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Inside Liam Payne and Simon Cowell's 'final' meeting before the singer's tragic death


Simon Cowell's brother Tony has opened up about the music mogul's friendship with former One Direction star Liam Payne, after his tragic death last week

Liam first tried his luck on X-Factor two years before hitting the big time with One Direction; missing out on the final stages of the competition when he was knocked out at the Judges' Houses round, reports the Mirror. Following the untimely passing of the 31 year old after a tragic fall from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina last week, Simon joined celebrities worldwide in sharing his grief over the loss. In the wake of cancelling ' Britain's Got Talent' auditions last Thursday (17 October) due to the former One Direction member's death, Simon paid tribute on Instagram with moving words: "You never really know how you feel about someone until a moment like this happens.

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