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Harry Styles and Liam Payne’s Friendship Through the Years: Timeline
Harry Kinds and Liam Payne’s friendship went manner past One Path.
The singers met once they grew to become bandmates (alongside Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik) throughout their stint on The X Issue in 2010. As a fivesome, the group launched 4 albums collectively earlier than Malik departed from the band in March 2015. The remaining members launched yet one more album earlier than saying an indefinite hiatus in December 2015.
As all of them went on to launch solo music, a few of the former band members stayed shut. Kinds and Payne didn’t make their ongoing friendship a very public ordeal, however the duo continued to assist one another’s careers. (Payne died at age 31 in October 2024 following a fall from a lodge balcony.)
“We’ve all had our success in utterly completely different areas, and likewise musically, we didn’t actually go down the identical route. I feel Harry’s executed superb,” Payne mentioned whereas showing on the “Diary of a CEO” podcast in June 2021. “I imply, first album he had the one music off which is admittedly rather well after which [on] his second album, he discovered himself.”
Since One Path’s 2016 cut up, Harry Kinds, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik have had various ranges of success within the music trade. All 5 authentic members have launched into solo careers, with Malik changing into the primary to take action after abruptly leaving the boy band in March 2015. He subsequently signed […]
Maintain scrolling to see Kinds and Payne’s friendship via the years:
July 2010
Payne and Kinds grew to become band members when One Path was formally shaped on The X Issue.
April 2013
Throughout a London live performance, Payne notoriously pulled down Kinds’ pants throughout a efficiency of “What Makes You Lovely.”
August 2015
Whereas performing as a part of the Good Morning America Summer time Live performance Sequence, Payne and Kinds had their arms wrapped round one another throughout a gaggle picture with Horan and Tomlinson.
June 2017
Payne shared a tribute for Kinds’ late stepfather, Robin Twist.
“Harry my coronary heart actually goes out to you such an especially unhappy day for us all who knew Robin,” he wrote in a since-deleted Instagram put up. “What a form, light and delightful soul, a real rarity to search out in in the present day’s world. Typically they actually do take the most effective of us far too quickly.”
October 2017
Payne revealed throughout an interview with U.Ok.’s The Solar that he has “ran into” Kinds whereas in New York Metropolis.
“He’s been via a tough time not too long ago. God bless him, he was actually blissful to see me. The funniest factor was we didn’t actually discuss enterprise. Dunkirk was out and all this was taking place, and we simply gave one another an enormous hug,” Payne mentioned. “We didn’t say a lot however you can inform we have been actually blissful to see one another. It was like touching dwelling base.”
December 2019
Each Payne and Kinds carried out on the CapitalFM Jingle Bell Ball that 12 months.
“We spoke about quite a lot of issues,” Payne mentioned on Watch What Occurs Reside With Andy Cohen later that very same month. “It was good to see him, he was just about the identical boy that I left him.”
Liam Payne navigated a sequence of ups and downs all through his profession within the highlight forward of his tragic demise at 31. Payne rose to fame as a member of British boy band One Path alongside Harry Kinds, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik. The group was put collectively and mentored by Simon Cowell […]
June 2021
Throughout an Instagram Reside, Payne revealed that he and Kinds had spoken on the cellphone for a “pretty” chat.
“He known as me as a result of he has a sixth sense for if I’m struggling or if one in every of us is in bother, I really feel like,” Payne mentioned on the time. “I spoke to him, and it was a extremely pretty catch up really. And I’ve acquired a whole lot of love for the person. He’s nice, he’s actually, actually nice.”
February 2023
Following Kinds’ a number of Grammy Awards wins, Payne posted a social media tribute to his former bandmate.
“Wow … this picture is admittedly one thing to get up to and while you write music such as you do Harry you deserve each millisecond of that second wanting down smiling on the trophy you’ve earned,” he shared on Instagram. “God bless you brother congratulations.”
