Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer and songwriter.
He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction.
Payne made his debut as a singer when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor in 2008. After being eliminated as a solo performer, he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other contestants to form One Direction
Cheryl supported by Girls Aloud amid Liam Payne's 'earth shattering' death
ok.co.ukGirls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh has publicly supported Cheryl following the tragic death of her ex partner and father of her son, Liam Payne.
On Friday, Cheryl, who was in a high-profile relationship with Liam, 31, between 2016 and 2018, broke her silence on the tragedy in a statement on Instagram, where she said that their son has to “face the reality of never seeing his father again” after the One Direction star fatally fell from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.
Sharing a black and white picture of Liam in bed with his son, Bear, Cheryl said: “As I try to navigate this earth shattering event, and work through my own grief at this indescribably painful time, I’d like to kindly remind everyone that we have lost a human being.
Liam was not only a pop star and celebrity, he was a son, a brother, an uncle, a dear friend and a father to our 7 year old son.
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