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 Strictly tribute wanted by JB Gill as he shares heartbreaking insight into friendship
ok.co.ukJB Gill has opened up about his desire to perform a dance tribute to the late Liam Payne on Strictly Come Dancing.The JLS star, 37, who first crossed paths with Liam during their X Factor auditions in 2008, shared at a Strictly press event that it would be an "incredible tribute." Tragically, Liam fell from the third floor balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina earlier this month, suffering severe injuries which led to his untimely death.
Paired with professional dancer Amy Dowden for the show, JB expressed: "If there's an opportunity, I'd love to do it [dance to one of his songs].
It'd be an incredible tribute. He was a very good friend, we literally met him when he was starting his journey out. It was before he had the success of One Direction, because he was just a solo artist in the same year that we were in the X factor and got onto the live shows.
I just remember him following the boys and I around." The doting dad-of-two went on to tell the Daily Mail: "He wanted to be in JLS, to be honest.
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