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
A teary woman has spoken candidly about meeting Liam Payne hours before his tragic death. Carola Gauna took to TikTok to share she had 'goosebumps' during the encounter with the One Direction star.
The pair chatted and snapped a photo together – with the fan stating the 31-year-old had even sang for her. In a clip that's been viewed millions of times, she recalled: "He smiled at me and sang.
I got goosebumps’... I'm one of the last people he spoke to. I'm one of the last people he sang to. I went from having the happiest day of my life to one of the saddest." Struggling to come to terms with the loss of the highly-adored singer, Carola asked for some space.
She added: "Don't write to me, don't call me. Have some decency." Then in a follow-up video, she added: "Do you understand that I still have his perfume on me?
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