{"id":535454,"date":"2026-04-17T05:54:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T05:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/535454\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T05:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T05:54:11","slug":"zayn-malik-cried-as-he-honoured-liam-payne-while-performing-one-direction-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/535454\/","title":{"rendered":"Zayn Malik ‘cried’ as he honoured Liam Payne while performing One Direction song"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zayn Malik and One Direction fans were emotional over his touching words regarding former bandmate Liam Payne who devastatingly plunged to his death in 2024\"Liam<\/p>\n

Liam and Zayn(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Zayn Malik has admitted the tough moments he faced when it came to mourning his pal Liam Payne’s death. The duo shot to fame as part of One Direction<\/a>, amassing worldwide success alongside Harry Styles<\/a>, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson following their X Factor<\/a> success.<\/p>\n

Aged just 31, in October 2024, Liam tragically fell to his death from the balcony of his third-floor room at the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It came just days after the late musician had met up with his former bandmate, Niall.<\/p>\n

Now, Zayn has opened up on how his emotions run high when he tries to sing parts of their hit tunes that were once sung by his former bandmate. On X, formerly known as Twitter<\/a>, a fan page shared a quote from Zayn, who spoke of the raw feelings while singing Liam’s lines.<\/p>\n

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Zayn rose to fame with Liam in One Direction(Image: WireImage)<\/p>\n

He told Vanity Fair: “I definitely had to do it at that moment because it was all still very recent. I sang a One Direction song, and it was hard not to think about Liam. I almost cried a few times singing his verses.”<\/p>\n

Zayn was talking about moments during his own solo Stardust tour. His words were met with appreciation from fans of the band. Replying to the original post, one user wrote: “Oh Liam you are so loved.”<\/p>\n

Another added: “We love you and support you @zaynmalik.” And a third said: “my heart remains broken, oh my god.”<\/p>\n

In his 2024 tour, Zayn opened up proceedings days after Liam’s funeral. The “Pillowtalk” hitmaker left fans emotional as he displayed an emotional message for his former bandmate.<\/p>\n

The tribute, on a large blue screen, read: “Liam Payne 1993-2024. Love you bro.” The message, followed by a heart emoji, was shared widely on social media<\/a> after leaving the crowd in tears.<\/p>\n

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Zayn’s tribute on tour(Image: X\/TikTok)<\/p>\n

Paying tribute to Liam following the devastating death, Zayn admitted he “never got to thank” the late star for supporting him through what he called some of the “most difficult” in his life. Taking to Instagram<\/a> at the time, Zayn wrote: “Liam, I have found myself talking out loud to you, hoping you can hear me, I can’t help but think selfishly that there was so many more conversations for us to have in our lives.<\/p>\n

“I never got to thank you for supporting me through some of the most difficult times in my life. When I was missing home as a 17 yr old kid you would always be there with a positive outlook and reassuring smile and let me know you were my friend and that I was loved.<\/p>\n

“Even though you were younger than me you were always more sensible than me, you were headstrong, opinionated, and gave no f***s about telling people when they were wrong. Even though we butted heads because of this a few times, I always secretly respected you for it.”<\/p>\n

He went on : “I was always happy to know, no matter what happened on stage we could always rely on you to know which way to steer the ship next. I lost a brother when you left us and can’t explain to you what l’d give to just give you a hug one last time and say goodbye.”<\/p>\n

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