Louis William Tomlinson is an English singer and songwriter.
63 Facts About Louis Tomlinson
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Louis Tomlinson rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction.
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In 2017, Louis Tomlinson released "Back to You" with American singer Bebe Rexha and "Miss You".
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In 2018, Louis Tomlinson appeared on the fifteenth series of The X Factor as a judge and a mentor of the "Boys" category.
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When his mentee Dalton Harris won the competition, Louis Tomlinson became the first former contestant of the show to become the winning mentor.
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Louis Tomlinson Troy Austin was born on 24 December 1991 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, to Johannah "Jay" Poulston and Troy Austin, who split up when he was a toddler.
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Louis Tomlinson is estranged from his father and later took on his then stepfather Mark Tomlinson's surname, legally changing his name to Louis William Tomlinson.
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Louis Tomlinson was raised with four younger half-sisters; Charlotte, Felicite, and twins Phoebe and Daisy from Poulston's marriage to Mark.
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Louis Tomlinson has three other half-siblings; a younger paternal half-sister, Georgia, and twins Doris and Ernest was born on 2014 and from Poulston's relationship with Dan Deakin, whom she later married.
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Louis Tomlinson attended The Hayfield School and later Hall Cross School, both located in Doncaster.
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Louis Tomlinson failed his first year of A levels at the Hayfield School and ended up going to Hall Cross School and starting his A levels again.
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Louis Tomlinson had a number of jobs, including at a Vue cinema and at Doncaster Rovers football stadium as a waiter in the hospitality suites.
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At Hall Cross, Louis Tomlinson appeared in several musical productions, which gave him a growing sense of ambition and determination.
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Louis Tomlinson had small parts in an ITV drama film If I Had You and BBC's Waterloo Road.
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When Louis Tomlinson was 14, he was kicked out of a band and replaced with a new vocalist.
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Louis Tomlinson has cited this experience as motivation for him to audition for The X Factor.
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Louis Tomlinson auditioned for The X Factor in 2009, but failed to progress past the producer's audition.
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Louis Tomlinson sang a rendition of "Elvis Ain't Dead" by Scouting for Girls before Cowell requested he sing another song.
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Louis Tomlinson then sang "Hey There Delilah" by the Plain White T's and received three yeses from the judges, sending him through to bootcamp.
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Louis Tomlinson failed to progress to the "Boys" category at the end of the final bootcamp stage of the competition at Wembley Arena, London, in July 2010.
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Louis Tomlinson again appeared on The X Factor during the twelfth series in 2015, assisting mentor and label boss Cowell with his decisions in the "Over 26s" category during the judges' houses stage.
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Louis Tomlinson indicated he would be interested in becoming a permanent X Factor judge during the group's hiatus if he was asked.
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In 2015, Louis Tomlinson created his own record label, Triple Strings Ltd, as an imprint of his current label Syco.
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Louis Tomlinson released "Just Hold On", a collaborative effort with American DJ Steve Aoki on 10 December 2016.
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Louis Tomlinson dedicated the song and performance to his late mother.
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In July 2017, Louis Tomlinson released the single "Back to You" featuring Bebe Rexha and Digital Farm Animals.
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Later, it was announced that Louis Tomlinson had signed a record deal with Epic Records.
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In October 2017 Louis Tomlinson released a promotional single "Just Like You" which peaked at 99 on UK Official Charts.
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Louis Tomlinson mentored the "Boys" category, and chose Dalton Harris, Armstrong Martins, Brendan Murray, and Anthony Russell to go through to the live shows.
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Louis Tomlinson subsequently became the show's first former contestant to secure a victory as the winning mentor during the final when Harris won the show.
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In February 2019, it was announced that Louis Tomlinson had signed with newly-relaunched Arista Records; his first release under the label, "Two of Us", was released on 7 March 2019.
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Louis Tomlinson released a single, "Kill My Mind", on 5 September 2019.
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On 23 October 2019, Louis Tomlinson released another single, "We Made It".
