Today we will tell you who Liam Payne is. His biography will be discussed in detail below. This is a British singer who is a member of an Anglo-Irish band called One Direction. It was created in 2010.
Childhood
Liam Payne was born in 1993, on August 29. This happened ahead of schedule for 3 weeks. His homeland is the city of Wolverhampton, located in the county of West Midlands, in the UK. After the appearance of the boy, it turned out that his right kidney was not functioning. For this reason, our hero regularly underwent tests at the hospital until the age of four. However, in 2012, the musician said that he was completely healthy.
Study
Liam Payne actively participated in sports competitions at school. He was part of the running team. In this sport he managed to achieve high results. Our hero won first place in cross-country running. Soon he began to professionally engage in this sport. At age 12, Liam Payne became a member of the basketball team. However, after that, other players began to mock him. As a result, the future musician had to turn to a boxing coach to teach him self-defense techniques.
Career
In 2008, Liam Payne, at the age of 14, went to audition for season 5 on the British show The X Factor. However, Simon Cowell (his judge) considered that the young man was still not quite ready for the project at that age. As a result, the boy was sent to Wolverhampton.
In 2010, our hero returned to the 7th season of The X Factor. He was then 16 years old. He performed the song Cry Me a River. The song was chosen for a reason. The fact is that Liam Payne's ex-girlfriend turned out to be unfaithful to him, and the guy chose this composition as retribution for treason. As a result, the performer got on the project.
Our hero claimed solo activity. However, Nicole Scherzinger, an invited judge, received a special offer, after which Simon Cowell decided to combine the artist and four more guys: Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan - in a single group, which was named One Direction. 1D lasted a long time in the project, but finished third, missed forward Matt Cardle and season winner Rebecca Ferguson.
Collective
Above, we have already noted how the history of the One Direction team began. Liam Payne, along with the group and other members of The X Factor, went on a country tour in 2011. In parallel, he was collecting material for his first album, Up All Night. In 2012, the band received the BRIT Award for their first single, What Makes You Beautiful.
On November 12, 2012, the second album One Direction was presented, which was named Take Me Home. The single, entitled Live While We're Young, introduced the new record. He won worldwide success. This work has won first positions in the charts of New Zealand, as well as Ireland. The single was in the top ten charts in all countries in which it was presented. One-day sales totaled over 314,000 copies. As a result, this work became the fastest-selling single from the British group.
In addition, the composition Live While We're Young took 3rd place in terms of the number of downloads among the whole variety of musical groups. The team signed a contract with Syco Music Record Company Simon Cowell. Next, work was established in North America. There, the team signed a contract with Columbia Records. Group achievements are even noted in the Guinness Book of Records.
The world tour, which took place in 2013, brought participants $ 15 million. One Direction also supports various foundations and charities. The group has entered into promotional agreements with Hasbro, HarperCollins, Nokia and Pokémon.
One Direction is a team that has revived the concept of boy bands. Nick Gatfield, chairman and chief executive officer of Sony Music, noted that the group is a business empire, the cost of which reaches fifty million dollars. Studio recordings took place in the United States, Britain and Sweden. The group worked with various producers, including Raimi Yakub, Steve Mack, Sevan Kotecha and Karl Falk.
Steve Barnett, co-chairman of Columbia Records, noted that he initially considered it a difficult decision to sign a contract with One Direction. The youth and inexperience of the participants frightened him. The group prepared a DVD recording of the concert.
One Direction has published two books: Dare to Dream and Forever Young. The latter tells about the lives of young men during the project The X Factor. It was released in 2011. The book won first place among the best-selling Sunday Times. Dare to Dream talks about the life of the team after the project. This book was also published in 2011.
The members of the group noted that they would like to contribute to the creation of songs. Harry Styles said in an interview that the team is in a continuous process of writing songs: at the airport, hotel and on the road. On August 30, 2013, the premiere of a documentary entitled “One Direction: This Is Us” took place.
Personal life
In 2010, our hero met Danielle Pizer, a dancer who also participated in the X Factor project. Their relationship continued until May 2013. Soon, the couple announced a breakup. In August 2013, the musician had a new darling - Sofia Smith. They broke up in 2015. Since 2016, Liam has been in a relationship with model, actress and singer Cheryl Cole.