Cowell created and judged “The X Factor,” the show on which he and fellow judges put together Payne’s band, One Direction, in 2010.

Simon Cowell, who brought One Direction together on the reality show "The X Factor," said he is "heartbroken" following member Liam Payne's death. Payne fell from the third floor of his hotel room in Buenos Aires,

Cowell said he had been thinking about the time they had spent together on the talent show and since. He wrote on Instagram: "I wanted to let you know what I would always say to t