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
CHERYL has been praised as being ex Liam Payne's "voice of reason" in his split from fiancee Maya Henry, it has been reported.
The 37-year-old star was vocal in guiding her former flame through his relationship woes because his choices "directly impact" their four-year-old son Bear.
The singer is said to have spoken frankly to 27-year-old Liam about his romance after noticing that something wasn't right. A source explained: "Things had been going wrong with Maya for a while, and the engagement had just made things worse.
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