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 has died at age 31 after falling from the third floor of a hotel balcony, prompting an outpouring of grief from fans.
The former One Direction star was vacationing in Argentina with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, when the tragic accident occurred.
Police in Buenos Aires released a statement on Wednesday (October 16) that Payne suffered "extremely serious injuries" after falling from the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel, reports The Mirror.
The singer was confirmed dead by medics in a statement. Alberto Crescenti, the head of the state emergency medical system, announced on Argentina's Todo Noticias TV channel that the artist fell into a courtyard.The chief added that authorities were investigating the circumstances surrounding his death and were conducting an autopsy.Crescenti said: "At 17.04 through the 911 integrated public safety system, we were alerted of a person who was in an internal courtyard of the management of a south house hotel.“At 17.11 a SAME team arrived and verified the death of this man and later we found out that he was a singer in a musical group.“Unfortunately, he had injuries that were incompatible with life, as a result of his fall, so we had to confirm his death, there was no possibility of resuscitation."Liam was visiting the South American country to attend a performance by his former bandmate, Niall Horan.In his last heart-wrenching Instagram Post, Liam shared a photo of One Direction.
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