One Direction Add "Bambi" Award to Accolades

British boy-band One Direction are among the recipients of this year's "Bambi," Germany's prestigious media award, as their second album, 'Take Me Home,' goes to number one in the US.

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One Direction showed up on the red carpet at The Bambis, Germany's most prestigious media awards. The five British boys posed for the cameras just hours after making Billboard chart history with their second album 'Take Me Home'. It's the first time a UK group has had both their debut and follow up go straight in at the top of the U.S. charts. SOUNDBITE: One Direction, singers, saying (English): "We just want to go in and get as many people as possible off their feet." / "Off their feet or on their feet?" / "I think both." Once on stage, they certainly achieved that -- performing their hit 'Live While We're Young' and picking up the Favourite International Artist Award. Canadian star Celine Dion also sang at the show before receiving a special entertainment award The judges called her 'one of the most successful solo artists of our time.'