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
Lorraine Kelly pays tribute to Liam Payne and says her thoughts are with his 'poor wee boy'
dailyrecord.co.ukLorraine Kelly couldn't hide her emotions as she spoke candidly about Liam Payne's tragic death. The former One Direction member, who died at 31 after falling from a Buenos Aires hotel balcony, is survived by his son.The incident happened days after he and his partner, Kate Cassidy, saw his former bandmate Niall Horan performing in the country.Prior to the singer's sudden death, he and his ex-partner Cheryl reunited for the sake of their young son Bear.
On Thursday's episode of her show, the Scottish host, aged 64, paused to honour Liam, voicing: "I was generally shocked when I saw this, it's absolutely tragic.
I can't stop thinking about that poor wee boy because Cheryl is going to have to break the news to him."She continued: "He is only seven years old and Liam was always talking about his son, he was a really devoted dad.
He might not have been with him all the time but he was a very devoted dad. We've seen lots of photographs with his son and he spoke about him a lot too," reports the Mirror.Reflecting on the past, Lorraine showed an archive clip of her initial conversation with Liam and his One Direction bandmates when he was just 15.Closing her tribute, the presenter remarked: "He was just adorable.
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