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 visited Argentina to see former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan — said pair had things to ‘square up’ before fatal hotel balcony fall
nypost.combefore his death.On Oct. 2, Payne attended one of Horan’s performances in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Before he arrived, Payne said in a video on his Instagram Stories that he and Horan, 31, had things to “square up.”“We’re going to Argentina,” he said. “One, because we want to.
Two, because we want to. And three, because Niall Horan’s playing down there and I think we might just go and say ‘hello.’”The late star added, “It’s been a while since me and Niall have spoken.
We’ve got a lot to talk about and I would like to square up a couple things with the boy. No bad vibes or nothing like that but we just need to talk.”Payne was filmed at his former bandmate’s concert at the Movistar Arena.Two weeks later, Payne died at age 31 after falling from a balcony at his hotel in Buenos Aires.According to witnesses, Payne had been acting erratic in the hotel lobby in the day.
They claim he smashed his laptop and had to be carried back to his room.TMZ published a photo of what appears to be Payne’s arm.
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