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
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Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979 due to alcohol and drug problems, but he went on to have a successful solo career, releasing eleven studio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multi-platinum certifications in the United States. Osbourne has since reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions.
Liam Payne was remembered on Saturday evening during this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees’ ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio.
The former One Direction turned solo performer died on Wednesday after he fell from the balcony of his third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
While an investigation continues into the events leading up to his death, The Daily Mail newspaper reports that Payne was included in the memorial segment of the evening ceremony at Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
An image of Payne, capturing him during his days with One Direction, was projected onto a huge screen, prompting huge cheers from the audience.
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