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 heartbreaking final hours as investigators piece together hotel tragedy
manchestereveningnews.co.ukOne Direction star Liam Payne tragically died last week after falling from his hotel room balcony in Argentina. The former X-Factor contestant sustained "serious injuries that were incompatible with life" after falling from the third-floor balcony at the luxurious Casa Sur Palermo hotel just after 5pm local time on October 16.
Argentinian police revealed to The Associated Press in an official statement that the beloved father-of-one had "jumped from the balcony of his room", seemingly ruling out theories of accidental death or foul play.
Investigators are now piecing together the events leading up to his final hours, with shocking new suggestions surfacing today that his former girlfriend had been staying at the same hotel the week of his passing.
Liam was in Argentina on a getaway with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, which was scheduled for five days but was extended to two weeks, reports The Mirror. READ MORE: 'A friend to everyone', the tragic paddleboarder who lost his life on Dovestone Reservoir Cassidy, a 25-year-old TikTok personality, told her audience: "I was so ready to leave.
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