in  2010-211,did the band participate in any contest?
No,but they did participate in  the "X Factor" Live Tour in February 2011.
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February 2011, subsequently topping "The Sunday Times" Best Seller list. The same month, the boy band and other contestants from the series participated in the "X Factor" Live Tour.
who was the one that left one direction Zayn Malik. name the members of the band? Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson . where is harry from? England. what is his style of music? Some of his works feature soft rock. how is his public image? He is described as "flamboyant", "fashion-forward" and "fun". describe a few of his social activisms? In 2013, Styles and fellow One Direction member Liam Payne became ambassadors for the cancer charity Trekstock, and raised more than $800,000 through the online fundraising platform Prizeo. In 2015, Styles sponsored water wells in India via Drop4Drop in support of Life Water's World Water Day campaign.
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One Direction [SEP] 2010–2011: "The X Factor"
Shortly afterwards it was confirmed that One Direction had been signed by Cowell to a reported £2 million Syco Records record contract. Recording for their debut album began in January 2011, as they flew to Los Angeles to work with RedOne, a record producer. A book licensed by One Direction, "One Direction: Forever Young (Our Official X Factor Story)", was published by HarperCollins in February 2011, subsequently topping "The Sunday Times" Best Seller list. The same month, the boy band and other contestants from the series participated in the "X Factor" Live Tour. During the tour, the group performed for 500,000 people throughout the UK.