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
Liam Payne addressed rumours before flying to Argentina to see One Direction bandmate
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFormer One Direction star Liam Payne had been holidaying with girlfriend Kate Cassidy when he tragically fell to his death at a hotel.
But the 31-year-old was forced to address rumours about his love life just days earlier. Liam shot to fame as one-fifth of the mega-band which had been put together by Simon Cowell on The X Factor in 2010 - alongside Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan.
He reportedly fell from the third floor of a hotel building in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires yesterday (October 16). Emergency services were seen outside the building, where police were said to have been called to reports of a man acting aggressively while possibly under the effect of drink or drugs.
A body was found in an internal patio of the hotel, the Mirror reports. READ MORE: Police investigating Liam Payne's death release more details after One Direction star dies in Argentina hotel The police were called to the hotel by the hotel manager.
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