Liam Payne's life in pictures
Former One Direction star Liam Payne has died, aged 31.
From his first appearance on British TV in 2008, to the stages of the world, this is the singer's life in pictures.
Born in Wolverhampton, England, Payne first auditioned for talent show the X Factor in 2008, aged just 14.
He performed Frank Sinatra's "Fly me to the moon" to move past the first round of auditions, but was cut in a later round.
Judge Simon Cowell encouraged Payne to try again in two years.
The band formed on X Factor in 2010.
After each singer failed to make it through the competition as solo acts, Simon Cowell and his fellow judges combined Payne, Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson.
Their debut single "What Makes You Beautiful" took the world by storm in February 2011.
It rocketed to the top of the charts in seven countries.
In November of that year, their debut album was released.
From 2012 to 2015, the group toured the world to massive commerical success.
Following the release of the group's fifth album, One Direction went on an indefinite hiatus.
Liam was one of the band's key contributing songwriters.
After One Direction went their separate ways, Payne produced and recorded music under his own name.
Payne later released his debut solo album in 2019 titled "LP1."
In March, Payne released his LP "Teardrops."
Liam Payne meeting the late Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey.
Liam Payne poses with callipers during a figure sitting where he is measured for a Madame Tussauds wax figure.
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