From X Factor to One Direction: Liam Payne's rise to fame

The British boyband star and solo singer Liam Payne has died at the age of 31, after falling from a third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires, police in Argentina have confirmed. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Born in Wolverhampton, England, in 1993, Payne was just 16 years old when he became part of One Direction, a boyband formed on the British reality show The X Factor in 2010. The group – Payne, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson – went on to become one of the biggest boybands of all time. Here's a look back at Payne's key moments in One Direction, who went on indefinite hiatus in 2016 Candles, tears and applause in Buenos Aires as One Direction fans say farewell to Liam Payne ► https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/17/liam-payne-death-fall-casa-sur-hotel-buenos-aires-fan-vigils-memorial The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #liampayne #onedirection #xfactor #liam