Payne had recently attended a concert by his former 1D bandmate Niall Horan, and in the wake of Payne's death many fans have been revisiting the group's X Factor origins.

A video of Liam Payne's 'X Factor' audition from 2008 is being rediscovered by his fans following his sudden death on Wednesday (Oct. 16).

To mark Liam Payne's birthday - where the One Direction star would be turning 32 - here's a look at the singers life in ...

Liam Payne’s life changed forever when he auditioned for “The X Factor.” The singer — who died Wednesday after falling from his hotel balcony at age 31 — originally appeared on the UK ...

Liam Payne was named One Direction's 'leader' after initially being rejected during his first audition for the talent show, 'X-Factor.' ...

Niall Horan was a guest on the popular web series Hot Ones and got to discussing his time as a coach on The Voice as opposed to going through the audition process on The X Factor.

Since 1D went on hiatus, Louis has performed his debut single on the X Factor live final with Steve Aoki, released another single with Bebe Rexha and appeared on America's Got Talent.

Simon Cowell's The X Factor was the launching pad for successful groups including Fifth Harmony, One Direction and Little Mix Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She ...

On a new episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden, Niall Horan, 29, and Bloom, 46, ended up chatting about the 1D alum's X Factor origin story, and how Bloom's fianceé Katy Perry played a ...