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X Factor 'heartbroken' by Liam Payne's death

The show that made Liam Payne famous has said it is "heartbroken" following the star's death. 

The X Factor's official account on X said the 31-year-old was "immensely talented" and would "leave a lasting legacy on the music industry and fans around the world". 

Payne had first tried out for The X Factor as a 14-year-old in 2008. 

Although his take on Fly Me To The Moon impressed the judges, Simon Cowell told him he didn't think he was ready and suggested he come back in two years. 

Payne did exactly that and ended up being put into a group with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik. 

One Direction was born - and ended up coming third in the competition. 

Fans mourn Liam Payne's death

Devastated fans have gathered outside the hotel where Liam Payne was staying when he died. 

One was in tears as she explained she had been listening to One Direction since she was 11 years old but never got to see them live. 

"There was always talk about a reunion but it won't happen now," she said.

Britain's Got Talent postpones auditions

The popular talent show has cancelled its auditions in Blackpool today in light of Liam Payne's death. 

Simon Cowell, who created the show and is on the judging panel, was instrumental to One Direction's success. 

The boyband was signed to Cowell's record label Syco Entertainment after finishing third on The X Factor.

'Deplorable': Decision to publish photos of Liam Payne's body condemned

Music journalist Matt Charlton has been speaking to Sky News about the reaction in the wake of Liam Payne's death in Argentina.

Describing his reaction upon hearing the news, he said: "It was sort of shock, but it was also: 'Oh, God. Not again'.

"It's this horrible history of pop musicians just ending this tragically and this young and this duty of care not being there.

He went on to criticise some of the media coverage prompted by the star's death: "I also wanted to talk about... the channel from which I heard the news as well.

"This broke on a website called TMZ in the US, which is like a celebrity entertainment website.

"They broke the story, and on that web page they put partial shots of his body lying on the deck below the hotel, and I think that is just the most deplorable form of so-called journalism possible.

"And it really is indicative of how we treat fame, how it's seen as, you know, anything goes once they take that supposedly Faustian pact."

TMZ, which later removed the images that purported to show parts of Liam Payne's body, has been contacted for comment.

Asked who should be taking responsibility for stars, given the pressures associated with the One Direction singer's level of fame, Charlton said: "It's changed quite a lot in the last few years because the record companies have been more accountable in their duty of care, just because of social media, and there's that direct line now that they have to be shown to be looking after their stars.

"Now, One Direction came along just before that, and I think it was [Radio One presenter] Greg James this morning saying they were the first social media band.

"It was a whole new territory then. We've got to know it a bit better now.

"But people think that because people want to be famous and they see this big shiny thing in front of them, that then gives everyone else permission to jump on, and just take every part of their life from that point onwards.

"And I don't think that's the case at all and it's just something, as a society, that we need to balance out more."

Konnie Huq comments on impact of fame on young Liam Payne

Former Xtra Factor presenter Konnie Huq has talked about meeting Liam Payne on the show as a young man. 

She told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I actually found out last night [about his death], but ‘just a boy’ is so right, because really all he’s known in his adult, and pre-adult life as well to some extent, is being in the limelight, and, you know, thrust into this position of global fame, not just sort of being known in your own country, but everywhere, essentially."

She said that Justin Bieber was appearing on the show at the same time and Payne "sort of had the same hairstyle, bore a striking resemblance, and so we got him to come on the show".

"He was really embarrassed to meet Justin," she said.

"And then afterwards, I was like 'You will be as big as him one day' and he was actually kind of self-deprecating, it was quite mature of Liam, of the boys, and, you know, he absolutely did get to that level, but it's a lot for young people to take on."

The presenter added: "Your brain doesn't actually fully mature till you're 25 and if you think he's, you know... over 10 years before that his journey had already started, and now, with social media and the amount of news channels, you can't escape that sort of pressure and that level of fame, which I think makes it tougher.

"We've always had stories of sort of massive stars dying young, but I feel that the pressure in general is more in modern living."

"After we filmed Straight Talking With Ant Middleton, he was my first celebrity guest and we formed a brotherhood," Mr Middleton told Australia's The Morning Show.

"He was like a younger brother to me. He would confide in me, I'd go around and see him.

"There were some issues there, but nothing that a young celebrity at his calibre wouldn't suffer from.

"I'm just shocked at the moment, wow, don't really know what to say."

Middleton said Payne "had a lovely aura around him", describing him as a "lovely guy".

"He had positive energy around him," he said. 

Magnitude of star's passing reflected by breadth of figures paying tribute

Comments from illustrious figures who have well known links to Liam Payne have understandably been most prominent in coverage following his death.

But the magnitude of his fame and degree of shock at his death at just 31 is reflected in the breadth and diversity of notable people paying tribute, despite not having any widely publicised connections to the singer.

'Please tell me it isn't true': Fans flood Liam Payne's Instagram with messages

Devastated Liam Payne fans have left comments on the One Direction star's Instagram posts, with many expressing disbelief over his death. 

"Please tell me it isn’t true," wrote one fan, while another said: "Please come out and say it was all a misunderstanding." 

Another wrote: "I’m so sorry Liam. they can’t hurt you now." 

One fan referenced how Zayn Malik had left One Direction "only temporarily" but Payne "left us forever". 

Another fan referenced the band's song Night Changes, writing: "Just how fast the night changes ????????." 

-SKY NEWS