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
'My twin was killed in a brutal double murder - now we've been told empty words'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe twin brother of a man who was brutally killed in a double murder has slammed the 'empty words' of a police watchdog report.
Steven Harnett, 25, and his partner Katie Higton, 27, were stabbed to death in a 'ferocious and merciless' knife attack by Marcus Osborne in Huddersfield last year.
Osborne, 35, said 'Romeo and Juliet can die together now' after the double killing which left Katie with 99 injuries and Steven with 24 wounds including mutilated genitals.
A court heard how on May 10 last year - five days before the murders - Katie went to the police to make a complaint about Osborne, and spoke to a member of police staff over the phone later that day.
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