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
"It seems like there's a lot of danger": The view from remote park where Jay Slater search has gone on for weeks
manchestereveningnews.co.ukOn a scorching Sunday afternoon, there is little place for shade and shelter in Tenerife's Rural Parc de Teno. The remote landscape to the north-west of the Canary Island feels a long way from the resort towns of the south, which will be packed out with football fans for tonight's Euro 2024 final.
The spotlight has been on Teno for almost four weeks since since Jay Slater went missing. It is the last known location for the 19-year-old from Lancashire, who headed north after attending an NRG Festival rave on the notorious Veronicas strip, in Playa de las Americas.
He was invited back to the Casa Abuela Tina, an Airbnb on the fringe of Masca, a tiny village which sits inside the Rural Parc de Teno - more than 30km away from the Papagayo club where Jay had partied with friends.
He left the property on foot and headed further north, on the morning of June 17. READ MORE: "We're keeping stuff off social media": Missing Jay Slater search latest as TikTok explorer gives '100 per cent' guarantee For almost a fortnight, emergency services set up base at Cruz de Hilda, a viewpoint to the north of Masca with a café below, and near to where Jay's phone sent it's final signal.
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