Bands like One Directionfrom the other side of the world
One Direction is tagged "pop", "boy band", "pop rock" and "teen pop" on MusicBrainz. These nine are not the usual sound-alikes. They come from 9 countries on 6 continents (North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Oceania), listed west to east, and each one shares little or nothing with One Direction's tags. Press play on any of them, or spin your own nine.
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Picked by the World 9 engine from a map of 6,143 lesser-known artists. Clips are Apple's 30-second previews. Spotify, YouTube and Bandcamp links are searches.