Their achievements include two BRIT Awards and four 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 Billboard.[1] By April 2013, the band had an estimated personal combined wealth of £25 million.[2] After the release of Midnight Memories, One Direction became the first band in 60 years to have their first three albums debut at no 1 in the US. Additionally, the album was a global success, selling 1.2 million units in its debut week and becoming the fastest-selling album of 2013 in the UK.
Members
Main article: List of One Direction members
Niall Horan
Zayn Malik
Liam Payne
Harry Styles
Louis Tomlinson
One Direction have been recipients of two BRIT Awards—winning their first with "What Makes You Beautiful" for Best British Single at the 2012 BRIT Awards,[139] three NME awards,[140] two Kids' Choice Awards,[141] and four MTV Video Music Awards,[61] among other awards. One Direction won all nine awards they were nominated for at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards.[142] One Direction also won two American Music Awards out of their two nominations for Favorite Pop/Rock Album and Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group,