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
Liam Payne’s first ever meeting with Cheryl aged 14 resurfaces after his shock death
ok.co.ukThe world is still reeling from the tragic news of Liam Payne's death.The 31 year old singer was found dead in his hotel room in Argentina last night, causing shockwaves worldwide.
Liam tragically lost his life after falling from a third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires, suffering "severe injuries which were incompatible with life." Alberto Crescenti, a city ambulance spokesman, revealed that the singer had fallen approximately 40 metres before his body was discovered in an internal patio of the hotel.
Liam leaves behind his seven year old son, Bear, who he shares with his ex-partner and fellow pop star Cheryl. Before becoming a global sensation as part of the UK's biggest boyband, Liam first stepped into the limelight as a solo act on the X Factor in 2008, when he was just fourteen years old.
It was during this audition that he first crossed paths with Cheryl, who was serving as a judge on the show at the time. At the time, Cheryl, then 24, was married to footballer Ashley Cole, but she would later become romantically involved with Liam and give birth to their son, Bear Payne, reports the Mirror.
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