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
10th anniversary of One Direction, fans and its very own members alike are singing the former pop band’s praises — but one particular member has been notably silent.Zayn Malik, 27, has yet to share a single thought on Twitter about his time in the band, even as his fellow members reunite online for the sake of the good old days.
And fans are beginning to notice.Malik, the first to leave the iconic boyband in 2015 for a solo career, last tweeted and Instagrammed on June 2 about Black Lives Matter and the subsequent protests, but has been M.I.A.
ever since.One Direction members Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson thanked their fans for the support throughout the past decade and shared nostalgic photos.
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