Liam James Payne (born August 29, 1993) is a member of One Direction.Liam was born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England to Geoff and Karen
Payne. He has two older sisters, Nicola and Ruth. Liam was born three weeks
early, and as a result he had a lot of health problems. He spent the first four
years of his life in and out of the hospital having regular tests done. Doctors
noticed one of his kidneys was scarred and dysfunctional. To help cope with the
pain he had 32 injections in his arm in the morning and evening as a child.
From the age of six, Liam had already
started showing signs of singing talent. He would sing for his relatives or pub
crowds on karaoke. However, he had his heart set on becoming an Olympic runner,
and was a member of the Wolverhampton and Bilston Athletics Club. He
would wake up at 5am every day to run five miles before school. His running
dream ended at 14 years old when he narrowly missed out on a spot in the England
schools team. At that point, he decided to completely focus on his singing.
He started perfecting his singing skills at the age of 12 when he joined Pink
Productions, a performing arts group based in Wolverhampton, that allowed him to
showcase his talent in front of a real audience for the first time.
Liam completed 11 GCSEs at St Peter’s Collegiate School before moving on to
study music technology at Wolverhampton College’s Paget Road campus, which he
hoped would help him learn more about the industry.Liam auditioned in 2008 for The X Factor's fifth series when he was 14 and
reached the judges' houses, but Simon Cowell thought he was not ready for the
competition and asked him to come back in two years. Liam felt Simon made the
right decision because doing the live shows when he was 15, he would have
struggled to cope.
Liam planned to return the following year, but was unable to audition due to
The X Factor raising the application age to 16.
In 2010, Liam returned and auditioned singing "Cry Me a River" and received a
standing ovation from the audience and Simon. He got a yes from all four judges
present at the audition.
At bootcamp, he sang "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" by Oasis. All three
judges liked him, but Simon felt it was a bit one-dimensional.
Payne. He has two older sisters, Nicola and Ruth. Liam was born three weeks
early, and as a result he had a lot of health problems. He spent the first four
years of his life in and out of the hospital having regular tests done. Doctors
noticed one of his kidneys was scarred and dysfunctional. To help cope with the
pain he had 32 injections in his arm in the morning and evening as a child.
From the age of six, Liam had already
started showing signs of singing talent. He would sing for his relatives or pub
crowds on karaoke. However, he had his heart set on becoming an Olympic runner,
and was a member of the Wolverhampton and Bilston Athletics Club. He
would wake up at 5am every day to run five miles before school. His running
dream ended at 14 years old when he narrowly missed out on a spot in the England
schools team. At that point, he decided to completely focus on his singing.
He started perfecting his singing skills at the age of 12 when he joined Pink
Productions, a performing arts group based in Wolverhampton, that allowed him to
showcase his talent in front of a real audience for the first time.
Liam completed 11 GCSEs at St Peter’s Collegiate School before moving on to
study music technology at Wolverhampton College’s Paget Road campus, which he
hoped would help him learn more about the industry.Liam auditioned in 2008 for The X Factor's fifth series when he was 14 and
reached the judges' houses, but Simon Cowell thought he was not ready for the
competition and asked him to come back in two years. Liam felt Simon made the
right decision because doing the live shows when he was 15, he would have
struggled to cope.
Liam planned to return the following year, but was unable to audition due to
The X Factor raising the application age to 16.
In 2010, Liam returned and auditioned singing "Cry Me a River" and received a
standing ovation from the audience and Simon. He got a yes from all four judges
present at the audition.
At bootcamp, he sang "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" by Oasis. All three
judges liked him, but Simon felt it was a bit one-dimensional.
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