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On 23 November 2019, Louis Tomlinson released "Don't Let It Break Your Heart", the fourth single from his debut album.
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Louis Tomlinson was set to embark on tour for the majority of 2020 and played two shows in March of that same year before he was forced to postpone nearly every date early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In July 2020, Louis Tomlinson announced that he had parted ways with Syco Music; he further announced he had begun writing his next album.
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Louis Tomlinson held a digital concert Live From London on 12 December 2020, which sold over 160 thousand tickets, breaking records as the most livestreamed concert for a male solo artist of the year and the third overall.
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In May 2021, Louis Tomlinson announced that he had signed a global deal with BMG to release his second album.
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In July 2021, Louis Tomlinson announced that he would be celebrating the return of live music by performing at The Away From Home Festival, curated and conceived by him, on 30 August 2021 in London, with The Snuts and Bilk as supporting artists.
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On 30 August 2022, Louis Tomlinson hosted the second annual The Away From Home Festival at Marenostrum Music Castle Park in Malaga on Costa del Sol, featuring artists such as The Vaccines and The Snuts.
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That same month, tracks from the album were leaked, with Louis Tomlinson saying he was "gutted".
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On 31 August, Louis Tomlinson announced that his second album Faith in the Future would be released on 11 November 2022.
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Louis Tomlinson contributed more in songwriting to One Direction than any other band member.
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Savan Kotecha credits Louis Tomlinson with "leading the charge" in shifting 1D's music towards a more mature sound.
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Louis Tomlinson has cited an admiration for and inspiration from Sam Fender, Amy Winehouse, Catfish and the Bottlemen, and James.
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The deal was brokered for Louis Tomlinson to be a development player and to participate in reserve games, working around his music commitments with One Direction.
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On 3 September 2013, it was announced that Louis Tomlinson would make his debut for Doncaster's Reserve team in their Central League fixture against the Scunthorpe United reserve team on 18 September.
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Louis Tomlinson later participated in bandmate Niall Horan's Charity Football Challenge on 26 May 2014, at the King Power Stadium.
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Louis Tomlinson returned to Celtic Park on 7 September 2014, to take part in the MAESTRIO Charity Match, having been recruited to play for Rio Ferdinand's All-Stars against Paul McStay's Maestros.
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Whilst One Direction has put forth group efforts towards charity work, Louis Tomlinson himself has been involved in charity work outside the band.
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Louis Tomlinson has been involved with charity work for several years.
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Louis Tomlinson has been thoroughly involved with Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice and is one their patrons.
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Louis Tomlinson tends to get active social media to help boost support and awareness for his charity work.
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Louis Tomlinson turned to social media along with some of his family members for the charity Niamh's Next Step.
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Louis Tomlinson played for the England squad alongside Robbie Williams, Olly Murs, Paddy McGuinness, Jack Whitehall, Marvin Humes, John Bishop and others on 5 June 2016.
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Louis Tomlinson played against his bandmate Niall Horan, who appeared for the Rest of the World team.
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Louis Tomlinson shared donation links, made donations himself, and voiced his support for the Black Lives Matter movement in May and June 2020.
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Louis Tomlinson attended the George Floyd protests in London with his ex-girlfriend Eleanor Calder.
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In July 2015, it was reported that Louis Tomlinson was expecting a baby with then 23-year-old stylist, Briana Jungwirth.
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Louis Tomlinson was in a relationship with actress Danielle Campbell from November 2015 to December 2016.
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Louis Tomlinson owned a home in Los Angeles, but put it up for sale in 2020.
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On 4 March 2017, an altercation at Los Angeles International Airport involving a paparazzo and aggressive fans waiting for the singer resulted in Louis Tomlinson being detained by airport security and initially being charged with a misdemeanor, posting bail soon after.
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The matter was reportedly resolved by April 2017 and charges against Louis Tomlinson were dropped, citing the footage of the events captured by another paparazzo that had surfaced soon after.