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
Getting the band back together! Harry Styles hinted at the possibility of a future One Direction reunion with his former bandmates.“Yes or no, will there be a One Direction reunion?
Will it ever happen?” the Grammy winner, 29, asked himself during a game of “Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts” on the final episode of The Late Late Show With James Corden on Thursday, April 27. “I would never say never to that,” he shared.The “As It Was” artist added: “I think if there was a time when we all felt like that was what we wanted to do, then I don’t see why we wouldn’t.”The boy band — which was made up of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik, in addition to Styles — was formed in 2010 on the U.K.
singing competition series The X Factor. Coming in third place in the competition, they were later signed by judge Simon Cowell’s record label and released their first album, Up All Night, the following year.
The band quickly skyrocketed to fame and success, developing an expansive, die-hard fan base and performing at sold-out stadiums around the world.In 2015 — one year after the release of 1D’s fourth studio album, Four — Malik, now 30, left the group, writing in a statement that he wanted to be “a normal 22-year-old who is able to relax and have some private time out of the spotlight.” As a foursome, One Direction released their final album, Made in the A.M., before announcing their hiatus that same year.Styles, who has gone ton to release three albums and win three Grammys in his solo career, previously expressed his interest in doing a reunion. “I love the band and would never rule out anything in the future,” he told Rolling Stone in 2017. “The band changed my life, gave me everything.”In addition to his award
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