British teen band One Direction became the first UK group to enter the U.S. Billboard 200 chart at number one on Tuesday.
The band sold more than 176,000 copies of their debut album "Up All Night", making chart history in the United States, with the record soaring straight to the top of the digital charts within minutes of its official release on March 13th, a statement from the band's label Syco said on Wednesday.
The boy band came together on Britain's The X Factor TV talent contest after judge Simon Cowell suggested they sing together as a band rather than on their own.
Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson joined forces and became hot competition during the 2010 edition of The X Factor, finishing in third place.
"When we got put together as a group, we couldn't imagine ourselves coming to America, let alone releasing our album here, so for us to be sitting at the top of the U.S. album charts is unbelievable," Horan said in a statement.
Over 10,000 fans turned up for the band's first live TV performance on the NBC's Today Show in New York.
The band have also racked up more than 204 million views on video website YouTube, have 12 million followers on Twitter and 3.6 million fans on Facebook.
"I couldn't be happier for One Direction, it is an incredible achievement," Cowell said.
One Direction's debut single "What Makes You Beautiful" won a BRIT Award in February and sold more than 131,000 copies in its first week. Their entry on the Billboard Hot 100 also marked the highest debut from a British band since the Spice Girls in 1998.
"It's beyond a dream come true for us," fellow bandmember Styles said.
One Direction were signed to Cowell's Syco label in 2011 in partnership with Columbia Records in the United States.
Syco Entertainment is a music television, film and digital joint venture between Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment whose assets include The X Factor and Got Talent, as well as artists such as Leona Lewis, Susan Boyle, Il Divo, Cher Lloyd, One Direction & Labrinth.
PLUS A TOUR!!!
MAY 2012
Thursday 24th - Patriot Center, Fairfax VA
Friday 25th - Izod Center, East Rutherford NJ
Saturday 26th - Beacon Theatre, New York NY
Monday 28th - Tower Theatre Philadelphia PA
Tuesday 29th - Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto Ontario
JUNE 2012
Friday 1st - Fox Theatre, Detroit MI -
Saturday 2nd - Allstate Arena, Chicago IL
Friday 8th - Viejas Arena, San Diego CA
Saturday 9th - Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas NV
Sunday 10th - Comerica Theatre, Phoenix AZ
Wednesday 13th - Events Center, San Jose CA
Thursday 14th - Paramount Theatre, Oakland CA
Saturday 16th - Gibson Amphitheatre, Los Angeles CA
Sunday 17th - The Theatre At Honda Center, Anaheim CA
Saturday 23rd - Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas TX
Sunday 24th - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston TX
Tuesday 26th - The Arena At Gwinett, Atlanta GA
Wednesday 27th - Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte NC
Friday 29th - 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheatre, Tampa FL
Saturday 30th - Amway Center, Orlando FL
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