Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer and songwriter.
He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction.
Payne made his debut as a singer when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor in 2008. After being eliminated as a solo performer, he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other contestants to form One Direction
CCTV has reportedly captured the distressing moment when Liam Payne fell from his third-floor balcony at a Buenos Aires hotel, according to claims made by an Argentinian journalist.
Paula Varela, a broadcast journalist, has alleged that the footage shows the former One Direction star falling after he "fainted" on his hotel balcony.
The incident occurred at the CasaSur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the singer had been vacationing this month. Singer Liam Payne, who attended Niall Horan's concert earlier with his partner Kate Cassidy, tragically died because of the fall. READ MORE: The gorgeous Lake District town with a 'must visit' bakery perfect for autumn On the Buenos Aires-based Canal 13's show Socios del Espectaculo, Varela stated: "There is footage that is not being released to the media with the balcony scene where you see that Liam faints and tragically because of where he is, falls from that balcony.
If he had been beside his bed he would have fallen on his bed." She also mentioned that there is an ongoing investigation into a hotel night worker who had allegedly formed a close bond with Liam, amid suspicions regarding drug provision and its possible role in the singer's untimely death on October 16, reports the Mirror. "It's not that he jumped deliberately.
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