Liam Payne's 'extraordinary' X Factor audition that made him a star goes viral again following his shock death at 31

Liam Payne's 'extraordinary' X Factor audition is going viral again in wake of the singer's shock death. Liam Payne 's 'extraordinary' X Factor audition is going viral again in wake of the singer's shock death Fans flocked to YouTube to watch Payne's first-ever audition on the UK talent competition show in 2008, when he was just 14-years-old 'When I'm at school, in general, I think about singing all the time,' Payne gushed to the show's producers. 'I should really be concentrating on my school work but I just think about singing too much' As he stood before Cole, Cowell and Walsh, Payne explained: 'A lot of people say I'm a good singer and I've got The X Factor but I don't really know what The X Factor is and I believe you guys do' The judges were left totally impressed by the teenager, who successfully showed off his voice singing Fly Me To The Moon 'Well give me another audition and I'll show you I've got that 20 per cent,' Payne fired back. However, Cowell said Payne's performance was 'missing a bit of grit, a bit of emotion and actually a bit of fun, funnily enough' Cole — who started dating Payne in 2015 and welcomed seven-year-old son Bear with him two years later — quickly leapt to his defense Although he made it through to the Judges' Houses round, Payne was ultimately sent home. Although One Direction ended up placing third in their X Factor season, they soon became one of the biggest boy bands in the world; Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Zayn Malik A police statement from local police said they arrived to the hotel after they were 'informed of an aggressive man who may have been under the effects of drugs and alcohol'.