Entertainment Music Rock Music One Direction Performs on the 'X Factor UK' Finale as They Bid a (Temporary) Farewell The band – who got their start on the talent competition – performed together live for the last time on Sunday's finale show By Lindsay Kimble Lindsay Kimble Lindsay Kimble is the Executive Editor, News at PEOPLE. She have been working at PEOPLE for seven years. Her work has previously appeared in POPSUGAR, Us Weekly and Entertainment Weekly. People Editorial Guidelines Published on December 13, 2015 06:10PM EST One Direction bid farewell to their fans on Sunday night as they performed together for the last time as a group before beginning their lengthy hiatus. The popular British boy band, which consists of Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan, returned to The X Factor UK (where they got their start) for the show’s season finale on Sunday. Performing songs “History” and “Infinity” from their latest album, One Direction took the stage during the live UK broadcast from London’s Wembley Arena. During “History,” a montage of photos from the group’s five years together played on a screen behind them. “We’re sad that we’re going away for a little while but we need it,” Payne told the packed, cheering crowd after finishing the tune. The group announced their plans to take a year-long hiatus earlier this past summer. Initially, the group said they wouldn’t begin the temporary split until at least March. After the performance, the band recorded a video for fans backstage, which they captioned “thank you!” and shared to Facebook. Speaking for all the members, Payne said, “This is just a massive, massive thank you to all of our fans.” He continued, “Obviously you guys made all this happen for us and we can’t believe the way you’ve supported us over these last five years and today’s a very special day for us because this is like the last part of our first chapter.” The star added that the Directioners are “the most dedicated people I think we’ve ever seen in our lives.” Zayn Malik on Leaving One Direction: ‘I Feel like I’ve Let the Fans down, but I Can’t Do This Anymore’ A bevy of stars also sent well wishes to One Direction during the performance. Everyone from Danny Devito to David Beckham appeared in a video montage that played during the show. While fans are already expressing their disappointment over the band’s hiatus – #ThisIsNotTheEndOfOneDirection was trending on Twitter after there performance – One Direction is still set to appear in an episode of James Corden’s popular Carpool Karaoke this week.