Before he became a household name as a member of One Direction — and long before he became a two-time winning Coach of The Voice — Niall Horan was just a kid with a dream and a microphone in his hand.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Liam Payne’s life changed forever when he auditioned for “The X Factor.” Cole, 41, was one of the judges alongside Simon Cowell ...

The singer, who died in a hotel fall at 31, tried out for Simon Cowell's reality competition at age 14. Back in 2008, the world was introduced to a budding young singer named Liam Payne when he ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: As the world mourns the loss of One Direction member Liam Payne, fans are revisiting a magical moment of his music career’s origin story. According to The Daily Mail, a ...

As with many X Factor auditions, family members were waiting in the wings. Sarah says a producer encouraged her then-fiance, her sister and her mum to enter the audition room and beg the judges to ...

The singer — who died Wednesday after falling from his hotel balcony at age 31 — originally appeared on the UK singing competition series in 2008, where he met his future girlfriend, Cheryl Cole. The ...