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Liam James Payne was born in Wolverhampton, England on August 29, 1993 and is 1/5 of the band One Direction.
Liam has two older sisters named Ruth and Nicola, and his parents names are Karen and Geoff. Liam was raised in Wolverhampton and eventually studied music technology at the City of Wolverhampton College. It was always Liam's dream to become a successful recording artist. He originally auditioned for the Series 5 of The X-Factor in the UK in 2008 when he was only 14 singing "Fly Me To The Moon." Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole were impressed with Liam, but Simon was originally unsure, saying there was something not quite right. Liam made it through to the judges houses after singing “A Million Love Songs” but was rejected by Simon Cowell, who advised him to come back in two years. And that's exactly what he did, two years later in 2010 Liam returned for the Series 7 series of The X-Factor, singing "Cry Me A River" and after receiving a standing ovation and four yes's, Liam successfully made it through to Boot Camp where he sang “Stop Crying Your Heart Out." It seemed like deja vu for Liam when he was rejected yet again, but this time would be different as Simon invited Liam to join fellow solo contestants Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik, who ultimately became One Direction.
The band finished third overall in the competition, but secured a record deal with Simon’s music label SyCo. Since then it's been nowhere but up for Liam and the boys. He has already enjoyed huge success with One Direction, reaching the top of the singles charts around the world and breaking music records in the United States. After going through his childhood with only one functioning kidney, Liam received the great news in 2012 that both his kidneys were in full working order. Liam became a very sporty child at school with taking part in cross country runs and taking up boxing. Liam says his main musical influences are Justin Timberlake and Gary Barlow. Although the band is balanced, generally he normally shares the lead vocal duties in One Direction with bandmate Harry Styles, often with his solos opening up the song. As he puts it he's "like the first verse man." |
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“If i could eat one thing for the rest of my life it would be chocolate because it’s chocolatey”
“I smile and think, 'This is my job, this is what I do for a living, and it's what I always wanted.'” "Live your dream and never wake up" “The worst thing a boy could do to a girl? Well personally, I think it’s to ignore her while she’s loving you with all her heart” "The only person I really worry about is Zayn, because I don’t think he’s quite accustomed to all of this. He had a terrible time on Twitter… I don’t think he’s quite adjusted to it yet. I’m sure he’ll get it. He’s my best mate. I’ve got to look out for him." “I don’t think they realize that we actually go on Tumblr and see everything! It’s so funny because they are like “get out! Liam’s on! abort!” and we just laugh” “We always thought we would only be famous in the UK and never ever get to the point where we would be performing in one of the biggest T.V shows.” |
LIAM PAYNE FACTS
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