Liam Payne once confessed to being "fearful ... finishing third on the show behind winner Matt Cardle and runner-up Rebecca Ferguson.

Liam Payne's death in Buenos Aires ... it soon became evident that they were the music industry's winning bet. Matt Cardle, the winner, would soon distance himself from the show and its producers.

LIAM Payne’s grieving girlfriend Kate Cassidy ... They came third on the ITV show, behind winner Matt Cardle and runner-up Rebecca Ferguson. But within two years they were global superstars ...

Liam Payne wanted to be a singer so badly that ... Even though One Direction only placed as runners up (Matt Cardle was named as winner, Rebecca Ferguson second place) in December 2010, the ...

Although they finished third on the show behind Matt Cardle and Rebecca Ferguson ... Since then, the band, consisting of Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson ...