One Direction gave Us some pretty memorable performances during their time on The X Factor UK. After officially beginning their break in 2016, each band member pursued solo projects. Tragedy later ...

Just before Liam Payne’s unexpected death, The X Factor was looking back at how One Direction got its start. The group finished third in season 7 of the UK hit music competition show in 2010, and with ...

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 ...

The former Pussycat Dolls singer is credited as being responsible for the formation of the best-selling band during the 2010 season of 'The X Factor' alongside Simon Cowell. By Lexy Perez Associate ...

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 ...

After Payne died on Wednesday, members of the beloved former pop boy band and the UK competition show where they got their start reacted to Payne’s death with heartfelt tributes. “We’re completely ...

Footage of the moment that X Factor U.K. producers informed Liam Payne that they were considering him to join the group that would become One Direction in 2010 shows him keeping his cool while his ...