“Unseen Footage: Liam Payne’s Heartfelt X Factor Audition Surfaces, Sparking Emotional Tribute After His Untimely Passing”
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Liam Payne solidified his presence as a solitary artist with Strip That Down, a song composed in collaboration with Ed Sheeran.
Mary Bryne, a former X-Factor contestant, remembered the singer sweetly, describing him as a “kind, warm, and loving person” in an interview with CTV News.
Payne was in Argentina to attend a Niall Horan concert, but a separation from his girlfriend left him alone and at the mercy of drugs
As a One Direction fan, I cannot accept this. I can’t believe this news Liam Payne Tragic😥 Listening to your songs every day, my heart refuses to accept that you’re no longer here💔 Watching your The X Factor audition video from when you were 14, tears stream down my Eyes. To… pic.twitter.com/eaqreHGLC0
— 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸⸙͎۫ 𝗿𝗮𝗷𝘂 𝕩 (@Rajeev881736887) October 17, 2024
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Payne had gone to Argentina alongside his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, planning to stay for a maximum of five days to attend his former bandmate Niall Horan’s concert at the Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires on October 2.
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Despite having suffered a severe kidney infection, he appeared to be recovering well, as he was able to attend the show without issues.
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However, as the trip extended to two weeks, Payne and his girlfriend reportedly experienced issues, as the latter started feeling uncomfortable in Latin America.
“I was so ready to leave,” Cassidy explained in a TikTok video last Tuesday (October 15). “I love South America, but I hate staying in one place for too long.”
