Liam James Payne
Liam Payne was born August 29, 1993. He is from Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. Liam was born 3 weeks eairly to mother, Karen, and father, Geoff. He has two older sisters, Ruth and Nicola. Up untill Liam turned age four, he had regular tests done in hospitals. Doctors noticed one of his kidneys was scarred and dysfunctional. To help cope with the pain, Liam had 32 injections done morning and night everyday. Liam describes himself as a "naughty boy" in school. At school, he tried out for sports teams, eventually making the Cross Country team. He came in first. Liam was a music technology student at City of Wolverhampton College. Liam auditioned for The X-Factor in 2008. The judges asked him to come back in two years. In 2010, Liam auditioned again with the song "Cry Me a River." He recieved a standing ovation from the audience and Simon Cowell. Durring boot camp he sang, "Stop Crying Your Heart Out." He was rejected and put into One Direction. Liam's "major influence" is Justin Timberlake.