Louis Tomlinson

Who they were

Louis William Tomlinson is an English singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Doncaster, England, Tomlinson auditioned for British singing competition The X Factor as a solo artist in 2010, where he and four rejected solo contestants were placed into a group which became the British-Irish band One Direction, one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.

Early life

Educated at: Hall Cross Academy and The Hayfield School.

Early life and family Tomlinson was born as Louis Troy Austin on 24 December 1991 [ 1 ] [ 2 ] in Doncaster , South Yorkshire, England, [ 3 ] to then 18-year-old Johannah "Jay" Poulston and Troy Austin, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] who left when he was an infant. [ 6 ] He is estranged from his father, [ 7 ] and took on his then-stepfather Mark Tomlinson's surname, [ 8 ] legally changing his name to Louis William Tomlinson. [ 7 ] [ 4 ] [ 9 ]

Path and career

Career Early career Tomlinson, along with two of his siblings, had extra roles in Fat Friends . He met actor James Corden on the set, who later became his friend. After Fat Friends , he attended an acting school in Barnsley . He had small parts in an ITV drama film If I Had You and as an extra in BBC 's Waterloo Road . [ 1 ] : 109  Tomlinson was a singer in a school band called "The Rogue" for two years, covering acts such as Oasis , Blink-182 and Green Day .

Why this date

Louis Tomlinson appears on our December 24 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.