▁to ▁progress ▁in ▁the ▁" Bo ys " ▁category ▁at ▁the ▁boot camp ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁competition , ▁but ▁were ▁instead ▁put ▁together ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁five - pie ce ▁boy ▁band , ▁thus ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁the ▁" Groups " ▁category . ▁N icole ▁Sch er z inger , ▁a ▁guest ▁judge , ▁and ▁Simon ▁Cow ell ▁have ▁both ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁come ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁forming ▁the ▁band . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Cow ell ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁" to ok ▁him ▁ 1 0 ▁minutes ▁to ▁put ▁them ▁together ▁as ▁a ▁group ". ▁Sub sequently , ▁the ▁group ▁got ▁together ▁for ▁two ▁weeks ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁know ▁each ▁other ▁and ▁to ▁practice . ▁St yles ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁name ▁One ▁D irection . ▁For ▁their ▁qual ifying ▁song ▁at ▁" jud ges ' ▁houses ", ▁and ▁their ▁first ▁song ▁as ▁a ▁group , ▁One ▁D irection ▁sang ▁an ▁ac oust ic ▁version ▁of ▁" T orn ". ▁Cow ell ▁later ▁commented ▁that ▁their ▁performance ▁convinced ▁him ▁that ▁they ▁" w ere ▁confident , ▁fun , ▁like ▁a ▁gang ▁of ▁friends , ▁and ▁kind ▁of ▁fear less ▁as ▁well ." ▁Within ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁weeks ▁of ▁the ▁live ▁shows , ▁they ▁were ▁his ▁final ▁act ▁in ▁the ▁competition . ▁The ▁group ▁quickly ▁gained ▁popular ity ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁One ▁D irection ▁achieved ▁third ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁competition ▁and ▁immediately ▁after ▁the ▁final , ▁their ▁song ▁" F ore ver ▁Young ", ▁which ▁would