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Liam Payne
Liam James Payne was an English singer and songwriter. He was a member of the pop band One Direction, one of the best-selling boy bands of all time, alongside Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson. Payne twice auditioned as a solo artist on the British television series The X Factor in 2008 and 2010; in the latter, he was invited to join One Direction alongside fellow contesta…
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entertainment · English singer and songwriter (1993–2024) · singer · singer-songwriter · recording artist · composer · pop singer · songwriter · also Liam Payne, Liam James Payne, Payne
Born 29 August 1993 · Died 16 October 2024 · Q2756349
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The person who has inspired me most is Pharrell Williams who I worked with a while back. I got talking to his producer recently and asked him what Pharrell was like when he was younger, and he said to me that when he was my age he couldn
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2026· 8 entries
“The person who has inspired me most is Pharrell Williams who I worked with a while back. I got talking to his producer recently and asked him what Pharrell was like when he was younger, and he said to me that when he was my age he couldn”
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crossroadstoday.com: Artist Elizabeth Payne to showcase 54 years of work at Five Points Museum retrospective
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Sactown Sports 1140 AM: Why Are The Sacramento Kings Looking at Cam Payne and Elfrid Payton?
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The Sun: How Liam Payne is making a fortune from beyond the grave thanks to unusual side hustle with unlikely business partner
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Public attention spiked: 31,360 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.8× the usual 5,412, with 1 article edits.
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The Guardian: Harry Styles on Liam Payne’s death: ‘It’s so difficult to lose a friend who is so like you in so many ways’
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That Cheryl and Richard Bray were appointed administrators, with the entire estate held in a trust for Payne's son, Bear
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2025· 4 entries
The Guardian: ‘Don’t try to keep the dead alive’ – Liam Payne’s new Netflix show can only be totally creepy TV … right?
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The Guardian: Liam Payne left £24.3m legacy after dying without a will, court documents show
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The Guardian: Argentina court drops charges against three people over Liam Payne death
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Reported claimRated False. The video is from September 2023 and the person in it is not Liam Payne. · AAP
AAP rated the claim “Video shows former One Direction singer Liam Payne falling from a building.” False. The video is from September 2023 and the person in it is not Liam Payne..
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2024· 34 entries
The Guardian: Liam Payne: Argentinian officials charge three with manslaughter
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A photo shows Harry Styles and Zayn Malik walking side-by-side at Liam Payne’s funeral.” Fake.
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The Guardian: Liam Payne’s One Direction bandmates among mourners at his funeral
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The Guardian: Three people charged in connection with Liam Payne’s death in Argentina
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The Guardian: Every One Direction album returns to UK Top 40 as fans grieve Liam Payne
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The Guardian: Argentinian police raid hotel where singer Liam Payne fell to his death
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The Guardian: Liam Payne: the heady rise and tragic death of a One Direction star – podcast
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The Guardian: Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy says they had planned to marry before singer’s death
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The Guardian: What is pink cocaine? The party drug reportedly taken by Liam Payne
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The Guardian: I work with celebrities. After Liam Payne’s death, can't we treat them as humans and not gods? | Mark Borkowski
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The Guardian: Liam Payne had ‘pink cocaine’ in his system at time of death – reports
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Snopes rated the claim “A video shared online in mid-October 2024 authentically showed former One Direction singer Liam Payne saying he once had a "very awkward moment" with Diddy and Jay-Z.” True.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Video shows Liam Payne falling from the balcony” False.
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The Guardian: Liam Payne fans gather at vigils for singer around the world
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The Guardian: Don’t let under-18s join pop bands, says leading songwriter after Liam Payne’s death
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The Guardian: Zayn Malik postpones US tour dates after Liam Payne’s ‘heartbreaking’ death
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The Guardian: Of course teenagers want to be pop idols like Liam Payne. Given the perils, should we let them? | Martha Gill
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The Guardian: Cheryl says media coverage about Liam Payne’s death ‘abhorrent’
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The Quint rated the claim “Video shows Liam Payne jumping from the hotel's balcony.” False.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Liam Payne fall full video” Unrelated Vid.
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Lighthouse Journalism rated the claim “Fact check: Viral video does not show One Direction’s Liam Payne falling from building” False.
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India Today rated the claim “This video shows former One Direction singer Liam Payne falling off a hotel balcony in Argentina.” False.
