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Liam James Payne (born ) is an English singer and songwriter who rose to fame in the boy band One Direction.
On January 13, 2016, after nearly 6 years as a group, 1D announced an indefinite 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 upcoming 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 on 6 December 2019.
==Artistry ==
Liam Payne is a pop and R&B singer who explores other genres like electronic. He cites Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake, and Usher as major musical influences. 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't press a note on a keyboard. And that was amazing to me because at 22 I thought I was too old to learn guitar," revealed Payne.
==Personal Life ==
From 2010 to late 2012, Liam dated then-X Factor dancer, Danielle Peazer. From 2013 to 2015, Liam was in a relationship with childhood friend, Sophia Smith. In 2016, Payne started dating Cheryl; they have one son, named Bear (b. 22 March 2017). They split in 2018. In early 2019, Payne dated British model and actress Naomi Campbell. Payne began dating model Maya Henry in 2019 and they announced their engagement in August 2020. In June 2021, Payne announced they had ended their relationship. The couple got back together later that year and became engaged once again. In May 2022, the couple broke up and ended their engagement for the second time.
== Controversies==
===Alleged Homophobia===
====Duck Dynasty tweet====
In 2014, Payne went to openly homophobic Robertsons family from the US reality TV series Duck Dynasty in 2014 and praised them for their "family values." Many believed this to be support for the family's homophobic and racial viewpoint.
"I can't do anything without being judged, you try that and write about it," Payne reacted angrily to the criticism, saying: "Being a fan of someone's show and the way they still hold a family together doesn't mean I am OK with all they say. What I gotta do to please you bastards I'm a 20 year old just living life as you did when u where twenty but in extraordinary circumstances. Sick of all this bull il be back again when the freedom of speech law is back and people don't believe to much into the bulls#!t they read."
====Gay sex tape rumors====
Later that year, in response to rumors that he appeared in a gay sex tape, Liam said, "I think I'd rather say a full frontal than have people look at that." Some took the statement to be homophobic, to which Liam replied, "I'm 100% not homophobic but I'm also 100% not gay. But when somebody says I am, I'm gunna say I'm not, which does not make me a homophobe."
===="Girl Almighty"====
In August 2015, Liam angered fans online, prior to performing One Direction's song "Girl Almighty," on the band's On The Road Again Tour concert, he said, "This is my favorite song off the last album, it's about trying to find that number one woman of your life, which none of you can relate to, because the majority of you are girls. Except for the boys in here, you know what I'm talking about." Fans thought the remark was discriminatory and offensive to LGBT women.
He was initially angered by the backlash, and he responded by saying: "I am in no way shape or form homophobic that's a ridiculous thing to say. I'm not here to offend people so take it as you will. So annoying, trying your hardest to make people happy in a show and you think about all the notes u tried to hit higher or a little sweeter. I'm sorry to those I offended, really I am, but there's no need for some of the things I'm being called. I'm just here to make people smile. I kinda consider it my job role."
====Rainbow Direction====
Liam offended some fans in a 2015 interview with gay men's publication Attitude Magazine when he implied that the use of rainbow flags and signs at One Direction concerts supported the rumored closeted relationship between his bandmates Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson, known as "Larry Stylinson". According to him, "When the law changed in the U.S. [legalizing same-sex marriage], there were loads of rainbow flags flying at our shows, but I think that was mainly because people think of the Louis and Harry thing [that they’re secret lovers], which is absolutely nuts and drives me insane."
While some fans had in fact admitted to bringing pride flags in support of the "Larry" theory, Rainbow Direction, a fan based organization designed to create safe spaces at concerts for LGBT fans, clarified the situation in a statement: "Since a large part of the rainbows present at each show are brought by Rainbow Direction participants, we want to remind Liam, and Attitude Magazine - which previously reported on the campaign - of their actual purpose. Rainbow Direction decided to encourage people to make their support for fellow fans of all sexualities and gender identities visible by bringing rainbows in all forms to the shows. The aim is to show fans of all sexualities and gender identities that the 1D community welcomes them. As stated on the official website, Rainbow Direction’s actions aren’t directed to any band member, but to fellow fans."
