<P> Horan, Malik, Payne, Styles, and Tomlinson all applied as solo contestants, but failed to qualify for the Boys category . After a suggestion by guest judge Nicole Scherzinger, they were put together to form the band One Direction, thus qualifying for the Groups category . </P> <P> Payne had auditioned in 2008 to The X Factor's fifth series when he was 14 and reached judges' houses, but Cowell thought he was not ready for the competition and asked him to come back in two years . This time, Cowell chose him to be part of One Direction . Harry Styles was the frontman for the band White Eskimo with lead guitarist Haydn Morris, bass guitarist Nick Clough and drummer Will Sweeny . Malik was noted for becoming nervous in bootcamp, and when he was told he had to dance, he decided to remain backstage, effectively running the risk of elimination . Cowell noticed Malik missing from the dance routine and went backstage and convinced him to return . </P> <P> For their qualifying song, and their first as a group, at judges' houses, One Direction sang an acoustic version of "Torn". In week 1 of the live shows, they performed "Viva la Vida" and were safe for the week . Week 2 was "Musical Heroes" and One Direction sang "My Life Would Suck Without You", which received positive comments from the judges; Minogue called them "five heartthrobs" and praised their performance, Cole called them "cute", and Cowell said "You are the most exciting pop band in the country right now ." They sang "Nobody Knows" in week 3 and "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in week 4 . In week 4, girl band Belle Amie were eliminated, leaving One Direction as Cowell's last remaining act . They sang "Kids in America" in week 5, "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" in week 6, and "All You Need Is Love" in week 7 . They were safe each week, never once being in the bottom two . For weeks 8 and 9, they performed "Summer of 69" and "You Are So Beautiful" in week 8 and "Only Girl (in the World)" and "Chasing Cars" in week 9 . They were safe both times, making it to the final live show, being the first ever manufactured group to do so . In week 10, they performed "Your Song". After performing "Torn" in the final, One Direction finished in third place behind runner - up Rebecca Ferguson and winner Matt Cardle . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="4"> (show) The X Factor performances and results </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Show </Th> <Th> Song choice </Th> <Th> Theme </Th> <Th> Result </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Audition </Th> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bootcamp (Part 1) </Th> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bootcamp (Part 2) </Th> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Judges' houses </Th> <Td> "Torn" - Natalie Imbruglia </Td> <Td> Through to live shows </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Live show 1 </Th> <Td> "Viva la Vida" - Coldplay </Td> <Td> Number - one singles </Td> <Td> Safe (4th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Live show 2 </Th> <Td> "My Life Would Suck Without You" - Kelly Clarkson </Td> <Td> Heroes </Td> <Td> Safe (3rd) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Live show 3 </Th> <Td> "Nobody Knows" - Pink </Td> <Td> Guilty pleasures </Td> <Td> Safe (3rd) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Live show 4 </Th> <Td> "Total Eclipse of the Heart" - Bonnie Tyler </Td> <Td> Halloween </Td> <Td> Safe (4th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Live show 5 </Th> <Td> "Kids in America" - Kim Wilde </Td> <Td> American anthems </Td> <Td> Safe (3rd) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Live show 6 </Th> <Td> "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" - Elton John </Td> <Td> Elton John </Td> <Td> Safe (3rd) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Live show 7 </Th> <Td> "All You Need Is Love" - The Beatles </Td> <Td> The Beatles </Td> <Td> Safe (4th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Live show 8 </Th> <Td> "Summer of' 69" - Bryan Adams </Td> <Td> Rock </Td> <Td> Safe (4th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> "You Are So Beautiful" - Joe Cocker </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Semi-final </Th> <Td> "Only Girl (In the World)" - Rihanna </Td> <Td> Club classics </Td> <Td> Safe (3rd) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> "Chasing Cars" - Snow Patrol </Td> <Td> Song to get you to the final </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Final (Part 1) </Th> <Td> "Your Song" - Elton John </Td> <Td> No theme </Td> <Td> Safe (3rd) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> "She's the One" - (with Robbie Williams) </Td> <Td> Celebrity duet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Final (Part 2) </Th> <Td> "Torn" - Natalie Imbruglia </Td> <Td> No theme </Td> <Td> Eliminated (Third place) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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