Music mogul has described the tragic death of Liam Payne at the age of 31 as 'awful'
A heartbroken Louis Walsh has spoken out about the tragic death of Liam Payne , describing the loss as "awful". The music industry veteran first encountered Payne during his 2008 audition for The X Factor .
While Niall Horan and other One Direction members Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, and Zayn Malik have not yet made public statements regarding Liam's passing, Niall's brother Greg expressed his sorrow online. In a poignant post, Greg thanked Liam for being like a brother to Niall during their time together in the band, writing: "To say I'm heartbroken is an understatement, a weird feeling this morning and all night.
Speaking to Claire Byrne on her RTÉ Radio 1 show, she said that despite not seeing Liam in a long time that she "still felt that emotion" that she connected with when she and One Direction shared a house during the production of The X Factor. The singer recalled being with them for "almost a year" through bootcamp, judges' houses, living together and then touring.", reports the Irish Mirror.
"Liam always gave me the impression that he was the one that had his head on his shoulders," she observed, highlighting how he inspired and motivated the others. Fellow X Factor contestants Jedward sent their love to Cheryl, Liam's son Bear and "all the One Direction family". Dermot O'Leary, the host of X Factor, remembered Liam auditioning for The X Factor as a 14 year old boy. "I remember him as a 14 year old turning up to audition on The X Factor, and blowing us away singing Sinatra.
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