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 father, Geoff Payne, has joined the fans paying tribute to the late singer outside the Argentinian hotel where he died earlier this week.On Wednesday night (October 16), it was announced that Payne had died at the age of 31 after falling from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Per The Guardian, the Argentinian prosecutor’s office revealed that Payne’s cause of death was due to multiple traumas and internal and external bleeding.Since his untimely death, fans have gathered outside the hotel to pay respects to Payne, singing One Direction songs and leaving written tributes, photos and friendship bracelets.Last night (October 18), Geoff joined the crowds.
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