Louis Tomlinson

Pop vocalist Louis Tomlinson shot to stardom after appearing on the 2010 edition of The X Factor. He attended school in his hometown of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, where, by his own admission, he didn't pay that much attention academically; instead he was drawn to anything related to music and acting, leading to him take the role of Danny Zuko in his school production of Grease. His active role in the musical motivated him to audition for The X Factor in 2009, but he failed to make the cut. Undeterred, Tomlinson auditioned the following year, this time making it through the pr...