Liam Payne, a former member of One Direction, has died in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.
State police have confirmed to local media that the 31-year-old fell from a hotel balcony. The circumstances surrounding the fall are unclear, and are under investigation.
According to local newspaper La Nación, police responded to an emergency call from the hotel manager, citing “an aggressive man who could be under the effects of drugs and alcohol”.
One Direction
In 2010, Payne auditioned for the UK talent show The X Factor. He and four other teenage boys – Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, and– were put into a group called One Direction.
The group came third on the show. Their debut single ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ catapulted them to international fame.
The band went on to release five albums, with ‘Take Me Home’, released in 2012, being their most successful.
They were one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. They announced an ‘indefinite hiatus’ in 2016.
Liam Payne
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Following the group’s split, Payne released several singles and an album, LP1. His debut single ‘Strip That Down’ was his most successful.
He most recently released ‘Teardrops’ earlier this year.
Payne has a seven-year-old with former partner, singer Cheryl, who was a judge on Payne’s season of The X Factor.
A different former partner told UK tabloidthis week she was planning to take legal action against Payne for repeatedly contacting her.
In July of last year Payne posted a video to YouTube titled ‘I’m Back’.
“I just needed to take a little bit of time out for myself actually because I kind of became somebody who I didn’t really recognise,” Payne said.
He also revealed he had been sober from alcohol for six months.
“It’s good to be in this position and I definitely don’t need those things anymore,” he said. “Party’s over.”
Payne attended his former bandmate Niall Horan’s concert in Argentina two weeks ago.
