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
Vivienne Chow CTiTV, a pro-Beijing news channel, went off air this weekend in Taiwan after its operator lost an appeal against a decision by the National Communications Commission.
But the skirmishing is far from over.The seven NCC members members ruled unanimously last month to not renew the license of CTiTV, which is controlled by the Beijing-friendly snack tycoon Tsai Eng-meng.
The NCC accused Tsai of interfering with the station’s editorial independence and the channel of violating media regulations on multiple occasions.
CTiTV appealed the decision and lost.Following the switch-off over the weekend, the station turned to broadcasting online via YouTube, and already boasts more than 2 million followers.
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