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's cause of death 'confirmed' after One Direction star fell from third floor hotel balcony
ok.co.ukFormer One Direction star Liam Payne 'died instantly' from injuries that included a skull fracture following a fall from a third floor hotel balcony at the Hotel Casa Sur in Palermo, it has been reported.
Buenos Aires emergency services chief Alberto Crescenti spoke to The Sun, stating: “Our role was to head there quickly, give medical attention, and try to resuscitate him, but his injuries were incompatible with life.
Based on what the team saw, there was apparently a cranial fracture and extremely serious injuries that led to his immediate death.” He stressed that an autopsy would be carried out to confirm the cause of Liam’s death.
Liam had been staying at the hotel in Palermo, Buenos Aires since Thursday 10 October. Following his death on Wednesday, details of an emergency call made by hotel staff was released in which the receptionist told the 911 operator that a guest was "destroying everything in his room.
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