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
Ellise Shafer Liam Payne‘s cause of death has been revealed as of “multiple trauma” and “internal and external hemorrhage.” The findings were released by the National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the former One Direction member died on Oct.
16 after reportedly falling from a hotel balcony. He was 31 years old. Additionally, the findings revealed that “a series of substances were seized from the musician’s room that would prove a previous situation of alcohol and drug consumption.” According to the Associated Press, the singer died after falling three floors from a hotel.
In a later statement, Pablo Policicchio, the communications director for the Buenos Aires Security Ministry, said that Payne “had jumped from the balcony of his room.” Payne was discovered on “The X Factor” in 2010 alongside his bandmates Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan.
The five musicians auditioned for the show solo, but were put together to form a band and eventually came in third place in the competition.
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