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 has praised his former One Direction band mate Harry Styles for his 'great' Vogue shoot. Harry, 26, caused a stir when he made Vogue history by becoming the first male to appear solo on the cover of the US edition since it was first printed 128 years ago.
Unfortunately, Harry was criticised for wearing a striking grey dress with a tailored blazer in the photo shoot, as well as other androgynous looks.
However, the pop star poked fun at the backlash by posting one of the images on his Instagram and captioning it: "Bring back manly men." Appearing on the Capital FM Breakfast Show, dad-of-one Liam spoke to host Roman Kemp about the criticism.
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