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
Pop star Louis Tomlinson has posted an emotional tribute to his late mother Johannah. The One Direction star, 28, responded to a fan of the boy band who shared the first image that Johannah took of the group and also shared the caption she wrote.
Responding to the post of the baby-faced Louis alongside Harry Styles, Niall Horan,Liam Payne, and Zayn Malik, Louis tweeted: "This made me smile".
The original post from Johannah reads: "…I went into full mum mode. I had gone to pick Louis up & he rang me about 7.30pm saying ‘can’t talk – they have put me in a band’ & the line went dead. "…When he came out & explained briefly about the band I said let’s gather you all together & take the first ever pic. "He was looking around the crowds
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