Louis Tomlinson is a popular British musician, a participant in the music show The X Factor in 2010. Former lead singer of One Direction, which ceased to exist in 2015.
The Childhood and Youth of Louis Troy Austin Tomlinson
The full name of the popular singer is Louis Troy Austin Tomlinson. The young man was born on December 24, 1991 in the provincial town of Doncaster, the English county of South Yorkshire. It is known that the biological parents broke up as soon as Louis was 2 years old.
At first, when Louis was little, his mother devoted herself to raising her son. When the boy became independent, she remarried, taking the name of her new husband, Mark Tomlinson.
At an early age, her mother noticed that Louis had a natural artistic and vocal talent. He attended acting school after playing minor roles in the films Fat Friends, If I Had You, Waterloo Road.
Louis sang beautifully, and all his relatives predicted for him a brilliant career on stage. The singer's parents did not have the opportunity to "push" their son onto the stage, so he "sculpted" himself on his own.
After graduating from school, Louis worked as a waiter at a local cafe. A little later, he worked part-time as a cinema employee. The guy invested the money he earned in his development.
Music Louis Tomlinson
At the beginning of his creative life, Louis Tomlinson had practically no fans. A thin and unremarkable guy remained in the shadows for a long time.
Louis Tomlinson in 2011 is an ordinary guy in old jeans and a plaid shirt. He did not understand what trendy clothes looked like, he did not really understand men's makeup. Everything changed after participating in the popular show The X Factor. The young man arrived at the competition as a participant.
Louis Tomlinson easily passed the qualifying round, but, alas, the young man failed to reach the final. But fate turned out to be favorable to the young musician. Nicole Scherzinger invited Tomlinson and four of his colleagues to join the group.
Young people accepted Nicole's invitation. Actually, this is how the One Direction group was formed, which included: Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik. Young people continued their "life" on the project, and even took an honorable third place.
Participation in the group One Direction
one direction became one of the most popular bands in Britain, France and America. The musicians have released five worthy albums. The band's tracks have repeatedly occupied the leading positions of the Billboard 200 music chart.
The musicians "took" the fans with professional vocals. The compositions of Louis Tomlinson and his colleagues were masculine and tender. It is not surprising that most of the fans are representatives of the weaker sex.
But it was not only the voice and tracks that fascinated the members of the One Direction group. The guys had chic figures and appearance. Louis Tomlinson with a height of 175 cm weighs no more than 68 kg. The stylists did a good job on the images of the musicians. Since that time, their faces have not left the covers of glossy magazines.
The musicians of One Direction have always been able to intrigue their fans. So, in 2012, it became known that Louis insured his "fifth point" in the amount of $ 160 thousand.
Tomlinson commented that he wanted to insure himself from female fans who grabbed intimate places. The movement of soloists was always accompanied by security guards.
To date, Tomlinson is one of the richest young people in the UK. In the life of Louis there was a place for professional sports. The former One Direction member is a fan and player of the Doncaster Rovers Football Club. The singer signed a professional contract. The star played in matches of duplicate teams.
Leaving One Direction
In 2013, journalists received information that Louis Tomlinson was "sitting on suitcases." Relations between the soloists of the group worsened. Zayn Malik was the first to leave. Relations after the departure of the singer did not improve. The team broke up. Former members of the team took up solo careers.
A year later, Louis Tomlinson with DJ Steve Aoki released the musical composition Just Hold On. Back to You followed in 2017 with Bebe Rexha. From that moment on, the solo career of the British artist began.
Personal life of Louis Tomlinson
It is logical that the personal life of Louis Tomlinson is in the spotlight. A rich, successful and handsome man is not without female attention.
Louis' first love was an ordinary student, Hannah Walker. The lovers dated for a long time. When Tomlinson "caught a star", the couple broke up. It was said that Louis's beloved was very jealous.
The personal life of Louis Tomlinson with the advent of popularity was under the scrutiny of journalists and fans. For more than three years, Louis was in a relationship with the charming model Eleanor Calder. In 2015, the couple broke up.
In the summer of the same 2015, “hot news” appeared. According to rumors, one of Louis' former lovers, Briana Jangweers, was expecting a child from him.
Louis soon confirmed the rumor. He admitted that Briana was expecting a baby from him. In 2016, a newborn was born. Tomlinson did not abandon the child. Until now, he helps a young mother in education. In addition, he supplies his son with everything he needs.
The birth of a son did not affect the choice of a star. He did not marry the mother of his child. In 2015, Louis began dating Danielle Campbell, star of The Originals. Two years later, Danielle and Tomlinson broke up. But then information appeared that the young people changed their minds and were together again.
During this time, a tragic event happened in the life of Louis Tomlinson. The fact is that at the end of 2016, his mother died of blood cancer. The woman overcame the disease, but the treatment did not help.
Louis Tomlinson Homosexual Accusation
Fans have been talking about Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles being more than friendly. Oils were added to the fire by photographs where young people took a photo in an embrace. Fans considered something more in friendly arms.
At first, Louis was amused by accusations of non-traditional sexual orientation. When he began a serious relationship with a girl, the guesses of journalists and "fans" began to frankly annoy. Louis made an official statement that his "romance" with Harry is just an invention of "fans" or envious people.
Among Louis' hobbies is tattooing. For his body, the young man chose drawings that were devoid of meaning. The first tattoo of the star was a picture with a skateboarder, and then the original inscription "Oh" appeared.
Interesting facts about Louis Tomlinson
- As a child, Louis dreamed of becoming a farmer. Most of all in this profession, the young man was attracted by the opportunity to wear a hat and overalls.
- At school, the boy showed the director the “fifth point”, for which he was deprived of attending school for three days.
- The singer's favorite movie is Grease. And as a child, the young man wanted to be like the main character Danny Zuko.
- As a teenager, Louis played bass with The Rogue. The band's name is on his ankles.
- The performer is a fan of the work of Natalie Portman and Robbie Williams.
- In one of his interviews, Louis talked about how he loves carrots. And the fans sent him a lot of carrots. Now Louis jokingly says that he likes Lamborghini.
- The musician's favorite track of all time is Look After You by The Fray.
- The closest person to Louis Tomlinson was his mother. After the loss, the young man was forced to take a creative break for a while. This loss was too heavy for Louis.
- The star's zodiac sign is Capricorn. Most likely, typical Capricorns live under the motto: "Slowly but surely we are moving towards victory."
- Louis is slightly deaf in his right ear. The star notes that this does not affect the performance of the tracks.
Louis Tomlinson today
Fans were eagerly awaiting information about the release of the new album. Louis Tomlinson reassured with the release of his debut solo album back in 2018. Among the musical compositions were: Just Hold On, Back to You and Miss You.
Music lovers had to wait "a little". The debut collection was released only in 2020. The album was called Walls. The compilation included 12 tracks, as well as the published singles Two of Us and Kill My Mind.
The record came out as an eclectic collection of revelations and a chronicle of personal insights. “The work of Louis Tomlinson has matured noticeably ...”, commented music critics.
