The Cheat Sheet

Liam Payne Faced Rejection Before He Was Named One Direction’s ‘Leader’

Liam Payne was initially rejected from the British talent competition series X-Factor before a behind-the-scenes clip named him One Direction‘s “leader.” The 31-year-old singer, who was found dead in ...
Milton Keynes Citizen

Liam Payne’s first X Factor audition before One Direction resurfaces after he died in fall from hotel balcony

Liam Payne’s first X Factor audition aged 14 before One Direction resurfaces - as footage shows fans paying tribute to the singer outside the hotel where he died. A spokesman for the City ambulance ...
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 ...
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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 ...
New York Post

One Direction releases heartfelt statement on Liam Payne’s death: ‘We will miss him terribly’

Musician Liam Payne performs onstage at the "One Direction iHeartRadio Album Release Party" hosted by Ryan Seacrest at the iHeartRadio Theater Los Angeles. Christopher Polk The former members of One ...
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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 ...