Remembering Liam Payne: His life and career highlights in photos

16 October 2025, 09:04

By Capital FM

@CapitalOfficial

From success with One Direction to his own solo career and his life as a father to son Bear Payne, we look back and remember Liam Payne.

Fans all around the world are remembering the life of Liam Payne, one year on from his passing.

Following Liam's devastating death last October, fans have shared countless happy memories of Liam. From his time in One Direction to his solo career successes, and even sweet moments from his personal life with beloved son Bear Payne.

He met Queen Elizabeth II, captained England at Soccer Aid and was always there to support and cheer on his former bandmates, which brought so much joy to 1D fans.

In his final on-screen appearance filmed before his passing, Liam appeared on Netflix's Building The Band as a special mentor. In a viral clip from the series, Liam gave the live audience the memory of a lifetime as he weaved his way through the crowd to interact and sing 'What Makes You Beautiful' with them.

We're taking the time to remember some of Liam's biggest career highlights and fan favourite moments.

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2008 - Liam Payne first auditions for The X Factor

2010 - Liam returns to The X Factor for his second audition

2010 - One Direction are formed, and Liam leads the group for their iconic Judges' Houses performance of 'Torn'

2010 - One Direction perform Coldplay's 'Viva La Vida' during their first X Factor live show

2012 - One Direction win their first BRIT Award for British Single of the Year

2012 - One Direction win Best New Artist alongside two other awards for 'What Makes You Beautiful' at the MTV Video Music Awards

2013 - One Direction release 'One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)' for Comic Relief

2013 - Liam gets his own Madame Tussauds Wax Work figure alongside the rest of his bandmates

2013 - One Direction: This Is Us documentary film is released

2014 - One Direction take home three American Music Awards

2015 - Liam performs with One Direction for the final time as the band begin their hiatus

2016 - Liam releases his debut solo single 'Strip That Down'

2017 - Liam becomes a father after welcoming son Bear Payne with ex Cheryl

2017 - Liam makes his debut solo performance at Capital's Summertime Ball at Wembley Stadium

2018 - Liam meets the late Queen Elizabeth II at a Commonwealth Day service

2022 - Liam Payne captains England for Soccer Aid

2023 - Liam shows support for friend and former bandmate Louis Tomlinson at the launch of his documentary

2024 - Liam reunites with Niall Horan after watching Niall perform in Argentina

2025 (filmed in 2024) - Liam Payne makes his final on-screen appearance in Building The Band, and sings One Direction's 'What Makes You Beautiful'.

Everyone at Capital sends their love to Liam's family and friends, and to his fans all around the world.

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