Liam Payne auditioning for “The X Factor” in 2008. X Factor Global/YouTube “When I’m at school, in general, I think about singing all the time,” Payne told producers before his audition.

Music fans are mourning the loss of former One Direction member Liam Payne, who died at 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina. Payne rose to fame through The X Factor and was part of ...