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One Direction confirm US Red Nose Day appearance

One Direction will take part in the first US Red Nose Day.

The British TV fundraiser will have its own inaugural American version on May 21.

A number of new celebrity participants have been confirmed and boyband One Direction will take part.

Other newly announced stars include Coldplay, Richard Gere, Jimmy Fallon and Helen Mirren.

One Direction meanwhile released the 2013 UK Red Nose Day single.

It saw the band cover Blondie's 'One Way or Another'.

They also travelled to Africa to meet young people who would benefit from the project's fundraising.

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Watch One Direction team up with Red Nose Day below: