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
Simon Cowell and James Corden sparring over One Direction reunion – report
hollywood.comOne Direction’s rumored 10th-anniversary reunion has reportedly caused a rift between Simon Cowell and James Corden, both of whom want to host the comeback.
Fans are convinced the group is set to reunite for the milestone later this year (2020), after singers Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson all re-followed former member Zayn Malik on Twitter – five years after his sensational departure from the band.
According to Britain’s The Sun newspaper, Simon, the group’s mentor on The X Factor U.K., wants the band he created to perform on the final of this year’s Britain’s Got Talent, while James, who is a friend of the group and has performed a number of skits with them on his late-night U.S.
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