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
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usmagazine.comMusical superstars. Pop boy band One Direction became one of the biggest groups of the 2010s after its five members — Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Zayn Malik — met as contestants on the reality television series The X factor in 2010.The five singers became a group at judge Simon Cowell’s behest and the record executive signed One Direction to his label Syco Records in 2010.
The group went on to release five studio albums together, becoming the first band in history to have their first four records debut at number one on Billboard 200.
Propelled by an ardently supportive fan base, One Direction’s 2014 tour was the highest-grossing concert of the year.In addition to commercial success, the pop sensations also received critical acclaim including six Billboard Music Awards and seven American Music Awards.
In 2014, Harry Styles compared the group’s popularity to that of The Beatles during an interview with Top of the Pops Magazine.“We all sat and watched the film of The Beatles arriving in America.
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