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
The real reason why Liam Payne split with Maya Henry revealed
thesun.co.ukLIAM Payne wants to spend more time with his son Bear and ex Cheryl after his split with Maya Henry, it is claimed. The 27-year-old pop star dropped the bombshell news his engagement was over during a podcast appearance - also revealing he'd quit drinking.
Liam has been making up for the lost time he had to spend away from 4-year-old Bear, his son with his ex Cheryl, when he was away touring.
A source told The Sun: "Liam just wants to spend more time with his son Bear since the split. That's his boy, he means the world to him. "He's devoted to being a dad and making more time with his little man now he's getting older.
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