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
'Sordid' way Zayn Malik quit One Direction and truth about Harry Styles' tears
mirror.co.ukIt's 10 years ago today that five skinny-jean wearing boys were thrown together in a stroke of genius by X Factor boss Simon Cowell to perform Natalie Imbruglia's Torn at the judges' houses.
Few realised then that Zayn Malik, Harry Style, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan would go on to take over the world as One Direction, dominating the charts for five years before parting in one of pop's most brutal splits.
The drama went down in the middle of their On the Road Again world tour when Zayn, 27, was spotted crying on stage during their Hong Kong performance on March 18.
The next day he dramatically flew home from Thailand with 'stress', leaving the boys to finish the Asia leg alone. Struggling with anxiety and fame, Zayn's
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