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
Zayn Malik's savage reason for ignoring One Direction 10th anniversary explained
mirror.co.ukOne Direction fans were fuming earlier this week when Zayn Malik failed to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the band – but it seems this was no mistake on the singer’s behalf.
Thursday marked 10 years to the day that 27-year-old Zayn was matched with Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan by Simon Cowell to create the chart topping band.
The boys celebrated the landmark by launching a website that marked the anniversary while the band members and fans the world over rejoiced on social media and reminisced about the band’s past success.
However, many were left disappointed and enraged when Zayn completely failed to mark the event himself – but it seems the singer did so to avoid tarnishing his solo success.
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