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 congratulates Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid on baby news
metro.co.ukLiam Payne has proved there are no hard feelings with his former One Direction bandmate Zayn Malik, by celebrating his old pal’s exciting baby news. Pillowtalk singer Zayn is expecting his first child with model girlfriend Gigi Hadid and 1D fans had called for the group to publicly pass on their well wishes to the happy couple.
It seemed unlikely after Zayn, 27, quit the boy band in 2015 and rumours of tension between him and Liam, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan, have plagued them in the years since.
But Liam, 26, has put an end the rift rumours by extending the olive branch and reacting to Zayn and Gigi’s pregnancy announcement.
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