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
One Direction alum Liam Payne talks addiction, suicidal ideation during boy band fame
foxnews.comLiam Payne, known best for his time in the boy band One Direction, opened up about his mental health and addiction issues while at the height of 1D mania.
The 27-year-old singer told Steven Barlett on "The Diary of a CEO" podcast that many of his days were filled with "pills and booze" and he had "moments of suicidal ideation." "Yeah.There is some stuff that I’ve definitely never spoken about to do with it.
It was really, really, really severe. It was a problem," the British star admitted. The 27-year-old was part of One Direction from 2010 to 2015 with other members Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and Zayn Malik.
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