Harry Styles

Harry Edward Styles - born 1 February 1994 (age 19), is from the village of Holmes Chapel, Cheshire,England. He is a former pupil at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School, a state comprehensive school.Born to mother Anne Cox and father Des Styles,he has an older sister, Gemma.He was seven when their parents divorced, his mother subsequently getting remarried.Following the divorce, Styles, his older sister and mother moved further out into the Cheshire countryside.At the age of twelve he moved back to Holmes Chapel.

Harry was the lead singer for the band White Eskimo with band members Hayd Morris (lead guitarist), Nick Clough (bass guitarist), and Will Sweeny (drummer). They came together to compete in a Battle of the Bands. The band won the competition, and it helped Harry realize that he loved performing in front of people.

In 2010, when he was sixteen years old, Harry auditioned for the seventh season of The X Factor. Harry sang "Isn't She Lovely" and received positive comments from Simon Cowell and Nicole Scherzinger, while Louis Walsh had doubts on whether he was ready to progress in the competition. At bootcamp, Harry sang "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" before being rejected and put into One Direction.

Zayn Malik

Zain Javadd "Zayn" Malik - born 12 January 1993 (age 20), is from Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.Born to British Pakistani father Yaser and an English Irish mother, Tricia Malik, he has one older sister, Doniya, and two younger sisters, Waliyha and Safaa. He grew up in East Bowling,was a pupil at Lower Fields Primary School, and went to Tong High School, a state comprehensive school. Malik did not fit in at his first two schools due to his mixed heritage, and after moving schools at the age of twelve, Malik states he started taking pride in his appearance.

He sang "Let Me Love You" by Mario. All three judges - Simon, Louis, and Nicole  gave him a 'yes'. His audition was initially not broadcast, but was later shown on The Xtra Factor. Zayn was noted for becoming nervous in bootcamp. When he was told he had to dance, he decided toremain backstage, effectively running the risk of elimination. When Simon noticed Zayn missing from the dance routine, he went backstage to convince him to return. Later on, Zayn said it was aof confidence that caused him to run away.