One Direction  jetted off to America this week to begin work on their debut album.

The X Factor boyband have been signed to Simon Cowell’s SYCO record label met up with  fellow finalist Cher Lloyd and are planning to release their first single later this year.

The boys were spotted arriving at LAX airport yesterday and shortly after their plane landed, Louis Tomlinson tweeted:

“So excited to be in L.A will tweet pictures when I can”. He also tweeted: “Having a great time and met up with Savan and cher”.

The band spent some time hanging out with Cher Lloyd, who is also working on her album in the States.