Rolling Stone

Simon Cowell Is Looking for the Next One Direction

When One Direction formed on The X Factor UK in 2010, it was like capturing a million different rare occurrences at once — lightning in a bottle, a total solar eclipse, shooting stars, volcanic ...
TVLine

R.I.P., Liam Payne: Britain's Got Talent Postpones Auditions To Mourn One Direction Band Member's Death

Britain's Got Talent, the ITV talent show judged and created by The X Factor's Simon Cowell, is postponing auditions to mourn the loss of One Direction's Liam Payne. "Due to the tragic passing of Liam ...
Decider

Liam Payne’s Stunning 2008 ‘X Factor’ Audition Wows Fans After His Sudden Death At 31

Discover What’s Streaming On: As the world mourns the loss of One Direction member Liam Payne, fans are revisiting a magical moment of his music career’s origin story. According to The Daily Mail, a ...
AOL

Revisit the late Liam Payne's original “X Factor ”auditions and first One Direction performance

The singer, who died in a hotel fall at 31, tried out for Simon Cowell's reality competition at age 14. Back in 2008, the world was introduced to a budding young singer named Liam Payne when he ...