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after the final, their song“ Forever Young”, which would have been released if they had won The X Factor, was leaked onto the internet. Shortly afterwards it was confirmed that One Direction had been signed by Cowell to a reported £ 2 million Syco Records record contract. Recording for their debut album began in January 2011, as they flew to Los Angeles to work with RedOne, a record producer. A book licensed by One Direction, One Direction: Forever Young( Our Official X Factor Story), was published byHarperCollins in February 2011, subsequently topping The Sunday Times Best Seller list. The same month, the boy band and other contestants from the series participated in the X Factor Live Tour. During the tour the group performed for 500,000 people throughout the UK. After the tour concluded in April 2011, the group continued working on their debut album. Recording took place in Stockholm, London and Los Angeles, as One Direction worked with producers Carl Falk, Savan Kotecha, Steve Mac, and Rami Yacoub, among others.
AWARDS
One Direction have been recipients of 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 Awards, among other awards. One Direction won all three awards they were nominated for at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards.
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