After a pep talk from Cowell, one of the show's judges, Malik went through with the dance performance that would eventually help to lead him to his union with the other future members of One Direction ...

The members of One Direction met in 2010 on the U.K. singing competition The X Factor, when judges including Simon Cowell paired the then-teenage boys together in a group act.

The former members of One Direction reunited Tuesday for the funeral of bandmate Liam Payne. Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson joined friends and family at the service for ...