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
For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter here More than 150 people have stepped forward to support a Wigan family struggling with heartbreaking news.
Bailey Foster, 13, already suffers with complicated learning and development issues but a few weeks ago his parents found out he also has cancer.
He had been unwell for around three weeks and was diagnosed with stage 4 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, as well as HLH - a disease within the bone marrow that can be life-threatening.
The teenager, from Ince, will now have to have six months of treatment, including a course of steroids and chemotherapy that has already started.
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