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 said he 'didn't have many friends he could trust' in texts to Paddy McGuinness
dailyrecord.co.ukLiam Payne achieved sobriety last year after a 100-day stint in rehab but it appears he may have returned to a destructive relationship with alcohol and drugs prior to his heartbreaking death on Wednesday, October 16.Police are said to have been called to reports at the hotel of a "man acting aggressively at the hotel who could be under the effect of drink or drugs".
It's believed that Liam fell from around 13 or 14 metres and suffered "very serious injuries incompatible with life." Police say the music star’s hotel room had been "in complete disarray" with "various items broken".
A whiskey bottle, lighter and mobile phone had been retrieved from the internal hotel courtyard where Liam’s body was found.The ex-One Direction singer tragically met his end in Buenos Aires, Argentina, falling from the third floor of his hotel after a holiday with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy.
The head of reception at Hotel Casa Sur made two desperate 911 calls, pleading for "someone to come" after revealing that a guest was "off his head on drugs and is destroying everything in his room". READ MORE: Sharon Osbourne hits out at music industry for failing One Direction star Liam Payne Liam, who soared to fame with the mega-band, shared a son, Bear, aged seven, with songstress Cheryl.
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