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
Singer and ex-One Direction member Liam Payne went viral on Sunday 27 March night when he debuted a bizarre new accent on the red carpet at Elton John AIDS Foundation's annual Academy Awards viewing party.
Forgoing his well-known Wolverhampton accent for a seemingly Irish-American twang, he left viewers scratching their heads. Liam, who recently revealed the cheeky way his son got out of going to school, isn’t the only celebrity to have been called out for adopting a strange new accent over the years.
From Joss Stone to Victoria Beckham, OK! takes a look at the other celebrities who have gone viral for their new accents... Liam Payne Strip That Down singer Liam, 28, was interviewed on the red carpet at Elton John AIDS Foundation's annual Academy Awards viewing party on Sunday night, when he was asked to give his take on the controversial slapping incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock.
His accent had changed from his recognisable Black Country accent to a hard-to-place mix of what seemed to be Irish and American.
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