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 were first formed, with the quintet emerging from The X Factor as one of the most influential bands of the decade.But it’s not only their playful brand of bubblegum pop that put boybands back in vogue again, with Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson each finding their own unique sense of style that distinguished them within the five-piece.From baggy jeans and waistcoats to intricate and ornate floral suits, here’s the full style transformation for One Direction.Introducing himself as the Justin Bieber of Ireland during his first X Factor audition in 2010, then 16-year-old Horan very much modelled himself after the Canadian superstar with a huge sweeping front fringe and checkered shirtFast.
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