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's 'weird accent' is real claims expert as One Direction star goes viral
dailystar.co.ukLiam Payne appears to have confused his dedicated fanbase after his accent seemed to change after the Oscars event in Hollywood.Speaking on Good Morning Britain today (March 28), the former One Direction star offered his take on the controversial moment Will Smith bolted on stage and slapped Chris Rock during the Hollywood event.During a chat, Liam who normally speaks with a broad Wolverhampton accent said: "To sit and watch one of the best emoters that we've seen speak from the heart and I'd rather take the beauty out of the situation than the pain.
But I had to leave my chair I've to be honest with you." Speaking to the Daily Star, accent coach Luke Nicholson teamed up with youth travel operator Contiki to share the true reason behind Payne's sudden change.
He said: "Our accents reflect our identity, given Liam's extensive travelling, it's not surprising that his speech sounds more international these days."It's also important to note that our accents change depending on who we are talking to," which linguists describe as 'accommodation'.Luke added: "Having friends from different parts of the globe may well influence the way he speaks."Although I don't think WALAA would be the linguist's choice of descriptor, it's a helpful reminder that our accents may be influenced by many different factors."Luke claims that WALAA is a mixture of Wolverhampton, where he grew up, America where he spent most of his time with One Direction, Latin America, which he described as his favourite place and Australia.
Meanwhile, language experts at Ling App added: "Accents are hugely musical; stresses, pauses and lilts on words are the real way in which one language speaker distinguishes herself from another.
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