Their Achievements include two BRIT Awards and three MTV Video Music Awards. According to Nick Gatfield, the chairman and chief executive of Sony Music Entertainment UK,  One Direction represented a $50 million business empire by June 2012. They were proclaimed 2012's "Top New Artist" by Bill Board while  The Huffington Post named 2012 "The Year of One Direction".

From Wikipedia.
 
One Direction had received 2 BRIT Awards, winning their first with "What Makes You Beautiful" for Best British Single at the 2012 BRIT Awards ,a NME Award, two Kids' Choice Awards, and three MTV Video Music Award, among other awards. One Direction won all three awards they were nominated for at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards.