Liam Payne signed a contract for a solo album

It seems the One Direction boy band is not destined to sing the old composition again. A year after Zeyn Malik left in March 2015, the members of the collective decided to take "creative leave", but as it turned out, they refused to sit idle.

Liam Payne will release a solo album

More recently, the fans of the band experienced both shock and joy. Another member of the team - Harry Stiles left to build a solo career, signing a contract for 80 million dollars. As it turned out, the tendency to leave One Direction began to turn into a regularity.

Only the fans have moved a bit from the news about Harry, as another, similar, was presented to them by 22-year-old Liam Payne. The singer on his page in Instagram told the fans that he signed a contract with the label for a solo album:

"I'm very glad to inform everyone that I have a new record in my life - Capitol Records. They have a very rich experience in working with legendary artists, and I very much hope that I will become one of them. One Direction is my home and family that will remain in my heart for a lifetime. However, I took this step because I need to grow further. In addition, I can not wait to find out what fate is preparing for me, after I start working with Capitol Records. "
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Liam sang in the band from the very beginning

Since childhood, Payne dreamed of becoming an artist and singer. At the age of 14, I decided to try my hand at the show "The X Factor", but then the judges did not miss him, considering the young man not old enough. In 2010, when Liam turned 16, he returned to the show and successfully passed the selection. Then the singer and other guys - Niall Horan, Zeyne Malik, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson were combined into a One Direction combat band. The first tour of the group took place in early 2011, along with the rest of the participants of The X Factor. And in November of the same year the fans heard their first album "Up All Night". A year later, the second album of the band called "Take Me Home" was released. The song "Live While We're Young" representing him, has become world-wide popular. It is thanks to her members of the group began to learn not only in Britain, but throughout the world. After 3 members out of 5 left One Direction, the producers of the band seriously thought about closing the project.