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 dad 'vows to do right' by star as he refuses to leave his side
dailyrecord.co.ukLiam Payne's father has made a solemn promise to "do the right thing" and stay with his late son. The former One Direction star tragically fell from the balcony of his third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last week, leading to his untimely death at the age of 31.The singer suffered multiple traumas resulting in an "internal and external haemorrhage".
It was later revealed that traces of Class A drugs were found in his system, despite him being clean in the days leading up to his tragic passing.Friends have since alleged that local drug dealers had targeted Liam, who had been clean just two days prior after undergoing medical checks for his American visa renewal.
An autopsy conducted following his death on Wednesday confirmed the presence of a class-A drug, as reported by respected news portal Infobae.ABC News suggested that one of these substances was "pink cocaine", a deadly cocktail of drugs including MDMA, ketamine, methamphetamine, cocaine, benzodiazepine and crack.
Now, Geoff, Liam's devastated father, who flew to Argentina shortly after his son's death, has pledged to stay with him until he can bring him back to the UK.
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