One Direction take on Kelly Clarkson in a new, unreleased 30-minute video released by the show that made them famous.
For no particular reason, The X Factor UK released around 30 minutes of never-before-seen One Direction footage from the early days of the band’s life.
The clip is from the stage ” Judges’ Houses of the talent contest. In particular, we see the newly assembled group rehearsing their audition performance on “ Torn by Natalie Imbruglia, learning from former host Dermot O’Leary that he made it to the finals, and a totally never-before-seen One Direction clip featuring ” My Life Would Suck Without You by Kelly Clarkson.
There’s also a plethora of behind-the-scenes footage, including a delightful sequence in which Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan wait for Louis Tomlinson to return from the ER following an infamous encounter with a sea urchin.
On top of all that, the clip also features a slew of classic Simon Cowell machinations. There are also unprecedented deliberations between Cowell and his colleague Sinitta, during which Cowell raves about the group, but ” especially on the curly-haired kid ”, probably referring to Styles. ” I never heard him sing like that before adds Cowell. ” Goodbye Justin Bieber jokes Sinitta.
Jon Blisten
Translated by the editor