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
Iron Maiden pays tribute to original singer Paul Di’Anno in concert after his death: ‘An amazing voice’
nypost.comIron Maiden sent a screaming shout-out to original lead singer Paul Di’Anno — who died at 66 Monday of undisclosed causes — in concert Tuesday night.The tribute to Di’Anno — who fronted the metal band on its first two albums, 1980’s “Iron Maiden” and 1981’s “Killers” — came during a show at Xcel Energy Center in St.
Paul, Minnesota.“I don’t wanna put a downer on the proceedings at all,” Bruce Dickinson — who took over as lead singer after Di’Anno — said in a video posted by a fan, “[but] our friend, our band member, Paul Di’Anno, passed away, as you are probably aware.
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