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 was initially only going to celebrate their upcoming 10-year anniversary as a band if Zayn Malik, 27, was going to be a part of it, but now they are changing their tune and planning for the show to go on with or without the ex-member. Liam Payne, 26, Louis Tomlinson, 28, Harry Styles, 26, and Niall Horan, 26, are still finalizing some special music-filled surprises for their fans, including a possible appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden, around July and they’re excited to move forward regardless of the fact that Zayn may be absent from it all. “All the guys are very excited to do something for the anniversary except Zayn,” a source EXCLUSIVELY told HollywoodLife. “He has been a bit difficult signing up to do any
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