His thick fringe and Wolverhampton accent were prominent as he claimed, “I should really be concentrating on my [school] work, but I just think about singing too much,” before to his first audition.
I’d love to fulfill this desire.
The judges were impressed by his performance of Fly Me To the Moon and his youthful charm; he displayed a cheeky streak by winking at Girls Aloud star Cheryl in the middle of the song.
However, Simon Cowell wasn’t entirely sure he was prepared, so he instructed him to complete his GCSEs and return in two years.
When Liam performed another timeless song during his audition.
Cowell’s eyes brightened as he began to sing, taking in Liam’s newfound charm and maturity.
Liam possessed the X factor, whatever it is.
That year, the judges still had to make a difficult choice, so after deliberating over who to save, they concluded that they could keep five boys by grouping them together.
One Direction was founded after Liam, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and Harry Styles were told they were now a boy band.
In a 17 million-view final, they finished third behind Matt Cardle and Rebecca Ferguson, although they didn’t win The X Factor that year.
