
How Liam Payne Influenced Illinois Woman’s Career Choice
After news broke that former One Direction member, Liam Payne, died after falling from a balcony in Argentina, I felt it was time to share how he had a major impact on my childhood and future career path.
My sisters and I were obsessed with One Direction as they were rising to fame! We followed their journey all the way until they broke up.
If you weren't obsessed with a boyband during your youth, did you really have a childhood?! This was my bedroom wall.
I was only 15 years old when I went viral on Twitter after writing a song with my sister that was all about One Direction. It was all thanks to Liam Payne.
Here's the song we posted.
Liam Payne from One Direction picked up our video and tweeted it to his millions of followers on July 12th, 2012.
This changed the entire trajectory of my career choice. After gaining over 50,000+ followers in only a few months, racking up over 600,000+ views on our YouTube video, and seeing people fangirl over US for being recognized by a Popstar, I decided I wanted to work in the entertainment industry.
At the age of 27, I'm now working in media and radio. I never expected a boyband to influence my life as much as they did! Liam heavily motivated me to achieve these "impossible" and "ridiculous" goals.
So, if you're wondering, yes, this death is hitting me harder than other celebrity deaths. He was a part of millions of childhoods in my generation.
I'm so grateful I got to see One Direction in concert and bond with so many music lovers on the internet over the biggest boyband in history. It's a feeling I'll never forget.
It's a very sad day in the One Direction world. My heart goes out to every Directioner, the One Direction family, and anyone affected by Liam Payne's death today.
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