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Songwriter Guy Chambers calls for an end to teenage boy bands following Liam Payne's tragic death

Guy Chambers says anyone under the age of 18 shouldn't be in pop groups in the wake of Liam Payne's death

Robbie Williams' close collaborator, Guy Chambers, has called for teenage boys to not be put into boy bands - following the tragic death of One Direction's Liam Payne.

After former Take That star Robbie, 50, drew comparisons to his addiction battle and that of Liam, who plummeted to his death from the third-floor balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 16, aged just 31, the top songwriter says television shows like 'The X Factor', which Liam shot to fame on alongside Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles and Zayn Malik in 2010, don't have "proper protection" in place to look after their well-being.

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