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
One Direction split in 2015 their fandom, the Directioners, were bereft. The group went on an indefinite hiatus that allowed its remaining four members to experiment with their own solo careers going forward.
Seven years later, a One Direction reunion is more likely than ever, if the odds are anything to go by. A reunion has not been out of the question for the members of One Direction since they split.
Most recently, Louis Tomlinson alluded to a continuation for the band when he tweeted about their history. He wrote: "11 years since my first audition [on X Factor]!
I had no idea on that day just how much would have changed between then and now. Thank you to everyone who's been there for me along the way!
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