United Kingdom, Feb. 3 -- Liam Payne was remembered in an emotional tribute at Sunday's (02.02.25) Grammy Awards.

The One Direction singer passed away aged just 31 after falling from his hotel balcony last October, and he was the first star to be honoured during the ceremony's annual In Memoriam segment.

The annual montage began with various clips of Liam and One Direction performing over the years, with the late star saying at one point: "We never expected any of this to happen - I sit and think, 'Oh, we've actually done something amazing.'"

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, seated at the piano, then sang his group's 'All My Love' accompanied by a small string section and guitarist Grace Bowers, as footage of those in the music industry...