 In February 2011, One Direction and nine other contestants from the series participated in the "X Factor" Live Tour.After the tour concluded in April 2011, the group continued working on their debut album.Recording took place in Sweden, the United States, and the United Kingdom, as One Direction worked with producers Carl Falk, Savan Kotecha, Steve Mac, RedOne, Toby Gad and Rami Yacoub, among others.