One Direction: The X Factor releases unreleased video of the band during competition; watch

O The X FactorUKpublished this Wednesday, 30, unpublished scenes of Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles It is Louis Tomlinson during the competition of the program. The five boys aged between 16 and 17 were about to form the One Directionwhich — even after more than six years of what they called a hiatus — continues to be successful.

In the nearly half-hour video, the boy band that was in formation sings the classic Natalie Imbruglia “Torn” and the hit of Kelly Clarkson “My Life Would Suck Without You”. Simon Cowellfamous British reality judge, was the one who made the decision to join the then boys to compete for the final prize.

“My head is saying, ‘It’s a risk,’ and my heart is saying that you deserve a chance and the public will enjoy seeing you because you’re talented. That’s why it’s so difficult,” he said. cowell in a serious tone and causing a climate of tension among the group. “I’ve made my decision: boys, I’m going with my heart, you’ve passed,” he added. The five jumped for joy, hugged Simon and even shed a few tears.

Before the final choice, the jury argued about forming the 1D: “I could see by the looks that you thought I made a stupid decision and you’ve been here before, but you have to know that when I make decisions like that I’m thinking of what’s genuinely best for the competition and I have than pitting them against other competitors. It has to be fair”.

Simon Cowell proved that he really knew what he was doing and although the One Direction did not take first place in that edition of The X Factorthe band became one of the biggest phenomena spawned by the television show.