Malik — who performed in Wolverhampton, England, on Nov. 29 — is the first One Direction member to speak publicly about Payne following his death on Oct. 16 Zayn Malik is paying a touching tribute to Liam Payne.

One Direction star Zayn Malik honored his former bandmate Liam Payne in an emotional moment at his latest concert.

Zayn Malik has once again paid tribute to his late former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne during his concert in Payne's hometown of Wolverhampton, England. While performing his Stairway to the Sky Tour on Friday,

Zayn Malik has paid tribute on stage to Liam Payne in his former One Direction bandmate’s hometown of Wolverhampton, saying he “hopes” the late star sees his gig. The singer, 31, had kicked off his Stairway To The Sky tour in Leeds’s O2 Academy,

O n Friday, Zayn Malik paid homage to former One Direction member Liam Payne who fell to his tragic death in October. The singer said he “hopes” Payne saw his show which was h

The 31-year-old One Direction star was devastated last month when Liam fell to his death from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. On Saturday night, Zayn kicked off his long-awaited debut solo headline tour - taking to the stage at the O2 Academy in Leeds.

Zayn Malik is currently touring the UK and when he played a gig in Wolverhampton, Liam Payne's hometown, he paid tribute on stage to the late singer.

Zayn Malik played Liam Payne's hometown of Wolverhampton on Friday night and had a sweet message for his late friend