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Boybandonomics: Zayn, One Direction and 290 million reasons to stay on the road

Zayn Malik’s exit won’t stop the boy-band juggernaut. Their managers will have been planning how to cope without one of them – and merchandise featuring them as a four-piece will already be in production

One Direction win three awards at 2014 AMAs

American Music Awards see boy bands on top as 5 Seconds of Summer also win out

Pop Corner: Tove Lo runs for love while 1D and Britney are staying put

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One Direction: What makes them beautiful

They went from X Factor also-rans to the world’s biggest boyband in the space of three years, but how did they do it? We chart the rise of Liam, Louis, Harry, Zayn and Niall from giddy teenagers to chart-topping superstars ahead of their Croke Park gigs

One Direction’s cash more than doubles to €2.3m to end 2012

Accumalated profits increase 45-fold

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Documentary charts rise of boy band who became top stars since being put together during X-Factor

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One Direction member worth an estimated €6m as band rack up €30m

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