The former 'X Factor' judge and One Direction co-creator shared an emotional tribute on social media Simon Cowell is paying tribute to Liam Payne after the One Direction singer's death at age 31. Payne was pronounced dead after falling multiple stories at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires,

The globally successful band formed of Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik were first formed on Simon Cowell's reality show, 'The X-Factor', in 2010.

Simon Cowell, who was a judge on 'The X Factor' when One Direction was formed, shared his emotional reaction to Liam Payne’s death