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
Simon Cowell is opening up about his One Direction regrets… And the boys clearly aren’t having it.
Last week, the record exec stopped by Steven Bartlett’s The Diary Of A CEO podcast, where he reflected on discovering the boys — Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, and Niall Horan — alongside his X Factor co-judges in 2010.
But things quickly got accidentally (???) insulting. Related: Scooter Braun Retires From Music Management — & Shades Taylor Swift?? He admitted he doesn’t think the band will ever get back together, which is particularly frustrating for him because he feels he could do something with the band name… if he owned it!
He dished: Adding that the five boy band alums own the name, he revealed: He then spoke directly to them, adding: The 64-year-old went on to add more insight into his regret: Wait, so is he saying if he owned “One Direction” he could just make new content?
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