===="Both Ways"====
A song called "Both Ways" from Liam's debut album, LP1 received was heavily criticized by fans for allegedly fetishizing bisexual women. The song depicts Liam in a relationship with a woman, as they engage in threesomes with other women. 
Critics claimed it supported the false notion that bisexuality in women is primarily a performative for straight men's sex needs. On December 7, 2019, the hashtag "#liampayneisoverparty" trended worldwide all over the world.
RuthAnne, the song's co-writer, tweeted about the song's controversial lyrics: "I can assure u that none of us meant any offense to anyone bi-sexual at allll & my sincerest apologies if you or any1 else is offended. It’s a sexy song about consenting adults having an experience that they are enjoying. It is not actually about anyones sexuality in particular"
In a 2020 interview with the Daily Star, Liam addressed the issue and apologized to "anyone who got offended by certain songs or different things on the album, for sure." "Looking back, it was just a moment in time for me," he continued, "It was never my intention with any of the writing or things I was doing."
===Relationships===
====Cheating accusations====
In June 2021, Liam and Maya called off their engagement, only to rekindle their romance two months later.
In 2022, Images of Liam holding hands with American model Aliana Mawla and holding her in his arms appeared on a fan's Instagram account. Maya was tagged in the post. It appears that the account confused Alina with Maya. Maya left a comment on the post saying, "I love all of the fans so much, but please stop sending me these pictures of my fiancé wrapped around another woman. Enough now, this is not me, and it's hard enough knowing this has happened without seeing it."
===Impaulsive podcast===
In June 2022, Liam Payne appeared on Logan Paul's Impaulsive podcast. When Logan talked about the time that his brother Jake Paul had an altercation with Zayn. Logan said that after a tweet from Jake, Zayn was "screaming in his hotel room because the rooms were right next to each other," and that's when Zayn's then-girlfriend Gigi Hadid got in on the action and dragged Jake in a tweet. Payne laughed about the former couple, saying, "She said, 'Get yourself a respectful man or something'... yeah, that one didn't age very well." Before things got out of hand, Payne clarified that while he dislikes Malik for "many reasons," there are also "many reasons" for which he will "always, always" be on his side.
As can be expected, these comments did not sit well with fans.
Liam responded to the entire fiasco via Twitter: “Guys - I wouldn’t normally comment on this stuff but when its your family it’s hard to let it slide. They mentioned a specific incident involving Zayn which I responded to - but listening back maybe I didn’t articulate myself as well as I could have [sic]," he tweeted. “I was saying that there will always be things we disagree on but that I will always, always be on his side. That’s family. Zayn is my brother and I will stand by him forever."
===Building incident===
In the beginning of 2014, a photo of Liam standing on a roof ledge of a 34-story building surfaced and was shared on a Twitter fan page of his. The image demonstrated the perilous jump required to reach the ledge. The picture was deleted the following day, and Liam apologized, saying, "You may have seen a photo of me today taken on top of a building. I regret being there and having a photo taken. It was a stupid and irresponsible thing to do. I am sorry, and do not endorse any fans trying to repeat this, as it is extremely dangerous.
==Philanthropy==
As a member on One Direction, Payne has also supported Comic Relief, and a new initiative titled Action 1D "to help better the future".
Payne is an avid supporter of Unicef and teamed up with tennis star Andy Murray, Jack Whitehall and Clare Balding in support of Unicef UK's Children in Danger Summer Disease Appeal. Payne teamed up with motorsport star Eddie Jordan in support of UK based charity CLIC Sargent. Payne is an ambassador for the charitable organisation Trekstock. Payne's original campaign with the organisation in 2013 raised $784,198. He raised an additional $211,237 during his campaign in 2015. Payne has also been named an ambassador of Sustainable Development Goals also known as the Global Goals campaign. Payne also gave a much needed push to a £6 million youth project "The Youth Zone" in his hometown of Wolverhampton.
==Discography==
*LP1 (2019)
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