Liam Payne's life in photos: Remembering One Direction singer after his death

A look back at Liam Payne’s life in photos through the years, from his time on “The X Factor” to achieving worldwide success in One Direction, before his tragic death at age 31.

Liam Payne — A young Liam Payne singing. Talkback Thames/Shutterstock

Liam Payne — Liam Payne Talkback Thames/Shutterstock

Liam Payne with one direction — Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Niall Horan on ‘The X Factor’ Ken McKay/Talkback Thames/Shutterstock

Liam Payne with one direction — Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Harry Styles One Direction in Sweden in Feb 2012. Ibl/Shutterstock

Liam Payne singing in a crowd — Liam Payne on the ‘Today Show’ Aug 2013 Broadimage/Shutterstock

Liam Payne with one direction — Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson holding copies of their autobiography ‘One Direction: Who We Are’ at a book signing, London, Britain – Oct 2014 David Fisher/Shutterstock

liam payne with harry styles — Harry Styles and Liam Payne in Aug 2015. Kristina Bumphrey/Starpix/Shutterstock

Liam Payne with one direction — Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson at KISS FM Jingle Ball Dec 2015. Matt Baron/Shutterstock

Liam Payne with Cheryl — Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Liam Payne in March 2016. Palace Lee/Shutterstock

Liam Payne with Zedd — Zedd and Liam Payne in Jul 2017. Mediapunch/Shutterstock

Liam Payne holds son Bear in an instagram tribute in Mar 2018. Instagram/babypayneupdates

Liam Payne with Rita Ora — Rita Ora and Liam Payne perform at Westfield London’s 10th birthday celebrations Oct 2018. David Fisher/Shutterstock

Liam Payne with maya Henry — Liam Payne and Maya Henry at the Fenty party in Dec 2019. Hannah Young/Shutterstock

Liam Payne — Liam Payne at the Laureus World Sports Awards Feb 2020. BabiradPicture/Shutterstock

Liam Payne with maya Henry — Maya Henry and Liam Payne at the British Vogue x Self-Portrait event Oct 2021. Can Nguyen/Shutterstock

Liam Payne playing soccer — Freddy Shepherd Memorial Shield before Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2022. Shutterstock

Liam Payne playing soccer — Liam Payne of England during Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2022. Shutterstock

Liam Payne and Kate Cassidy — Liam Payne and Kate Cassidy at the The Fashion Awards Dec 2022. Anthony Harvey/Shutterstock

British Vogue and Tiffany & Co. celebrate Fashion and Film, Annabel's, London, UK - 19 Feb 2023 — Liam Payne at a British Vogue event in Feb 2023. Richard Young/Shutterstock

England XI v World XI, Soccer Aid for Unicef 2023, Football, Old Trafford, Manchester, UK - 11 Jun 2023 — Liam Payne of Soccer Aid England at the end of the game England XI v World XI, Soccer Aid for Unicef 2023. Matt West/Shutterstock

Liam Payne and Kate Cassidy — Liam Payne and Kate Cassidy during Paris Fashion Week in Oct 2023. Matteo Prandoni/BFA.com/Shutterstock

Liam Payne and Kate Cassidy — Liam Payne and girlfriend Katie Cassidy out in Paris in March 2024. VICTOR AUBRY/SIPA/Shutterstock

Niall Horan Liam Payne — Niall Horan and Liam Payne reuniting at Niall’s concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct 2, 2024. Instagram

Liam Payne and his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy. Instagram/kateecass

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