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
Why One Direction lads went solo and if Zayn Malik was wedge that drove them apart
mirror.co.ukWe've had One Direction in our lives for 10 whole years. It was in 2010 when Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik went along to the X Factor to audition as solo artists.
After failing to make it through to the next round, the lads were thrown a lifeline by Simon Cowell, who had the idea to stick them together in a boy band.
And the rest as they say, is history. But while we've been able to enjoy 1D music for a whole decade now, it's been a while since we've had any new tunes.
Some fans think the band's end was spelled out when Zayn quit in 2015. The five lads were part of the biggest boyband the world had ever seen when Zayn decided to leave.
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