But the latest recipient of One Direction’s clout is British girl group and fellow U.K. “X Factor” alum Little Mix. The acts have the same label (Syco) and management (Modest!) ...

The X Factor has produced some of the UK's most famous pop stars in recent decades including One Direction, Little Mix, Olly Murs, James Arthur as well as personalities like Rylan Clark.

BRIT Award winner Jade Thirlwall has spilled the tea on being "ghosted" by a One Direction heartthrob after just one date. The Little Mix star, who shot to fame in 2011 on The X Factor ...