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
X Factor star says Liam Payne 'would be alive today' if it wasn't for fateful taxi ride 14 years ago
dailyrecord.co.ukX Factor's Rebecca Ferguson, who competed on the ITV talent show against One Direction, has spoken out following the heartbreaking death of Liam Payne.The 31-year-old, who rose to fame alongside his bandmates in 2010, was vacationing in Buenos Aires, Argentina with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy when he reportedly fell from the third floor of a hotel, the Mirror reports.Authorities say Liam is believed to have plunged approximately 14 metres, suffering grave injuries that were deemed 'incompatible with life'.
City ambulance service spokesman Alberto Crescenti disclosed: "The alarm was raised at 5.04pm local time saying a person was lying in an internal patio at Casa Sur".They added: "At 5.11pm an ambulance arrived and the man was certified dead.
Afterwards we found out he had been a famous singer. Unfortunately the injuries he had suffered as a result of the fall proved to be fatal.
There was no possibility of resuscitating him."Following the confirmation of this tragic event, social media has seen an influx of tributes, including a statement from X Factor's official account.
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