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: ‘Tiredness was responsible for One Direction split’
hollywood.comOne Direction’s split was caused by “tiredness more than anything”, according to singer Liam Payne.
The British boyband went on an extended hiatus in 2015, following the departure of Zayn Malik from the group.
And in an interview on Jordan Stephens’ Spotify podcast Killing It, Liam admitted that the boys’ hectic schedules and lack of sleep were partly responsible with how things came to an end. “We all just got on with it, you know, it was just a case of this is your job and this is what you do and then you just slowly spiralled into this thing,” he explained. “I mean, more than anything for us, I think the danger zone is in the band.
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