LOUIS
TOMLINSON
Louis
William Tomlinson (born December 24, 1991) is a member ofOne Direction along with Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, andZayn Malik. He is the oldest member of the group.
Early life :
Louis was born in Doncaster,South Yorkshire, England to Troy and Johanna. His
parents split up when Louis was young. When his mother remarried,
Louis took on his stepdad Mark Tomlinson's name.[1] He has five younger
sisters; Charlotte, Félicité, and twins Daisy and Phoebe. Mark and Jay divorced
in 2011.
He was a sixth form student at Hall Cross School, a state comprehensive school
and previously a pupil at The Hayfield School. While he was a student at Hall
Cross, Louis starred in several musical productions such as Grease.
Musical Career
Louis auditioned for The X Factor with "Hey There
Delilah" by Plain White T's. He received three votes out of the three
judges present, and was sent to Bootcamp. At Bootcamp, he sang Bob Dylan's
"Make You Feel My Love" before being rejected, and put into One
Direction.
Following The X Factor, One Direction signed
a record contract with Sony Music subsidiary Syco Music. They released their
studio album, Up All Night.
Personal life
Relationships
Louis dated Hannah Walker throughout
his time on The X Factor. She attended Hall Cross Academy with
Louis, and they met through the school's production of Grease.
Hannah played Frenchy and Louis played Danny (view image). They
started dating on March 18, 2010.
It's rumored that Hannah encouraged
Louis to audition for X-Factor[citation needed]. They dated for about a year before breaking up in July 2011.
Louis was busy with One Direction recording their debut album, and it became
increasingly hard for him and Hannah to see each other. He reportedly decided
to break it off with Hannah because he
wanted to focus on the release of the band's debut single, and their upcoming
album. After the break up, both said on Twitter that they were still friends.
Louis and Eleanor were
introduced to each other around summer 2011 by Harry. Harry and Eleanor
knew each other because Harry was friends/co-worker with one of Eleanor's
friends. They met one day when Louis tagged along with Harry to meet up with
the friend, and Eleanor came with her friend as well. On September 14, 2011,
Eleanor accompanied Louis to celebrate Niall's birthday. They dated for a
period of time before becoming exclusive in November 2011. Eleanor has flown
out to join Louis while he is on tour with One Direction various times. They celebrated
their one year anniversary on November 17, 2012.
