Louis Tomlinson is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction. Following the group’s hiatus in 2016, “Just Hold On” was released as Tomlinson’s debut solo single. In 2017, Tomlinson released “Back to You” with American singer Bebe Rexha, certified platinum in the USA and UK, and “Miss You”.

In 2018 Tomlinson appeared on the fifteenth series of The X Factor as a judge and a mentor of the “Boys” category. He became the first former contestant of the show to become the winning mentor due to his mentee Dalton Harris winning the show. The following year Tomlinson released the singles “Two of Us”, “Kill My Mind”, “We Made It”, “Don’t Let It Break Your Heart” and “Walls”, preceding his debut album Walls, released in January 2020.