We are 6 people located all over the world. We are all different ages but we have legal adults in our team. Most of us are in School, College or working.
Why are you called The Sixth Alliance?
We call ourselves The Sixth Alliance because we are the 6th part that makes One Direction. First of course, it’s the boys Harry, Louis, Liam, Niall and Zayn but it’s certainly also all the fans. We are their sixth alliance.
What do we do?
We are working on a project to ensure that the band One Direction is treated right and will not be further misused by their management. After the past few days we believe that something has to be done. Our mission is to “buy” the band One Direction “free” from their current contracts with their management. We are currently trying to bring together a legal team to discuss our further steps.
What is the plan?
First of all we are fundraising money to get the remaining boys Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles out of their current contracts. We are also planning on eventually turning this into an actual artist management firm, to manage first and most of all One Direction. We believe in fair treatment of artists and honesty. We do not believe in exploitation of artists.
How much do you estimate you need to raise to buy the band?
We currently estimate that we will need around 50 Mio Pounds to get the boys out of their contracts. Our legal advisors will be looking into that.
What bits of the band do you want to buy?
We are currently discussing that. Like mentioned before we would like to turn this into an actual management firm.
What challenges do you anticipate?
It’s a very large amount of money and we are very well aware that many people say that we are completely insane. But what we also believe is that the One Direction fandom has more power than many people think.
Have you had a lot of support?
Yes we’ve been having a massive amount of support. Especially now after Zayn Malik left One Direction many fans are ready to take action.
What do you intend to do if you buy the band?
We would certainly want them to go on making music. However, we believe that first and foremost One Direction will need time to reassess.
What if this doesn’t work out?
If the goal isn't reached all the proceeds go to charities that One Direction have supported in the past such as Eden Dora Trust and British Asian trust.