Before his solo career, Liam Payne was one of 1D's prolific writers. These are some of his best songs from each album, including "Story of My Life."

Liam Payne and Zayn Malik experienced a series of ups and downs over the years. Both musicians were thrust into the spotlight alongside Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson while on The X Factor in 2010 to form One Direction. After releasing four albums as a group, Malik announced his departure from the boy band in March 2015.

One Direction was one of the last boy bands from the age of mass-audience linear television and one of the first of the social media era

Liam Payne, the former member of One Direction, has died aged 31 in Argentina, police say. Police said he fell from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, according to AFP news agency and local media.

From the moment One Direction was formed, Liam Payne found himself with four additional brothers for life. Thanks to the creative minds of The X Factor UK judges Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh,

Singer Liam Payne has reportedly died after falling off a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday. Payne, a former member of the global musical sensation One Direction, was 31. Local media,

Liam Payne, one of the former members of the boy band One Direction, has died. He was 31 years old. The English singer is said to have died after falling from the third-floor balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires,