“He was the standout audition.”
And now we know how.
Famously, they were grouped into a boy band and ultimately finished third.
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When Styles’s photo comes up next, Scherzinger immediately says, “Oh, yes.”
Tomlinson is third, with Walsh sizing up the trio and declaring, “They look good together.”
At this point, Scherzinger getsrealexcited about the potential.
“The little girls are gonna love them,” she says.
“They’re just too talented to get rid of.
And they’ve got just the right look and the right charisma on stage.”
She adds, “They’re, like, little stars.
you could’t get rid of little stars, so you put them all together.”
You don’t think he should be over there?"
“I think he would definitely shine.”
Walsh agrees, but argues for Payne’s consistency.
Once his photo joins the other three, Simon admits, “That looks good.”
“That looks great,” Walsh says, and Scherzinger croons, “That looksunbelievable.”
Walsh’s suggestion to add Malik clinches it.
“Nowthatis a good idea,” Cowell declares.
“That in two years, I’ll make this work for you.
So, he kind of started with my face and worked out around the rest.”
Watch the video of the judges launching the lads' careers below.
