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
One Direction is marking a major milestone! The boy band — which includes Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik.
celebrated its 10-year anniversary on Thursday and took to social media to reminisce on their time together. One Direction was formed by Simon Cowell on in 2010.
Malik left the group in 2015, and the remaining members went their separate ways shortly thereafter. «I’ve been struggling to put into words how grateful I am for everything that’s happened over the last ten years,» Styles wrote on Instagram alongside a pic of the band hugging. «I’ve seen things and places that I’d only ever dreamt of when I was growing up.
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