Liam Payne- One Direction
Liam's full name is Liam James Payne. His mother and father's names are Karen and Geoff Payne. He was born in Wolverhampton West Midlands, England. He has two older sisters, Nicola and Ruth. Until he was four years old, he had tests done in the hospital regularly because one of his kidneys was to be believed that it was scarred and dysfunctional. In school, Liam was heavily involved in sports. When he was in secondary school he was bullied s he took boxing lessons at the age of 12.
Liam auditioned for the 2008 X-Factor (when he was 14). He made it all the way up to the judges house, but Simon Cowell told him that he wasn't quite ready to continue on wit the competition. In 2010, Liam returned with "Cry Me a River". He made it up to Boot Camp where he sang, " Stop Crying Your Heart Out". Then, he was put with 4 other boys and came in third for The X-Factor competition.