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Reported claimRated Not true. The video is from a 2023 fire in Mexico City and is unrelated to the singer’s death. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “A video shows Liam Payne falling to his death in Argentina.” Not true. The video is from a 2023 fire in Mexico City and is unrelated to the singer’s death..
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Died 2024-10-16.
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Published video “Teardrops (Acoustic) video is out now 💧”.
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Published video “Liam Payne - Teardrops (Acoustic)”.
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Published video “Thanks so much as always for all the support you give me ♥️ I'm so happy you're loving 'Teardrops' 💧”.
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Published video “Have you seen the lyric video for 'Teardrops' yet? 💧”.
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Published video “Off on my afternoon run, of course Stan attempts to keep up 😂”.
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Published video “Liam Payne - Teardrops (The Studio Sessions)”.
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Published video “Liam Payne - Teardrops ( Lyric Video)”.
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Published video “Teardrops is out now 💧 Lyric video, 6pm (GMT) today.”.
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Published video “Sunday grind to feel my best! 💪🏼 Pumped for 'Teardrops' and the months ahead! 🙏🏼”.
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Published video “Teardrops 💧Pre-save the single now”.
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2022· 1 entry
Captained the English team, and returned for the 2023 event
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2021· 5 entries
Published video “Liam Payne - Sunshine (From the Motion Picture “Ron’s Gone Wrong” / Acoustic Performance)”.
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Published video “Liam Payne - Sunshine (Acoustic / Visualiser)”.
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Published video “Liam Payne - Sunshine (From the Motion Picture “Ron’s Gone Wrong” / Visualiser)”.
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Published video “Liam Payne - Sunshine (From the Motion Picture “Ron’s Gone Wrong” / Behind The Scenes)”.
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Published video “Liam Payne - Sunshine (From the Motion Picture “Ron’s Gone Wrong”)”.
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2020· 7 entries
Published video “Liam Payne, Dixie D’Amelio - Naughty List”.
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Published video “Liam Payne, Dixie D’Amelio - Naughty List (Lyric Video)”.
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Released ep “Midnight Hour”.
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Released ep “Midnight (The Remixes)”.
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Payne owned homes in Malibu, California, and Surrey, but listed them for sale in early 2020 and 2021, respectively.
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Payne's net worth was estimated at £47 million in 2020.
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Moved to Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire to be near his son, having previously lived with Cheryl in nearby Chalfont St Peter
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2019· 2 entries
Released album “LP1”.
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“s previous single releases were included on the album”
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2018· 5 entries
Released ep “Polaroid (remixes)”.
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Released ep “First Time”.
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Awarded Teen Choice Awards for Familiar (2018).
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But the two remained close; they jointly stated on social media that they "still have so much love for each other as a family
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Payne and Tomlinson filmed an episode of Gogglebox in support for Stand Up to Cancer
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2017· 1 entry
Released his debut solo single "Strip That Down", which reached number three on the UK singles chart and number ten on the US Billboard Hot 100
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2016· 2 entries
Payne pursued a solo career, signing with Republic Records in North America
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After completing promotional activities related to Made in the A
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2015· 4 entries
Payne began working on solo material
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Payne co-wrote the Irish band Hometown's single "The Night We Met"
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Payne helped to promote a £6 million youth project "The Youth Zone" in his hometown of Wolverhampton
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That the two tracks he was most proud of were "Better Than Words" and "What a Feeling"
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2014· 1 entry
Payne began working as a producer under the monikers "Big Payno" or "Payno", teaming up with fellow producers AfterHrs to remix several tracks including Cheryl's "I Don't Care" in 2014
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2013· 3 entries
Payne's original campaign with the organisation in 2013 raised $784,198.
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In part through the release of a charity single "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" and films of the band's trip to Ghana, where the group volunteered at a children's hospital
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“I don’t think you can ever deal with that, it’s all a bit crazy for us to see that people get in that sort of state of mind about us and what we do,”
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2010· 2 entries
For the seventh series, auditioning in front of Cowell, Cole, Walsh and guest judge Natalie Imbruglia
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Liam Payne started dating Danielle Peazer, a dancer on The X Factor, in 2010; he was 17 and she was 22.
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2008· 2 entries
At 14 years old, in front of judges Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh
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And 2010; in the latter, he was invited to join One Direction alongside fellow contestants, placing third and later achieving global success
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1993· 1 entry
Born 1993-08-29.
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