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One Direction named MTV's 2012 Artist of the Year

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By AP Staff Friday, Dec 14, 2012 2:02 AM

<p>L-R: Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Harry Styles make up the smash U.K. boy band One Direction.</p>

L-R: Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Harry Styles make up the smash U.K. boy band One Direction.

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NEW YORK (AP) — They're platinum. They're fascinating. And now One Direction is MTV's 2012 Artist of the Year.

MTV says the fivesome is "the clear choice for the top spot" after a year that included two No. 1 albums, hits such as "What Makes You Beautiful" and a sold-out world tour.

One Direction's Louis (LOO'-ee) Tomlinson calls Thursday's honor "the icing on the cake."

MTV's team of music staffers chose Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" as song as the year.

One Direction placed third on the U.K. version of "The X Factor" in 2010 and made their U.S. debut in March with the No. 1 album "Up All Night." Their sophomore album, "Take Me Home," was the year's third-highest debut.

The group also made Barbara Walters' most fascinating people of 2012 list.

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    memelissascott

    Congratulations one direction on winning mtvs 2012 artist of the year award.

    December 18, 2012 at 8:47AM EST Reply to Comment

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