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 fans around the world are celebrating their 10-year anniversary in style.It has officially been a decade since the group – made up of Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson – were thrown together on X Factor, and they’ve never looked back.In honour of their milestone birthday, music licensing company PPL has taken a look into their records to determine which 1D song is the most played track ever.The band have belted out countless hits since their inception in 2010, but it turns out debut single What Makes You Beautiful has racked up the most listens.Well, it’s still a total banger.Directioners were blessed with What Makes You Beautiful all the way back in September, 2011, and clearly haven’t.
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