United Kingdom, Jan. 13 -- Louis Tomlinson predicted only "two people" from One Direction would go on to find success as solo artists.

The 34-year-old singer was a member of the group alongside Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik - who quit in 2015 - and the late Liam Payne and Louis believed Harry and Niall would be the only ones to prosper after the band split in 2016 amid fears his own career would never match the previous success he'd enjoyed during his time as a member of the group.

Louis told Billboard: "There might be one or two people from a band that prosper, but history says there's not normally more than two.

"I always knew Harry was going to go on to do what he's done - I'm sure he's superseded his own expectations in the...