Liam Payne

At 31 years old, Liam Payne has this physical status:

Career

Payne first auditioned for the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008, at 14 years old, before judges Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Danni Minogue, and Louis Walsh. After appearing on Frank Sinatra's "Fly Me to the Moon," Payne advanced to the first round of the first round. He was then barred from attending the Boot Camp stage, but Cowell later changed his mind and asked Payne to return to the judges' houses stage. Payne was suspended again at the judges' houses, but Cowell encouraged him to "come back in two years."

Payne appeared on stage in 2010 for the seventh series of Cowell, Cole, Walsh, and guest judge Natalie Imbruglia. He performed "Cry Me a River," granting him four yeses and a standing ovation from Cowell. Following his solo audition, Payne was ranked as the second favorite to win the tournament. Payne failed to advance to the "Boys" category at judges' houses, but a five-piece boy band formed at Wembley Arena with guest judge Nicole Scherzinger, Payne, together with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik, were all put together to form a five-piece boy band, qualifying for the "Groups" category. The group got together for two weeks to get to know each other and to practice, which led to a change in the organization's history. They performed an acoustic interpretation of "Torn" for their qualifying song at Judges' houses and their first act as a band. "The performance," Cowell said later, convinced him that the group was "strong, fun, like a family group of friends, and also afraid of the unknown." The group quickly became popular in the United Kingdom, eventually ending in third place on the show.

Following The X Factor, One Direction was signed to Syco Entertainment by Simon Cowell. One Direction, One Direction's Forever Young (Our Official X Factor Story) was published in February 2011 and ranked No. 1 on the Sunday Times' Best Seller list. "What Makes You Beautiful" was the band's debut single, and it has since been on tour and overseas, winning number one in several nations. Up All Night, the group's debut album, was released in Ireland and the United Kingdom in November of the same year, peaking at number one and number two respectively. One Direction became the first UK band to have their debut album debut in the United States, with the album released worldwide in March 2012. The band headlined the Up All Night Tour after the album's debut. Due to demand, the tour was originally planned with shows only taking place in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Australian, and North American legs. Tickets for the tour sold out in minutes and received good feedback from critics who praised the band's singing abilities and stage presence, which was a commercial success. In May 2012, the band released Up All Night: The Live Tour, a video album chronicling the tour. Dare to Dream: Life as One Direction, One Direction's first book to be published in America, was released in January and topped The New York Times Best Seller list.

"Live While We're Young," the group's lead single, was released in September 2012, and it was a worldwide success. "Little Things" was the band's second number one single in the United Kingdom, which resulted in the band's second top ten single. The group's second album, Taking Me Home, debuted in November 2012 and it debuted in over 35 countries. The group became the first boy band to release two number-one albums in the United States in the same calendar year, as the first group since 2008 to have two number-one albums in the same year. Following the album's launch, the group embarked on the Take Me Home Tour, the group's second headlining concert tour. The company's Performing 123 shows in North America, Asia, Oceania, and Europe, grossing $114 million. During the tour, One Direction covered Wheatus' "Teenage Dirtbag." Brendan Brown, the original song's lead vocalist, appears in a segment with a "female voice" that was in One Direction's interpretation of the song Payne covered in falsetto. Brown, who said, "You can do my girl part at any time." One Direction: This Is Us, a 3-D documentary concert film, was released in August 2013, grossing $68.5 million in the box office. One Direction's third book, One Direction: Our Band, Our Story: We Are: 100% Official, was published the same month.

Midnight Memories, the company's third album, was released in November of the same year. In 2013, it was the world's best-selling album, with 4 million copies sold worldwide. Best Song Everest, the album's lead single, is the highest charting single in the United States to date. The group began the Where We Are Tour, their third headling tour. Due to "overwhelming demand," tickets sold out in minutes, and more shows were added. This was their first all-stadium tour, with 49,848 viewers per show. The tour cost more than $290 million and was the 14th highest-grossing concert tour of all time, as well as the highest-grossing tour of all time, according to a vocal group. The tour attracted 3.4 million people. One Direction's fourth book, One Direction, was published in September 2014. We Are: Our Official Autobiography. One Direction: Where We Are – The Concert Film Company, the group's second concert film, was released in October 2014, featuring a video of the band's appearances at San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy. Four, the company's fourth album, was announced in November 2014, making it the fourth album to feature Zayn Malik. "Steal My Girl" and "Night Changes" were among the singles in the United States to be published, with both achieving platinum status in the United States among other nations. The album debuted in 18 countries, selling 3.2 million copies. One Direction became the first band in the Billboard 200 albums chart to debut at number one for the first time in 58 years. The company unveiled their fourth headlining world tour, the On the Road Again Tour, grossing $208 million and selling 2.3 million tickets. Made in the A.M., One Direction's fifth album, was released in November 2015. The album "Drag Me Down" and "Perfect" debut in a variety of countries, and it debuted at number one on the UK and number two on the US Billboard 200. Following the album's introduction, the band went on a non-indefinite hiatus.

