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
Liam Payne claims One Direction bandmate Zayn Malik was 'forced' into limelight by his mum
mirror.co.ukFormer One Direction star Liam Payne has claimed his pal Zayn Malik was "forced" into The X Factor auditions by his mum Tricia.
Strip That Down singer Liam, 26, says that Zayn, 27, didn't want to try the singing contest out for himself, and doesn't think his pal enjoys the showbiz lifestyle he was thrust into.
The five-piece group were launched into a successful music career when One Direction became sought after teenage heartthrobs in 2010 after coming third-place on the show. "I remember Zayn telling us the story that it was his mum got him to go to the audition the day he didn't want to go and that was literally what we saw all the way through One Direction," Liam told Daily Star.
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