“Because they are so fanatical. The intensity . It’s remarkable.”
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Louis Tomlinson
Louis William Tomlinson is an English singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Doncaster, England, Tomlinson auditioned for British singing competition The X Factor as a solo artist in 2010, where he and four rejected solo contestants were placed into a group which became the British-Irish band One Direction, one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.
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entertainment · English singer-songwriter (born 1991) · singer · songwriter · singer-songwriter · association football player · pop musician · actor · also Louis Tomlinson, Louis William Tomlinson., Tomlinson
Born 24 December 1991 · Q3624971
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2026· 29 entries
“It wasn’t necessarily a nice conversation. I could see where it was going.”
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“In the last year of One Direction I was probably the most confident I ever was. And then it was: ‘OK, hiatus!’”
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“The paparazzi provoked and caused the altercation with Louis at the airport this morning. This is not the first or the last time that a paparazzi [sic] has created an altercation with a celebrity.”
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hungamaexpress.com: Zara McDermott latest remarks about Louis Tomlinson sparks outrage
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Geo News: Zara McDermott reveals what made her fall in love with Louis Tomlinson
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ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos: Louis Tomlinson of One Direction Shares First Photo of Newborn Son - ABC News
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Sports Illustrated: John Tomlinson - Easton Rovers Football (Easton, PA)
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Doncaster Free Press: Doncaster fashion icon Daisy Tomlinson has launched her St Leger style guide
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hungamaexpress.com: Zara McDermott explains her relationship with Louis Tomlinson's son
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Mshale: Louis Tomlinson Lands Second UK Number 1 Album With How Did I Get Here? | Official Charts Cricket Score (8dEaCcsj4Q)
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Published video “Proper trip down memory lane”.
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Published video “Lucid, live from Madison Square Garden, NY 08.07.26 #ontour”.
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Published video “One of my favourite moments from MSG. Singing this with you all will live with me forever! Thank you”.
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Published video “Night Changes, live from Morrison, CO 19.06.26 #ontour”.
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Published video “HOW DID WE GET HERE? Live in Morrison, Colorado”.
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Published video “HOW DID WE GET HERE? North America, Week 1 & 2”.
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Published video “The How Did We Get Here? World Tour starts in the US and Canada in a few days. Excited to be back”.
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Published video “HOW DID WE GET HERE? EU+UK Tour - Part 5”.
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Published video “HOW DID WE GET HERE? EU+UK Tour - Part 4”.
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Published video “HOW DID WE GET HERE? EU+UK Tour Recap - Part 3”.
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Released album “How Did I Get Here?”.
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2025· 2 entries
The Guardian: Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson to make Netflix road trip series
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Tomlinson has been in a relationship with television personality Zara McDermott since early 2025, publicly confirming the romance via a social media post in August.
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2024· 3 entries
The Guardian: One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson stages impromptu England match screening at Glastonbury
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Released album “LIVE”.
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Tomlinson won "Artist of the Year" at the inaugural Northern Music Awards
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2023· 2 entries
It was announced that Tomlinson, under his production company 78 Productions, would co-invest into Waiting for the Rain with Strap Originals, the debut album by the English singer Andrew Cushin who supported the North Am
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And Asia, Australia and Latin America in 2024
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2022· 4 entries
The Guardian: Louis Tomlinson: ‘I’m low-maintenance. I don’t have diva requests’
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The Guardian: Louis Tomlinson: Faith in the Future review – ex-One Direction star gets lost in a sea of influences
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Released album “Faith in the Future”.
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Tomlinson stated the split allowed him to find "new musical purpose"
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2021· 1 entry
Having left Syco Music, he expressed interest in starting his own musical management company and owning a record label, commenting that the imprint did not fulfill his aim at nurturing prospective artists
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2020· 3 entries
Released album “Walls”.
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However postponed a majority of dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Tomlinson sold 160,000 tickets for a charity livestream, giving the profits to FareShare, Crew Nation, Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice, and his touring crew
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2019· 3 entries
The Guardian: Louis Tomlinson on loss and love: ‘The dark side I’ve been through gives me strength’
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The Guardian: Félicité Tomlinson, sister of pop star Louis, died of accidental overdose
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The Guardian: Louis Tomlinson 'did not approve' HBO drama sex scene with Harry Styles
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2018· 2 entries
Appeared on the fifteenth series of The X Factor as a judge and a mentor of the "Boys" category
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Reported net worth: £42M (as of 2018).
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2017· 6 entries
The Guardian: Louis Tomlinson in this season's sportswear
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The Guardian: Louis Tomlinson: ‘Zayn has the voice, Harry is cool… then there’s me’
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The Guardian: One Direction's Louis Tomlinson not expected to face charges over alleged assault
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The Guardian: One Direction's Louis Tomlinson arrested after row with photographer
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Released "Back to You" with American singer Bebe Rexha and "Miss You"
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Tomlinson was featured in a charity single fundraising for victims of the Grenfell Tower fire
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2016· 1 entry
Tomlinson released "Just Hold On" with Steve Aoki as his debut solo single in December 2016
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2015· 3 entries
It was announced that Tomlinson was expecting a child with Briana Jungwirth, an American stylist
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Tomlinson created his own record label, Triple Strings Ltd, as an imprint of his then label Syco Music
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Assisting Simon Cowell with his decisions in the "Over 27s" category during the judges' houses stage
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2012· 1 entry
One Direction became the first UK group to have their debut album reach number one in the USA
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2010· 2 entries
Tomlinson auditioned for the seventh series of The X Factor in front of main judges Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh and guest judge Nicole Scherzinger
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Where he and four rejected solo contestants were placed into a group which became the British-Irish band One Direction, one of the best-selling boy bands of all time
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2009· 1 entry
But failed to progress past the producer's audition
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1991· 1 entry
Born 1991-12-24.
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