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
Following letters to Congress from the Recording Academy and the Music Artists Coalition, some of the largest companies in the music and entertainment communities — including A2IM, the American Federation of Musicians, ASCAP, The Azoff Company, Country Music Association, CAA, Live Nation, Music Artists Coalition, Music Business Association, National Music Publishers’ Association, Paradigm Talent Agency, the Recording Academy, the RIAA, United Talent Agency, William Morris Endeavor and others — have united in an appeal to Congress for financial relief in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The letter is very specific in its request: Financial aid “to the Emergency Paid Leave in Division C of HR 6201, along with emergency
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