Career Timeline of Liam Payne: Major Achievements and Milestones

How Liam Payne built a successful career. Explore key moments that defined the journey.

Liam Payne is an English singer and songwriter known primarily as a member of the globally successful boy band One Direction. He auditioned for The X Factor twice before being grouped with other contestants to form One Direction. The band achieved immense popularity and became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.

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Full Timeline Early Life & Education Career & Achievements

2013: Campaign with Trekstock

In 2013, Liam Payne's original campaign with the youth cancer charity Trekstock raised $784,198.

2015: Campaign with Trekstock and Ambassador of Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, Liam Payne raised an additional $211,237 during his campaign with Trekstock and he was also named an ambassador of Sustainable Development Goals, also known as the Global Goals campaign. Payne also helped to promote a £6 million youth project "The Youth Zone" in his hometown of Wolverhampton.

2018: Charity Ball and Gogglebox appearance

In 2018, Liam Payne co-hosted a charity ball with Louis Tomlinson in honour of Believe in Magic and they filmed an episode of Gogglebox in support for Stand Up to Cancer.

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May 2020: Expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement

In May 2020, Liam Payne expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement and encouraged fans to educate themselves and donate. He attended London Black Lives Matter protests.

2020: Donor to the Trussell Trust

Beginning in the spring of 2020, Liam Payne became a donor to the Trussell Trust and its network of UK food banks, funding more than 360,000 meals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Payne also donated £80,000 and volunteered at Euston Food Bank and Food for All in Holborn.

June 2022: Interview with Logan Paul

On June 1, 2022, Liam Payne was intoxicated while being interviewed by Logan Paul for his podcast series. He made controversial statements about One Direction and Zayn Malik, later clarifying and apologising for his remarks.

2022: Participated in UNICEF's Soccer Aid

In 2022, Liam Payne captained the English team in UNICEF's Soccer Aid.

2023: Participated in UNICEF's Soccer Aid

In 2023, Liam Payne returned for UNICEF's Soccer Aid event.

October 2024: Travels to Argentina

In early October 2024, Liam Payne and his girlfriend Kate Cassidy travelled to Argentina to renew his United States O visa and to attend Horan's The Show: Live on Tour concert. Shortly before his death, he told another fan staying at the same hotel that "I used to be in a boyband, that's why I'm so fucked up."

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