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.

Fans, music-industry figures and fellow musicians are paying tribute to former One Direction member Liam Payne.

Liam Payne was in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for former bandmate Niall Horan's tour when he died after falling from the balcony of his hotel room on Wednesday.

A former The X Factor contestant who competed on the same series as Liam Payne has shared her reaction to the One Direction star’s death aged 31. Mary Byrne was a finalist in the seventh series alongside the boy band in 2010,