Louis William Tomlinson, born Louis Troy Austin on December 24th, 1991, is an English pop singer-songwriter also known for his work as part of British-Irish sensation One Direction. Like his bandmates, Louis auditioned as a solo act on X-Factor UK in 2010 before being put into the group. Although they only came in third place, the boys became an international success and made five full albums, (Up All Night, Take Me Home, Midnight Memories, FOUR, and Made In The A.M.). 1D began an indefinite hiatus in 2015, and the next year, Louis became a father to Freddie Reign Tomlinson. In December 2016, Louis' mother Johannah Deakin died of leukemia and Louis dedicated his first performance of his debut single “Just Hold On” — a collaboration with “Steve Aoki” — to her.

Louis released his second single “Back to You,” a collaboration with Bebe Rexha and Digital Farm Animals in July 2017. Two more singles, “Just Like You” and “Miss You,” were released later that year. In March 2019, Louis released the first song off of his debut album Walls, “Two of Us.” He picked up the Best Song Award at the 2019 Teen Choice Awards for this song, which has hit over 100 million streams on Spotify.

The album was released on January 31 2020. It reached #1 on Worldwide iTunes Album Chart and reached #1 on iTunes Album Chart in 50 countries. It debuted at #4 on the UK Official Charts, #2 for UK Official Album sales, #8 on Rolling Stones Top Albums Chart, and #9 on the Billboard 200 charts.