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 made almost £1million last year - despite breaking up five years ago. Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne have been cashing in ever since finishing third on The X Factor in 2010.
According to new company accounts for 1D Media and PPM Music, the lads' financial statements reveal their latest profits have taken the net worth of their pop firms to a cool £10.2m.
The bulk of their profits have been run-up at 1D Media, which was set up in 2010. Its accounts were signed off by manager Alan McAvoy last week and are just in on Companies House.
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