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
A track Liam Payne recorded before his death is set to be released as a single on Friday 1 November, it has been announced.The former One Direction star, who tragically died on 16 October, had been in the studio with Grammy-winning producer Sam Pounds earlier this year recording an album, and a song from it, called Do No Wrong, is being released posthumously.
Sam shared the single’s artwork featuring a man with angel wings on X, formerly known as Twitter, and wrote: "I pray that this will be a blessing to the world like Liam has always dreamed.
I pray angels will comfort you all everyday while listening. I pray that this song will be a blessing to [Liam's sister] Ruth, [son] Bear, and the entire family.
I pray that this song eclipses the negative echoes. I pray supernatural positive healing power will embrace each and every one of you… With love let’s all BE the blessing.” Do No Wrong was also written by Liam’s sister, Ruth Gibbins and features touching lyrics including: "She can do no wrong and she's in my arms/She's a once in a lifetime love.” Liam had recorded a follow-up to his 2019 debut album LP1, but it has been reported that the record was shelved after the first single Teardrops failed to score chart success in March and he was subsequently dropped from his record label.
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