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Liam James Payne was an English singer. He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction. Payne made his debut as a singer in 2008 when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor. After being eliminated in the competition, he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other boys to form One Direction, which went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. Payne worked with other producers under the monikers "Big Payno" and "Payno" creating remixes for songs by his group and Cheryl.

After One Direction's hiatus, Payne signed a recording deal with Republic Records in North America. In May 2017, Payne released "Strip That Down" as the lead single from his debut album. It peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and number ten on the US Billboard Hot 100, being certified platinum in both countries.

His debut album, LP1, was released in December 2019. He has sold over 18 million singles in under three years since One Direction's hiatus, and over 3.9 billion career streams in that span.

Payne died on 16 October 2024 after falling from the third floor of a hotel in the neighbourhood of Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, at the age of 31. Argentine media reported that he was in the country to attend former bandmate Niall Horan's concert.

Police were called to the hotel after an emergency call citing "an aggressive man who could be under the effects of drugs and alcohol". Payne was deceased when emergency services arrived.