The Hollywood Reporter

Nicole Scherzinger, Who Helped Form One Direction on ‘X Factor’, Pays Tribute to Liam Payne: “So Hard to Process”

The former Pussycat Dolls singer is credited as being responsible for the formation of the best-selling band during the 2010 season of 'The X Factor' alongside Simon Cowell. By Lexy Perez Senior ...
Yahoo

Simon Cowell, Who Formed One Direction, Honors Liam Payne: ‘I Feel Empty’

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Liam Payne and Simon Cowell as One Direction celebrates 1D Day at YouTube Space LA in Playa Vista, Calif. on Nov. 23, 2013 - ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Simon Cowell, Who First Formed and Signed One Direction, on Liam Payne’s Death: “I Feel Empty”

The globally successful band that included Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik were first formed on Cowell's reality show, 'The X-Factor', in 2010. By Lily Ford Simon ...
Rolling Stone

Simon Cowell, Who Formed One Direction, Honors Liam Payne: ‘I Feel Empty’

After canceling Britain’s Got Talent auditions Thursday to mourn Liam Payne, Simon Cowell is paying tribute to the late One Direction star. On Friday, Cowell, the music executive who helped form One ...