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 former fiancée is not the unidentified ex-partner who was reportedly staying at the same hotel. The ex-One Direction star tragically died last week at the age of 31, after falling from the balcony of his third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina.The star passed away due to multiple traumas resulting in an "internal and external haemorrhage".
However, a hotel employee alleges that while Liam was alone at the time of his death, an ex-partner was residing in the same hotel.Speaking on an Argentinian TV show, Esteban Grassi stated: "He was seen alone but his ex-partner was around."When questioned on El Trece programme Telenoche: "So she was staying at the hotel too", he replied: "Yes: before adding: "A floor above, yes" when further asked if she was above the third-floor suite Liam was in.
Since this news broke, fans on social media speculated that the mysterious partner might have been Liam's ex-fiancée, Texan author Maya Henry.
But sources close to the late star have since refuted this. A source told the Mirror: "Maya Henry has never been to Argentina, and she was not back with Liam Payne." Before Liam's death, Maya appeared on a social media podcast and revealed that Liam had been trying to reach out to her – despite her showing no interest.
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