One Direction set pulses racing as they perform on X Factor US final

Girls the world over can't seem to get enough of Zayn, Liam, Harry, Niall and Louis, aka the boys of One Direction, who had fans puckering their lips as the group performed new single Kiss You on the X Factor US final

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Girls the world over can't seem to get enough of Zayn, Liam, Harry, Niall and Louis, aka the boys of One Direction, who had fans puckering their lips as the group performed new single Kiss You on the X Factor US final

Girls the world over can't seem to get enough of Zayn, Liam, Harry, Niall and Louis, aka the boys of One Direction, who had fans puckering their lips as the group performed new single Kiss You on the X Factor US final.

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Simon Cowell ensured the heartthrob boy band - who have already made an appareance on the talent show this season - would boost the show's finale ratings by inviting the group to return to their roots (they came third in 2010's X Factor UK) and perform for night two of the X Factor US final, which saw L.A. Reid's 'over 25' contestant, Tate Stevens, a 37-year-old road worker and father-of-two, declared the winner.

Adorable as ever, the boys dressed in black jeans, white trainers and variations on the white shirt and navy jacket look, with Liam wearing a waistcoat, Niall choosing a satin-pocket tee, Harry and Louis in tux jackets and Zayn wearing a sporty bomber as they performed new single Kiss You standing in front of - and on top of - a pair of giant red lips as they whipped the crowd into a cheering, screaming frenzy.

We're sure that suggestive backdrop had more than one fan fantasising about a snog with a beloved One Direction singer... although perhaps not Harry Styles. The 18-year-old looks to be officially off the market and smitten with Taylor Swift after the two have been spotted kissing, on a romantic mini-break in the UK and hitting an LA tattoo parlour together earlier this week.

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