Date of Birth: August 29, 1993 Height: 5'10" Hometown: Wolverhampton, England Best Quotes:
“I smile and think, 'This is my job, this is what I do for a living, and it's what I always wanted.'”
“Harry [Styles] is like a younger brother. We do exercises together then he asks me to prepare a sandwich for the effort.”
“When you first open Niall [Horan]'s wallet, the first thing you see is a picture of Justin Bieber and a picture of us.”
Bio: Liam Payne (born Liam Payne in Wolverhampton, England on August 29, 1993) is a member of the British boy band One Direction. He first auditioned for the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008, but Simon Cowell thought Liam was not ready for the competition and asked him to come back in a couple of years. Liam returned in 2010, and his audition song “Cry Me a River” received a standing ovation from the audience and Simon, who later formed One Direction with Liam and other X Factor solo contestants Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Harry Styles and Zayn Malik.
Best Known For:
Liam and the rest of One Direction made history in March 2012 when their debut album, Up All Night, hit #1 on the U.S. Billboard charts, a first for a British group.
Personal Life:
Liam met his current girlfriend, Danielle Peazer, a backup dancer for The Saturdays and Jessie J, on The X Factor in 2010. The two have been in a relationship ever since.