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
Watch Liam Payne's TWO X Factor auditions before One Direction stardom
manchestereveningnews.co.ukMusic fans across the globe have been left shocked by the news of Liam Payne's death. The 31-year-old tragically fell from the third floor of a hotel in Argentina, where he had been on holiday.
Police in Buenos Aires are investigating the circumstances. Outside the Casa Sur Palermo hotel, local fans poured their hearts out and lit candles at an impromptu vigil for the star following his death on Wednesday evening (October 16).
Liam rose to global stardom as one-fifth of One Direction. The band were assembled by Simon Cowell in the 2010 series of ITV's The X Factor. READ MORE: Liam Payne 911 phone call transcript released after 'afraid' Argentina hotel staff beg for help But that series was not the first time Liam had tried his luck on the show.
As a 14-year-old schoolboy from Wolverhampton, Liam first auditioned in the 2008 series. Sporting a waistcoat, and that Zac Efron-esque hairdo which was everywhere in the late 2000s, Liam starred on the programme for the first time.
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