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
Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox When one of the world's biggest stars Liam Payne headed out to party with a man hailed the "Happy Sexy Millionaire" it was always going to be a big night out in Manchester.
And it sounds like One Direction heart-throb Liam and new Dragon's Den star Steven Bartlett had a whale of a time in the city centre on Saturday night.
The pals were spotted at an assortment of Manchester's swankiest venues - including at hip new restaurant Yours on Deansgate.
They also managed to squeeze in a spot of bowling, with Liam taking to his instagram stories to share a video of Steven making very, very clear that he had beaten everyone with some impressive scores.
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