Louis Tomlinson brought to light everything from his One Direction days to his solo career, from the loss of his mother to becoming a father, in his new documentary "All of Those Voices".
The singer, whose full name is Louis William Tomlinson, was born on December 24, 1991, in South Yorkshire, England. His father's name is Mark and his mother's name is Johannah. The singer, who is originally from England, is 32 years old.
The X Factor and One Direction
In 2010, he auditioned for the seventh season of X Factor. Louis, who participated in the competition with the song "Hey There Delilah", received 3 passing votes, but Bootcamp rejected him. However, he joined the One Direction group, which was founded at the suggestion of Nicole Scherzinger, and thus continued the X Factor competition. One Direction finished the competition in third place. Their debut album, Up All Night, was released on November 18, 2011. Then they released the album "Take Me Home" in 2012. Then, they released their third studio album called "Midnight Memories" on November 25, 2013. With this album, they once again broke the record they had broken with their previous albums and once again became the fastest-selling album in their history. Finally, they released their fourth studio album called "FOUR" on November 17, 2014. The Deluxe version of the album FOUR reached #1 in 67 countries on iTunes.
Louis William Tomlinson (24 December 1991) is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction. Tomlinson began his career appearing in television dramas before he auditioned on the British music competition series The X Factor in 2010. After being eliminated as a solo performer, he was placed into a group with four other contestants, forming One Direction. One Direction went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.
His first solo single, "Just Hold On", produced with Steve Aoki, was released on December 10, 2016. He first announced the song to his fans with a live broadcast on the X Factor. On January 31, 2020, he released his first solo album called "Walls". The album reached No. 1 on the iTunes charts of 50 countries.
He shares with his fans
Louis Tomlinson, who returned with the album "Faith In The Future", has been in the music industry for more than 10 years. During these years, many happiness and tragedies took place in Louis' life. The singer decided to show what he is hiding behind the spotlight in the documentary “All of Those Voices”. Stating that he has been working on this documentary for a long time, Louis said, “I am lucky enough to have the biggest fans an artist could ask for. "Since they have always been very important to me, I wanted to share my story in my own words," he explains, explaining that he made this documentary for his fans.
Producers toned down
In the film, we go back to the singer's days in One Direction. During the band's early days, Louis often questioned his place in 1D. He describes an incident between him and the producer as follows: “I remember singing a few different verses while recording the first single. When we first listened to the song, I couldn't hear my own voice. Then I met with the producer for a song that we thought could be our second single. "All I wanted was to sing a little more on the next song." However, Louis' dreams did not come true in the new song, because the parts where he expected to hear his own voice were given to Harry Styles by the producer.
Couldn't get used to the group
"No matter what I did, I had this feeling that I wasn't really in control here and I couldn't see where I fit in this group," said Louis, who spent his first two and a half years in the group questioning himself. Fortunately, he felt like he belonged to the band after he started working on their third album, “Midnight Memories.” He takes ownership of what they do, as he is credited as a co-writer on most of the songs. Louis has the most writing credits in the group and is now proud of it, saying, “Finally, I knew exactly who I was in the group. Because I understood what my role is in 1D and who I am,” he says.
Not ready to leave 1D
One of the most interesting details we learned in the documentary was that Louis was not ready for One Direction to take a break. The singer explains that it was very difficult to accept this decision as follows: “I didn't understand what it would be until we took a break. I was a little angry because I didn't want to take a break. This didn't just upset me, it shocked me. I wasn't prepared for this. "I wanted to stay in the group, but that was no longer an option."
Solo Challenge
1D's interim decision also affected Louis' solo career. Because, according to the other band members, he never imagined himself doing anything outside the band. While he felt like a god in One Direction, he could not achieve this in his solo career. Moreover, Louis began to regress after failure after the death of his mother, Johannah Deakin, and his sister, Félicité Tomlinson. “From that moment on, I felt that I could not win for years. Life was against me and didn't want me to be successful. “I kept dealing with all these difficult things to deal with,” he admits.
He got strength from his brothers
The singer, who has an 8-year-old son named Freddie, said that he is not afraid of being a father at all and that as an older brother, he approaches his siblings like a father. He took over the responsibility as a parent of his siblings with his grandparents, especially after their mother's death.
Emotional note from Liam
At the premiere of "All of Those Voices", Liam Payne did not leave his old friend alone. About the documentary, which focuses on Louis' musical journey, including his rise to fame with One Direction and his subsequent solo career, Liam said, “Seeing the world through your eyes through the documentary was the most beautiful thing to experience. I'm so grateful to have you in my life, my friend. I feel so lucky and I know you know that. You were among a group of people who literally saved my life, you pulled me out of something very dark. I've never shared this, but your approach is something I admire and aspire to. "So one day I can do the same," he shared an emotional note.