Liam Payne, a former member of the preeminent 2010s boy band One Direction, died on October 16 at the age of 31. In his short and fairly troubled post-1D career, he never fully slotted into his own ...

The band was put together on July 23, 2010 during season 7 of 'X Factor U.K.' and immediately took over the world Alexandra Schonfeld is a staff editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Boy band member tattoos a clue on his arm. Aug. 26, 2013— -- It's hard to imagine the music scene before One Direction, the Irish-British boy group that has rapidly taken over the top spots on ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: (L-R) Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Liam Payne of X-Factor band One Direction attend the Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 World ...

Following Liam Payne’s death on Oct. 16, One Direction‘s music has seen a significant surge on the charts, with all five of the group’s albums returning to the Billboard 200. Each of the boy band’s ...

The former One Direction member's new album ‘How Did I Get Here?’ will be released in early 2026 Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and digital ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 23: (L-R) Recording artists Harry Styles ...

Two months after Liam Payne’s tragic death at 31, his former One Direction bandmates — including Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson — are now reevaluating their bond. “[Liam’s ...

Mikaela Dee spent much of her childhood in a hospital bed. Dee was chronically ill, in and out of the hospital so much that her family elected to homeschool her. Her friends were distant; most of her ...

Hundreds of One Direction fans gathered in London’s Hyde Park on Sunday to pay their respects to Liam Payne, the former member of the British-Irish boy band who died on Wednesday after falling from a ...

Right now, One Direction wishes Liam Payne were here with them. Simon Cowell—who was a judge on The X Factor when the British boy band was created and signed the band to his record label Syco—also ...