Liam Payne's last song was tribute to former love Naomi Campbell

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One Direction star Liam Payne wrote and recorded his final song as a heartfelt tribute to supermodel Naomi Campbell.The singer, who died aged 31 in October after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Argentina, dated Campbell in 2019.It’s claimed that Liam had been secretly working on the song “Closer to You” following their break up.The track, which he recorded last year, saw him reference Naomi’s perfume which would often leave a lingering smell.Campbell, 54, is said to be aware of the song which Liam had been “extremely proud” of and believed it was going to be a huge hit.The Mirror reports that a source close to Payne told the Mail on Sunday: “Liam and Naomi dated for three or four months and, like all things with Liam, he took it very seriously.

He was an emotional guy, they didn’t have a big bust-up, it was more that they realised their relationship couldn’t last long-term because they were both juggling careers and traveling a lot.”In the unreleased track, lyrics include: “I want to love you,” and: “Still smell your perfume in my room...”The Mail on Sunday claim that Liam had recorded the vocals for the track in July this year at a studio in Los Angeles, three months before his death.It was submitted to a Buenos Aires court as part of a 91-page document, consisting of over 400 files, made by lawyers representing Roger Nores, a friend of Liam.It’s believed that Nores and Liam’s girlfriend, Kate Cassidy assisted with the lyrics for the track.It’s believed that Rami Yacoub, who wrote One Direction’s debut hit, What Makes You Beautiful was one of the masterminds behind the track, which was also worked on by Grammy Award-winning producer Max Martin.Nores is currently facing an investigation by Argentinian law