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
BBC Radio 1 star Mollie King has opened up about the death of Liam Payne, becoming emotional as she spoke about the singer with her co-presenter Matt Edmondson.
Liam Payne tragically died on Wednesday 17 October after the 31-year-old fell from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires. Beginning their early afternoon show on BBC Radio 1, Matt and Mollie spoke about the "difficult" news of Liam's death, with Matt saying: "It's a sad day.
Firstly, I'm really glad that I'm here with you today.This is my safe space and I hope that for people listening to this show, they feel the same.
x"When any big news like this happens, stuff that's shocking or really affecting or leaves you feeling empty. We can't stop thinking about it - it feels like I'm carrying this news about Liam Payne. " He added: "his is really hard.
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