Payne was tasked with handling the bulk of Malik's vocals following his departure from former colleague Zayn Malik's departure. "Liam [Payne] stepped up to do the high notes," bandmate Harry Styles announced. Every show, he kicks them in the bollocks. He doesn't hold back."

Payne was credited with co-writing more than half of the band's third and fourth albums and was one of the band's top songwriters in One Direction.

Payne began working as a producer under the monikers "Big Payno" or "Payno" as a producer, and after collaborating with fellow producer AfterHrs to remix several songs, including Cheryl Cole's "I Don't Care" in 2014. Payne's remixes were even considered as a future home on some EDM blogs, according to several. Payne is also known as the one who wrote Cole's "I Won't Break" off her album Only Human, and she's not the only one.

Payne founded and became the director of Hampton Music Limited, a publishing firm under which his solo projects will appear. 5 Seconds of Summer, an Australian band, has been contracted to One Mode Productions Limited, for which Payne appears as one of the designers.

Payne began working on future projects with Juicy J on seven tracks, including DJ Mustard and Miguel. Pharrell Williams, a producer and performer, has also been in the studio. Will Singe, a Collective member and YouTuber, was also contacted by Payne.

Payne co-produced "The Night We Met" by Irish band Hometown in 2015. Payne's debut on "You" by Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J. Payne in early 2016, but it was revealed to be a leak from an unidentified, unreleased mixtape.

Payne had signed a recording deal with Republic Records in October 2016. Quavo and co-written with Ed Sheeran and Steve Mac on his debut solo album "Strip That Down" was released on May 19, 2017 and sent to American contemporary hit radio on May 23. The album was a commercial success, debuting at number ten on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the UK Singles Chart, with the song at number ten on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the UK Singles Chart. "Bedroom Floor" and a Zedd-led partnership "Get Low" were both released by Payne later this year. Payne spoke to Payne about his forthcoming debut album:

Payne and Rita Ora's single "For You" from the film's soundtrack in January 2018. Payne and J Balvin appeared in "Familiar" in April 2018. On September 14, 2018, he will debut his debut album.

During a free concert at Global Village 2018 in Dubai on March 30, Payne performed in front of more than 100,000 people. On August 24, 2018, he premiered his first extended play, First Time, which features a friendship with French Montana of the same name. Payne revealed that he would delay his album until it's release. He and Lennon Stella appeared on Jonas Blue's album "Polaroid" on the radio, and they were among the first people to record the song "Polaroid" on the 5th of October. In May 2019, Payne became the first global brand ambassador for German brand Hugo Boss. During Berlin Fashion Week in July 2020, the first Hugo x Liam Payne capsule collection was unveiled.

On September 18, Payne released the single "Stack It Up" starring American rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie. Payne said in October that his album is "finished" and will more likely be released in 2020, but that the album, LP, was announced for a 6 December 2019 release date. On October 25, he released "All I Want (For Christmas)" as the first track from the album. It was released to mixed to critical feedback and debuted at number 17 on the UK Albums Chart and number 111 on the Billboard 200, gaining number 17 on the UK Albums Chart and number 111 on the Billboard 200. Payne debuted in Hugo Now's fragrance campaign in January 2020. Payne performed with Alesso in April 2020 and the song "Midnight" received rave reviews. Payne also started a weekly YouTube show in January. Hugo Boss' second capsule collection was unveiled in May 2020. The collection, which mainly consists of men's closets, includes polo shirts, T-shirts, shorts, hoodies, sweatpants, and a pair of sneakers. In July, he revealed that he would be launching The LP Show, a livestream series, with "Act 1" being a livestreamed concert. Payne's "Naughty List" a Christmas single starring Dixie D'Amelio debuted on October 30, 2020. Payne's "Sunshine" was released in August 2021, which was included in Ron's Gone Wrong's film.

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