One Direction

Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Liam Payne make up the boy band One Direction and they have fans in high places.

The band will play a special gig at the White House, re-elected US President Barack Obama wants to line up the band to play for his daughters as a reward.

The British pop band was invited by Obama to perform in Washington DC at the White House as a ''thank you'' to his two daughters, Malia, 14, and 11-year-old Sasha, for the help they gave him on his successful election campaign.

The girls are huge fans of the 'One Thing' hitmakers and Obama and his wife Michelle have been in touch with them to arrange a date.

A source told the Daily Star newspaper: ''It's an open invitation for a date to be ­arranged that fits in with everyone's busy schedules.

''It's not every parent who can invite the hottest band in the world to their home. They will be the envy of girls across the world.''

Michelle had originally invited them to the White House earlier this year, but the boys were unable to make it because of their hectic schedule.

Obama was voted in as president for a second term last week after defeating Mitt Romney.

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