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
Edward Christopher Sheeran, MBE (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project. After signing with Asylum Records, his debut album, + (pronounced "plus"), was released in September 2011. It topped the UK and Australian charts, reached number five in the US, and has since been certified eight-times platinum in the UK.
The album contains the single "The A Team", which earned him the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, where he performed the song with Elton John.
Ed Sheeran issues two-word plea following death of Liam Payne
manchestereveningnews.co.ukEd Sheeran has urged people to “be kind” as he paid a heartfelt tribute to tragic Liam Payne. Musicians and celebrities have been remembering the One Direction singer after police in Argentina said he died falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires aged 31.
Payne found fame aged 16 as part of the boyband alongside Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Harry Styles, The group became a global sensation after finishing third on ITV talent show The X Factor in 2010. READ NEXT: RAF jets swarm plane to UK after 'bomb threat made on social media' Sheeran, 33, paid tribute to Payne in a touching Instagram post.
Alongside a black-and-white photo of Payne smiling, Sheeran wrote: "At a loss for words. My thoughts are with his family and loved ones, every memory I have with him is a great one, just such a heart-breaking situation." Sheeran concluded his tribute by writing: "Be kind.
X" Former Take That star Robbie Williams also called for greater kindness and empathy following the death of Payne, who he described as “a handsome talented boy”.
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