NewsPayne Liam Payne – life of former One Direction singer in pictures October 17, 2024 2 Min Read Liam Payne – life of former One Direction singer in pictures 0:00 Image source, Getty Images Singer Liam Payne has died at the age of 31. Payne rose to stardom in the group One Direction, before going on to have a solo career. He had a son, Bear, with the former Girls Aloud singer Cheryl. Here, we take a look at his life in pictures. Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Payne came to fame on the seventh series of the X Factor in 2010 as part of the group One Direction Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, He joined the contest as an individual, but judges on the show paired him up with Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Despite being pipped to the X Factor title by Matt Cardle, the group were signed by Simon Cowell’s label and released their debut single What Makes You Beautiful Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, One Direction became heartthrobs to teenage girls and later released their debut album Up All Night, which included hits like One Thing and Gotta Be You Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, In 2012, the group won their first Brit award for best British single Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The group performed for the final time on US TV in 2015 Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Payne entered a relationship with singer Cheryl in 2016. They went on to have a baby together named Bear in 2017 Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, In 2019, Payne released his debut solo album LP1, spawning single Strip That Down Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The singer, seen with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy, released his last single Teardrops in March this year Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Payne died at the Casa Sur hotel in Argentinian capital Buenos Aires on 17 October Related topics Sign Up For Daily NewsletterBe keep up! Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox. Submitting... Thank you, your sign-up request was successful! Please check your email inbox to confirm. {{message}} Leave this field empty if you're human: By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. Share This Article Facebook Twitter Pinterest Whatsapp Whatsapp Reddit Previous Article Former One direction singer Liam Payne dies in hotel balcony fall Next Article Von der Leyen promises to increase EU deportations Leave a comment Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}Your submission failed. The server responded with {{status_text}} (code {{status_code}}). Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Learn More{{/message}}{{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It appears your submission was successful. Even though the server responded OK, it is possible the submission was not processed. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Learn More{{/message}}Submitting…