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
"I lost a brother:" Louis Tomlinson pays emotional tribute to One Direction bandmate Liam Payne
manchestereveningnews.co.ukLouis Tomlinson has paid an emotional tribute to his One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, who he described as "the brother I’d longed all my life for".
Liam, 31, who found fame on The X Factor with the boy band, died after falling from a balcony on the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday.
In a statement this evening, Liam's One Direction bandmates, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan, said they were “completely devastated” by the news of his death. READ MORE: Two arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following Manchester shooting Louis, 32, has now taken to social media to pay his own tribute to Liam, who he said he "looked up to every day." In a post on Instagram this evening, he wrote: "I am beyond devastated to be writing this but yesterday I lost a brother.
Liam was somebody I looked up to every day, such a positive, funny, and kind soul. "I first met Liam when he was 16 and I was 18, I was instantly amazed by his voice but more importantly as time went on I got a chance to see the kind brother I’d longed all my life for. "Liam was an incredible song writer with a great sense of melody, we often spoke of getting back in the studio together to try and recreate the writing chemistry we had built up in the band. "And for the record, Liam was in my opinion the most vital part of One Direction.
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