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
The members of One Direction are responding to the sudden death of their bandmate and brother Liam Payne.
The “For You” musician passed away in a tragic accident on Wednesday (October 16) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was only 31 years old.
While he spent the last years of his life focused on building up his solo career, Liam got his start as a member of the iconic boyband on The X Factor.
He conquered the world together with Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik.
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