British singer Liam Payne, who rose to fame as part of the popular boy band One Direction, died at the age of 31.
State police said the singer fell from a balcony at the CasaSur hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Good Morning America. Witnesses told TMZ They saw him fall from his hotel room on the third floor to the pool deck below. Payne has been spending time in Argentina and recently had a mini One Direction reunion after attending a Niall Horan concert in Buenos Aires earlier this month.
Payne became a household name when One Direction was formed in 2010. X Factor In the UK, he has become one of the hottest names in pop alongside Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan. After the band parted ways, Payne launched a solo career with the double-platinum single “Strip That Down” in 2017. FirstA solo album in 2018, LP1the following year.
He is survived by his son Bear Gray Payne and his partner Kate Cassidy.
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