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Liam Payne, the former One Direction star, has died aged 31 in Argentina after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, police say.<\/p>\n
In a statement, police said they discovered Payne\u2019s body after an emergency crew responded to an emergency call in the upscale neighbourhood of Palermo.<\/p>\n
Payne had risen to global fame as part of the much-loved boyband created on the X Factor TV show in 2010, along with Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, Payne had attended the Argentina concert of his former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan.<\/p>\n
According to police in Buenos Aires, officers at the scene were initially responding to reports \u201cof an aggressive man who may have been under the effects of drugs and alcohol\u201d.<\/p>\n
When they arrived at the hotel, officials were told a loud sound had been heard in an interior courtyard. Soon after, they discovered the body there. A police investigation has been launched.<\/p>\n
Emergency medical services director Alberto Crescenti told local media that Payne had suffered \u201cserious injuries\u201d and that an autopsy would be carried out.<\/p>\n
Mr Crescenti declined to answer questions about the circumstances of Payne\u2019s fall from the balcony.<\/p>\n
The UK Foreign Office confirmed it was in touch with authorities in Argentina \u201cregarding reports of the death of a British man\u201d. No further details were given.<\/p>\n
Payne appeared to post on Snapchat just hours before the incident, saying: \u201cIt\u2019s a lovely day here in Argentina.\u201d<\/p>\n
Once news of his death broke, fans began gathering outside the Buenos Aires hotel where the death took place, prompting police to cordon off the entrance. Some lit candles in his memory.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was in my living room and my sister told me Liam died,\u201d a young fan named Violeta Antier told Reuters news agency. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t believe it. We came here directly to confirm it was true.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Antier said she saw Payne at the Niall Horan concert just two weeks ago.<\/p>\n
Another woman cried as she explained why she had come to the hotel, telling Reuters in Spanish: \u201cThis is the only way I have to say goodbye to him\u201d.<\/p>\n
Tributes have also been pouring in online.<\/p>\n
Max George, from boyband The Wanted, said he met Payne while he was competing on The X Factor with One Direction, and described his death as \u201cabsolutely devastating\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the last few years I had the pleasure of getting to know him personally and spent some treasured time with him,\u201d he said on Instagram.<\/p>\n
George said Payne had been \u201cwonderful\u201d in terms of support when his bandmate Tom Parker fell ill with a brain tumour.<\/p>\n
When Parker died in 2022 at the age of 33, Payne attended the funeral.<\/p>\n
Singer Olly Murs, who was on The X Factor a year before One Direction, said he was \u201clost for words\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cLiam shared the same passions as me, the same dreams so to see his life now end so young hits hard, I\u2019m truly gutted and devastated for his family and of course, his son Bear losing a dad,\u201d he wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n
On Instagram, presenter Dermot O\u2019Leary said he remembered Payne fondly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI remember him as a 14-year-old turning up to audition on the X Factor and blowing us away singing Sinatra,\u201d he wrote alongside a picture of the pair.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was always a joy, had time for everyone, polite, grateful and was always humble.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSending love and condolences to his family [and] loved ones,\u201d socialite Paris Hilton wrote on X, formerly Twitter. \u201cRIP my friend.\u201d<\/p>\n
Payne, who was born in Wolverhampton in the UK, first tried for stardom when he auditioned for ITV talent show The X Factor in 2008 \u2013 but judge Simon Cowell told him to \u201ccome back in two years\u201d.<\/p>\n
He did, impressing the judges more in 2010, and was put together with four other solo hopefuls at the boot camp stage and One Direction was born.<\/p>\n
The group had four UK number-one albums and four number-one singles as well as topping charts around the world, before announcing they were going on a hiatus in 2015.<\/p>\n
In 2017, Payne\u2019s debut solo single Strip That Down, which peaked at number three on the Official UK Chart, and his collaboration with Rita Ora on the song For You \u2013 from the Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack \u2013 also reached the top 10.<\/p>\n
He began a relationship with Girls Aloud star Cheryl Tweedy in 2016 and they had a son, Bear, the following year. The couple split in 2018.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week Maya Henry, another former partner, said to media through her lawyers that she had issued a cease and desist letter against the singer.<\/p>\n
She had posted on social media accusing him of repeatedly contacting her. Payne did not respond to the accusations.<\/p>\n
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