(L-R) Simon Cowell, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles and Niall Horan Trae Patton / NBC / Getty Images / Brian Rasic / WireImage Simon Cowell says he was naive when he signed One Direction and ...

Simon Cowell has one regret about One Direction: not owning the band name. On Stephen Bartlett’s “The Diary of a CEO” podcast, the television and music mogul discussed what made the One Direction ...

Even though Simon Cowell created One Direction, one of the most successful boy bands of all time, he still has one regret. “The one thing I regret is I should have kept the name,” Cowell, 64, ...

Simon Cowell's biggest "regret" surrounding pop sensation One Direction isn't sitting well with the former band's fans. The "X Factor" personality and music mogul discussed the band's formation during ...

One Direction and Simon Cowell have a whole lot of history. The founding members of the boy band — Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson — initially auditioned for The ...

Simon Cowell has reflected on the formative years of One Direction when he signed them, revealing that he regrets not keeping ownership of the name. Speaking on 'The Diary of a CEO' podcast, Cowell ...

Simon Cowell spoke about signing One Direction to his music label on the 'Diary of a CEO' podcast Sami Drasin/NBC via Getty, Neil Mockford/FilmMagic Fans are still holding onto hope for a One ...

Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson, formerly of pop group One Direction, said in a statement released Thursday that they are “completely devastated” by the death of their former ...