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: ‘Zayn Malik never wanted to be in One Direction’
peoplemagazine.co.zaLiam Payne knew Zayn Malik wouldn’t stay in One Direction as his mother had to convince him to aim for pop stardom. The band was formed by Simon Cowell and producers from five contestants on U.K.
talent show The X Factor back in 2010, going on to finish third but becoming that year’s most commercially successful act. However, in a new interview with Britain’s Daily Star newspaper, Liam revealed that he always knew Zayn’s heart wasn’t in the band long before his departure in March 2015, as the Pillowtalk hitmaker told his bandmates his mum convinced him to audition against his instincts. “I remember Zayn telling us the story that it was his mum (who) got him to go to the audition (on) the day… He didn’t want to go.
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