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 quit booze after being warned to curb his partying for his son. The ex-1D star, 27, reached out to pals and advisers who are helping him to stay sober.
Sources said he was given a stark warning he might not be around to see son Bear, three, grow up. Liam split from Bear’s mum Cheryl Tweedy, 37, in 2018 and is now engaged to US model Maya Henry, 20.
He has been booze-free for more than a month. A source said: “Liam was taking things a bit far with partying. He was given warnings, heeded them and is now in a good place. “The most worrying thing for him was he was told to consider whether he’d be around for Bear if he carried on the way he was going.
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