Liam Payne is an English pop singer who gained fame as a member of the hit boy
band One Direction and went on to enjoy a successful solo career. Born in
Wolverhampton in the English Midlands, he performed with a theatre company in
his early teens and auditioned for the television talent show 'The X Factor' in
2008 when he was aged 14. Unsuccessful, he returned in 2010 and was ultimately
teamed with Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik to form
One Direction, who came third in the competition but were embraced by the
audience and met with huge success in record...