Liam Payne, a former member of the British boy band One Direction, has died aged 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina on Wednesday (October 16). According to the local authorities, the English pop singer met his demise after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Liam Payne was a member of the British pop band One Direction along with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, and Louis Tomlinson. He was found dead after falling from the third floor of Casa Sur hotel in Buenos Aires near Palermo neighborhood, Sistema de Atencion Medica de Emergencia said in a statement to Telemundo.
SAME, the emergency services agency, said local officials from the 14B Police Station went to the hotel on Wednesday afternoon after receiving a call from the emergency department "about an aggressive man who could be under the effects of drugs and alcohol". Although the 911 call reported that alcohol or drugs could be involved, the agency did not say it could be the same.
Alberto Crescenti, the director of emergency services in Buenos Aires, confirmed the demise of Payne through an official statement to local media, per Todo Noticias and La Nacion. According to the police officials, the English pop singer's fall from the hotel balcony resulted in "severe injuries" and might have died at the scene, The Associated Press reported. The police officials have launched an investigation, and an autopsy will be carried out.
From X Factor TV show to One Direction
Payne was born as the third child of infant nurse Karen Payne and fitter Geoff Payne on 29 August 1993 at New Cross Hospital in the Heath Town district of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. He entered the world of show business at twelve as a member of the Pink Productions Theatre Company. The British pop singer gained global attention through the seventh edition of the reality TV show The X Factor in 2008.
The English singer captured the attention of music lovers worldwide as a member of the much-loved British pop band One Direction. After topping the charts worldwide, the boy band members—Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and Zayn Malik—went on a hiatus in 2015.
The former One Direction member made his solo debut with the single Strip That Down in 2017. The song was numbered three on the official UK chart. His collaboration with Rita Ora for the song For You from the Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack was another hit. It reached the top 10.
Payne was in a relationship with Girls Aloud star Cheryl for two years, from 2016-2018. The couple welcomed their son, Bear, in 2017.
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