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Liam Payne & J Balvin Perform “Familiar” On Colbert’s “Late Show” (Watch Now)

Watch the two artists perform “Familiar” on Thursday’s “Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”

Update: Earlier this week, Liam Payne & J Balvin performed “Familiar” on “Good Morning America.”

Thursday, the two artists brought the song to “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”

The performance closed an episode that also featured Jake Tapper and Erik Bergstrom.

A video of the performance and photos from the taping follow:

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Liam Payne featuring J. Balvin during Thursday’s May 17, 2018 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Liam Payne featuring J. Balvin during Thursday’s May 17, 2018 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Liam Payne featuring J. Balvin during Thursday’s May 17, 2018 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Liam Payne featuring J. Balvin during Thursday’s May 17, 2018 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Liam Payne featuring J. Balvin during Thursday’s May 17, 2018 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Liam Payne featuring J. Balvin during Thursday’s May 17, 2018 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Liam Payne featuring J. Balvin during Thursday’s May 17, 2018 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Erik Bergstrom during Thursday’s May 17, 2018 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Jake Tapper during Thursday’s May 17, 2018 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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While they have never previously performed on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” Thursday’s musical guests will still be quite familiar to many viewers.

They are Liam Payne and J Balvin.

The star artists close Thursday’s episode with a performance of their recently released single “Familiar.”

The performance marks their first time performing the show on late-night television. The first televised performance, period, came during this past Tuesday’s “Good Morning America.”

In addition to the “Familiar” performance, Thursday’s “Colbert” features an interview with Jake Tapper and comedy from Erik Bergstrom.

Brian Cantor

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