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
Photos taken of inside Liam Payne's Argentina hotel room show white powder, foil, empty champagne glasses and a smashed TV. The One Direction star, who shot to fame on the X Factor UK, tragically died aged just 31 after falling from the third floor of a hotel room on Wednesday evening (October 16) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Staff at the Casa Sur Hotel, where Payne had been staying, made a harrowing 911 call to emergency services where they expressed fears for his wellbeing moments before his death. READ MORE Liam Payne autopsy results revealed including cause of death and state of hotel room Photos purporting to show the inside of the suite that Payne checked into were published by Argentinian media after Liam's death.
News outlets, including La Nacion and Clarin, confirmed the photos which appear to show traces of a white powder and burnt aluminium foil as well as a smashed TV, were taken inside Liam's room.
Other pictures also show an empty plastic Dove soap packet, a burnt candle, an empty glass, pieces of aluminium foil and the burnt top of a drinks can along with the traces of a white powder.
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