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
Newcastle house explosion victim was 'best dad in the world'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTributes have been paid to a dad who died in a shocking house explosion. The man who was killed in the incident in Benwell, Newcastle, has been named locally as Jason Laws, known as Jay.
Northumbria Police confirmed that a second body had been recovered from the scene on Violet Close on Wednesday - several hours after a major incident was declared on the residential street.
A seven-year-old boy who was pronounced dead at the scene was named locally as Archie York. READ NEXT: RAF jets swarm plane to UK after 'bomb threat made on social media' Police said their probe into the cause of the explosion was on-going.
A cordon remained in place on Friday. Posting on Facebook, Jay’s brother Joseph Laws described him as a legend and the "best dad in the world".
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