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
Saucy boy band interview about 'dating each others' mums' banned by bosses
ok.co.ukOnce the quieter member of One Direction in the early days, Harry Styles grew in confidence alongside his bandmates and soon the five down-to-earth boys were catapulted into the world of fame.
Guest X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger – with a little help from resident choreographer and creative director Brian Friedman – plucked Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Harry from bootcamp and put together her boyband prototype.
By the time The X Factor was down to its final four acts, One Direction were already stars. Rounding them up for a photo shoot involved herding them into a small room and persuading their mums to sit outside.
Harry was quiet, hiding behind his fringe, but he was also massively charismatic. But just like any other group of boys, when they were together having fun they were a force to be reckoned with - so much so that bosses had to keep an eye - and ear - on the group who weren't media trained yet.There was even a very cheeky X Factor magazine interview that never saw the light of day because the boys got a little carried away with saucy comments about threatening to date each other’s mums.
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