When did One Direction split and will they ever reunite? Editor Katie Watkin's 20/7/20 It’s been ten years since One Direction members Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson started their journey on the ITV X Factor show. Since then, they went on to become one of the biggest boybands in the world, with over 36 million albums worldwide and four UK number ones. But what is the history of One Direction, when did they form and what year did they split? Here’s what we know. One Direction were formed was July 23, 2010. They originally auditioned for the seventh series of The X Factor in front of judges Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole. Despite the solo singers originally not making it to bootcamp, they were brought back and put into a group. Simon told them at the time: “Guys, this is a lifeline. You have got to work 10, 12, 14 hours a day, every single day and take this opportunity. “You’ve got a real shot here guys.” The boys p