Simon Cowell founded One Direction during ‘The X Factor UK’ in 2010, leading the group to a third-place finish and a spot as ...

Cowell created and judged “The X Factor,” the show on which he and fellow judges put together Payne’s band, One Direction, in ...

One Direction made their world debut on the show, singing Coldplay’s “Vida La Vida” on Oct. 9, 2010. True to Scherzinger’s ...

X Factor' judges Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Cheryl Cole paid tribute to One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died ...

Fast forward two years and Liam Payne stepped onto the X Factor stage once more – this time with a rendition of 'Cry Me a ...

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 ...

Liam Payne originally auditioned for “The X Factor” in 2008, and ended up having a child with one of the judges.

One Direction star 'dies after plunging from hotel in Buenos Aires' Liam Payne's final Snapchat post revealed: One Direction ...

Liam Payne's journey to stardom began on the stage of The X Factor, a singing competition that launched the careers of ...

As tributes pour in for former One Direction member Liam Payne following his death on Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony at 31, fans have been looking back at the singer’s time in the ...

X Factor judge Simon Cowell has paid tribute to One Direction singer Liam Payne after he passed away aged 31. Simon Cowell ...

When Simon Cowell and his fellow X Factor judges were choosing the young singers to form One Direction, it was Liam Payne he ...