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
Edward Christopher Sheeran, MBE (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project. After signing with Asylum Records, his debut album, + (pronounced "plus"), was released in September 2011. It topped the UK and Australian charts, reached number five in the US, and has since been certified eight-times platinum in the UK.
The album contains the single "The A Team", which earned him the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, where he performed the song with Elton John.
One Direction's Liam Payne 'faced struggles' and 'difficult times' before sad death
ok.co.ukOne Direction's Liam Payne tragically passed away at the young age of 31 after a shocking fall from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The devastating news was delivered to BBC Breakfast viewers by Naga Munchetty and Ben Thompson on Thursday (October 17) morning, where they were joined by BBC's Culture and Media Editor Katie Razzall to reflect on the star's career.
Katie commented: "You've got to always feel sorry for the band members that don't reach the heights of fame, often one of them does.
You can sort of see it happened a bit with Take That with Robbie Williams going off and then becoming a very successful solo artist.The same, of course, happened to Harry Styles.
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