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
Payne died suddenly at age 31 after plunging off a hotel balcony in Argentina. It’s currently not clear if it was intentional or accidental, but an autopsy report on Thursday revealed he may have been unconscious at the time.Witnesses told TMZ that Payne was acting “erratic” before his sudden passing.
The Post has reached out to Payne’s reps.Payne had been in Argentina since the beginning of Oct. with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy.
The pair even supported his former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan, 31, who had a show there. Cassidy was not with the singer at the time of his death, as she had left Argentina two days earlier.
Cole, 41, is an English singer who shares son Bear, 7, with Payne. The former couple were romantically linked from 2016-2018 and welcomed their son in 2017.
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