Liam James Payne was born
on august 29, 1993, in Wolverhampton England. His parents’ names were Geoff and
Karen Payne. He also had two older sisters, Nicole and Ruth. Liam went to school
at St. Peters collegiate school as a preteen he was a member of Wolverhampton
and Bilston athletics club as a trained runner. He also began acting and singing
with a local performance group.
When Liam was 16, in 2008 he tried out for “The X-Factor.” He moved on in
the competition but Simon Cowell thought he was too young, so he sent him home
and told him to come back in 2 years. Liam trained as a vocalist for the next
two years. In 2010 he auditioned again. He sang “Cry Me a River.” He again moved
on the show but eliminated again, but got brought back to be put in a band with
four other boys.
Liam was lead singer with band mate Harry Styles on the show. He was
known as the “Dad”of the group because he was more responsible than the others.
They all made it into the finals together but got eliminated from the final 3.
Simon instantly signed Liam and the boys to a singing label. Liam’s dream of
being a singer became reality.
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