One Direction

One Direction

Fans

Crazy about One Direction -

Directioners - gang, cult
Stalkers - go to hotels, camp outside houses
twitter focus - track - prayer place
"Can kill you if they want"
Hate girlfriends - Taylor Swift
Camp out for tickets - dedicated

Love it magazine -

30/01/14 --- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2236113/Piers-Morgan-feels-wrath-furious-One-Direction-fans-playful-Twitter-spat.html
"twitter spat"
"school yard fashion"
"swarm to the boys defence"
"troll"

Syco - Simon Cowell - Founded in 2002 --- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syco
22 UK no 1
7 top 10 albums
1D full UK deal and a joint with columbia records in the US

Columbia records -
Under ownership of Sony music
Founded in 1888
Brand name for pre recorded sound
Chair man - Rob Stringer 
Signs 85 artists.

Music video's

Most Views - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJO3ROT-A4E - What Makes you Beautiful

18/01/14 ---- https://www.onedirectionstore.com/onedirection/Toys-Games/ ----- merchandise

30/01/14 ---- record deal ----- http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/one-direction-confirm-long-term-2310691#.UuZwnqk4l0s
"Long-term deal with Syco"
"Another £10million to their already eye-watering bank balances"
"first ever billion dollar group"
"each of  the singers have an estimated worth of £25million"
"many years of continued success" - simon cowell
"keep them busy until the  end of 2015 and probably 2016 too"

10/02/14 --- http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/26115207--- harry beatles comment.