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
Louis Tomlinson has shared a photo which he says 'sums up' his relationship with Liam Payne as he paid tribute following his tragic death.
Payne, who rose to fame with the boy band on The X Factor, died after falling from a third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, on Wednesday (October 16).
The 31-year-old died of multiple traumas and “internal and external haemorrhage” as a result of the hotel fall, a post-mortem examination report said. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Nick Knowles seen in hospital days after show exit After Payne’s death, five witnesses were questioned in order to reconstruct what happened, the prosecutor’s office said.
Reports said staff at the hotel made two calls to emergency services with audio revealing a staff member had asked for assistance for a guest who was “intoxicated by drugs and alcohol”.
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