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 filmed a Netflix show with Nicole Scherzinger before his death — will ‘Building the Band’ still come out?
nypost.comtragic death at age 31.The former One Direction member served as a judge and mentor on “Building the Band,” a new talent competition series.The show was greenlit by Netflix in May and produced by UK’s Remarkable Entertainment.
Filming wrapped in August, according to Deadline.However, the show’s fate is now unclear after Payne fatally fell from a balcony in Argentina last week.“Building the Band” was described by Netflix’s Tudum as “an unscripted series in which the next great pop group is created sight unseen.”The series, according to Deadline, brought together 50 singers who attempt to form their own band without ever seeing each other.
The singers “had to connect via musical compatibility and chemistry before finally meeting.”Payne was joined by The Pussycat Dolls alum Nicole Scherzinger and Destiny’s Child alum Kelly Rowland as the judges and mentors.
AJ McLean from The Backstreet Boys was the host. “’Building the Band’ is a brave and bold undertaking for all involved as we hand over power to the singers themselves to form their own band based on chemistry first,” executive producer Cat Lawson said in a statement to Netflix’s Tudum over the summer.
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