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
VIDEO: When Gigi Hadid hugged One Direction members except for Harry Styles post Zayn Malik leaving the band
pinkvilla.com2015 was definitely a dark period for Directioners and with valid reason. First, March saw Zayn Malik quitting 1D and leaving the boyband after being together for four glorious years with four chart-topping albums as evidence.
Moreover, towards the end of 2015, Directioners had to say goodbye to the band as the remaining four members - Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan - made the collective decision to go on an indefinite hiatus after the release of their fifth album, Made in the AM.
In November 2015, love blossomed between Zayn and supermodel Gigi Hadid as they became the young power couple fans could not stop obsessing over.
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