Despite mixed reviews, Strip That Down became the highest selling single for a remaining One Direction member and was a worldwide chart success.
The song peaked within the US top 10 and reached 1 on US pop radio. Of the four, the most successful was "For You", peaking in the top 5 and 10 of many worldwide charts, and scoring both Payne and Ora their first 1 single in Germany. He embarked on a worldwide promotional tour lasting most of the year, playing music festivals in numerous countries, talking to press in print and on radio, and performing at awards shows.
He explained that, despite his debut album already being completed, he would be making changes in the aftermath of his split from Cheryl. Liam headlined his first UK show in February, in collaboration with virtual reality team MelodyVirtual, allowing fans to watch 3D video of the concert.
Payne announced he was putting the "finishing touches" on his debut album in April. Liam also promoted his capsule collection for HUGO with a semi-naked photoshoot campaign. Liam's debut album, LP1, was released on December 6. It was met with poor sales and mixed reviews from critics. Further backlash came after the song "Both Ways" was interpreted as fetishizing bisexual women.
After a number of festival dates were cancelled due to the COVID global pandemic, Liam instead donated his time and money to Trussel Trust, a food bank for the needy. In early April, Liam perhaps mistakenly revealed One Direction had been in talks to commemorate their ten year anniversary on July 23, The revelation sparked worldwide headlines and Twitter trends. Niall subsequently confirmed they had talked about it, and Liam revealed Louis would "egg his house" if he revealed anything more.
It is unknown whether Zayn Malik and Harry Styles have been part of the reunion discussions, nor what exactly the reunion will entail. On April 8, Liam premiered a collaboration with Alesso titled "Midnight". He also began vlogging, providing fans with weekly updates on YouTube.
He also confirmed he would be voicing a character in the film, which premiered in October. Liam owns three dogs, one of which, named Watson, he kept after his split from ex-girlfriend Sophia Smith [9]. See more: [1]. They were in a relationship from April to September , reunited briefly again in December , but split permanently in April In December , Danielle and Liam appeared in a "best friends" picture on Instagram.
In , she told fans they would not believe the reason for her split from Liam, later clarifying he did not cheat on her and wouldn't have remained friends with him if he had, but did not feel she should elaborate on the actual reason for their break up. Liam was in a relationship with influencer Sophia Smith , from to Liam confirmed the song " Illusion ", from One Direction's fourth album Four , was written about his relationship with Sophia [12].
She often accompanied him on tour and remains good friends with some of the female family members of One Direction. They originally met in , during The X Factor's fifth season, when Liam was just 14 years old. Two years later, at 16, Liam re-applied for X Factor in , where he was ultimately placed into One Direction. Cheryl and Liam's relationship was confirmed on 27 February [14].
The couple were not often seen publicly but attended several red carpet events in mid They have never released video or images of Bear, citing a desire to give him an entirely private childhood. Liam announced he and Cheryl were separating on 1 July , after 2. She and Liam were Instagram official as of September A rep for Liam confirmed they were engaged in August but in June , Liam spoke frankly about their break-up, telling podcast Diary of a CEO that he was "not good at relationships".
However, the two were spotted together in August , suggesting they may be back together. Liam has received backlash over several seemingly homophobic comments, though he has consistently denied an anti-LGBT stance. Many speculated this was agreement with the family's homophobic and racist stance. Payne reacted angrily to the backlash 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.
Later that year, Liam denied rumors he appeared in a gay sex tape, stating "I think I'd rather say a full frontal than have people look at that. But when somebody says I am, I'm gunna say I'm not, which does not make me a homophobe". In August , during an On The Road Again Tour concert in America, Liam angered online fans when he introduced " Girl Almighty " by stating "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 most of you are girls.
Except for the boys in here, you know what I'm talking about. Liam again responded angrily, saying this: "I am in no way shape or form homophobic that's a ridiculous thing to say. Before he took part in The X Factor , he had ambitions to be a lawyer! When he had progressed further it was retrospectively shown on spin-off show, The Xtra Factor. It charted at Number 1 with first-week sales of 98, They told teen.
His vocals are absolutely flawless. They played 10 shows kicking off at Chicago Rosemont Theatre on 24th February Rebecca is six years older than Zayn. Speaking at an event in New York, Liam revealed, "When I was growing up I did have an allowance, I can't remember how much it was, but my mum made sure that we all got paid. The funny thing was we had it up until the age of 18 and obviously I was already in the band at this point and my mum made sure that I got all my allowance money, bless her, whilst I was in the band as well.
One Direction formed on The X Factor in By the time One Direction announced they were to go on indefinite hiatus in , many of us were familiar enough with the conventions of boy-band bloodsport to start picking favourites for the coming melee.
Harry Styles — charming, a grinner — was best placed to succeed on his own. Big-lunged Zayn Malik was already out of the band by that time and had used his head start to good effect, preparing a solo album that went to No 1.
Liam Payne and Niall Horan — always second-tier members — were given middling chances. And ranked last in any serious analysis, the most fitfully appreciated member of One Direction, was Louis Tomlinson. Here was a combatant you might expect to find curled up in a fox hole on the battlefield, pale and chain-smoking and wondering how much he really wanted in on such an unequal fight.
It is in roughly this position I find the year-old, one afternoon earlier this summer. It helps me get ready to go again. Happy-go-lucky Irish, no sense of arrogance. He could relate to me on a nerves level.
In the first year we were both the least confident. But Zayn has a fantastic voice and for him it was always about owning that. Harry comes across very cool. Tomlinson lights another cig. In his day job with One Direction, meanwhile, he toured the world, released five albums and amassed a large, equal-parts fortune like the rest of the boys. Somewhere en route, Tomlinson says, he found his feet as a performer.
Tomlinson argued against it, he says, when the band first sat down to discuss separation. I could see where it was going. What changed? If the management stuff made you happy, I say, why not sit back and focus on that? Conceding to who? To what? He waves his hand in the air. He could mean anything: history, bandmates, doubters, the press. The odds are against this tilt, Tomlinson seems to understand.
But as we start to talk through his reasons for at least trying, I find myself hoping that this Last Directioner makes an unlikely go of it after all. Reason one.
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