▁have ▁been ▁released ▁if ▁they ▁had ▁won ▁The ▁X ▁F actor , ▁was ▁le aked ▁onto ▁the ▁internet . ▁Short ly ▁afterwards ▁it ▁was ▁confirmed ▁that ▁One ▁D irection ▁had ▁been ▁signed ▁by ▁Cow ell ▁to ▁a ▁reported ▁£ 2   mill ion ▁Sy co ▁Records ▁record ▁contract . ▁Rec ording ▁for ▁their ▁debut ▁album ▁began ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁as ▁they ▁fle w ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Red One , ▁a ▁record ▁producer . ▁A ▁book ▁lic ensed ▁by ▁One ▁D irection , ▁One ▁D irection : ▁Fore ver ▁Young ▁( O ur ▁Official ▁X ▁F actor ▁Story ), ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Har per Coll ins ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁subsequently ▁to pping ▁The ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁Best ▁S eller ▁list . ▁The ▁same ▁month , ▁the ▁boy ▁band ▁and ▁other ▁contest ants ▁from ▁the ▁series ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁X ▁F actor ▁Live ▁Tour . ▁During ▁the ▁tour , ▁the ▁group ▁performed ▁for ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁throughout ▁the ▁UK . ▁After ▁the ▁tour ▁concluded ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁group ▁continued ▁working ▁on ▁their ▁debut ▁album . ▁Rec ording ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Stockholm , ▁London ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁as ▁One ▁D irection ▁worked ▁with ▁produ cers ▁Carl ▁F alk , ▁Sav an ▁K ote cha , ▁Steve ▁Mac , ▁and ▁R ami ▁Y ac ou b , ▁among ▁others . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 – 2 0 1 2 : ▁Up