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
Netflix has tapped Nicole Scherzinger(The Pussycat Dolls) to serve as mentor and judge on Netflix’s upcoming music competition series Building the Band.
Joining her on the judges’ panel are One Direction’s Liam Payne and Destiny’s Child’s Kelly Rowland. Backstreet Boys’ AJ McLean will serve as host.
Filming on the series is set to begin this summer. Additional guest judges, along with various challenges will be announced at a later date.
Building the Band seeks to discover the next great music group without bandmates initially meeting face-to-face. In the series, the singers are in complete control as they seek to form their very own bands in individual ‘booths’ without ever seeing each other.
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