Liam Payne obituary: One Direction global megastar at 16 before solo artist fame and fatherhood joy

Liam Payne, 31, died successful Argentina connected Wednesday. The vocalist archetypal auditioned connected X Factor successful 2008 earlier joining the archetypal line-up of One Direction, which was formed successful 2010

Former One Direction prima Liam Payne has died astatine the property of 31 aft falling from a edifice balcony successful Argentina.

Buenos Aires constabulary said the vocalist fell from the 3rd level of the Casa Sur Hotel successful the Palermo neighbourhood of Argentina's capital, resulting successful "extremely superior injuries" earlier medics confirmed his death. Pictures taken successful beforehand of the edifice amusement fans gathering to wage tribute to the British singer aft constabulary cordoned disconnected the area, with forensic investigators seen entering and exiting successful achromatic protective suits and bluish gloves.

The Foreign Office (FCDO) confirmed it is interaction with authorities successful Argentina "regarding reports of the decease of a British man", but a spokesperson for the declined to remark immoderate further, including connected the individuality of the antheral involved. Liam was portion of the archetypal line-up of One Direction, formed successful 2010, alongside Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Harry Styles.

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After becoming 1 of the biggest popular groups successful the world with 5 albums and 4 satellite tours, the lad set went connected indefinite hiatus successful 2016. Earlier this month, Liam attended bandmate Horan's Argentinian performance alongside his woman Kate Cassidy.

Liam, who was calved successful Wolverhampton, released his debut solo medium LP1 successful December 2019 which included the singles Polaroid and Familiar. He and Girls Aloud vocalist Cheryl Tweedy stock a lad Bear, calved successful 2017, having been successful a high-profile narration betwixt 2016 and 2018.

He archetypal auditioned for The X Factor successful 2008 astatine the property of 14 singing Frank Sinatra's Fly Me To The Moon, with justice Simon Cowell telling him to instrumentality to the ITV world amusement astatine an older age. He impressed the judges successful 2010 singing Michael Buble's Cry Me A River earlier helium was enactment with 4 different solo hopefuls astatine the footwear campy signifier of the contention – the radical which aboriginal became One Direction.

In August past year, Liam postponed his scheduled circuit of South America aft suffering from a "serious kidney infection". He said the corruption was thing "I wouldn't privation connected anyone" and helium had been instructed by doctors to "rest and recover".

Later past year, helium was banned from driving successful the UK aft admitting a speeding offence. The vocalist was reportedly travelling astatine 43mph successful a 30mph portion and was banned from driving for six months, arsenic good arsenic paying a fine, successful October 2023.

In August, Liam was announced arsenic a justice connected a caller Netflix amusement alongside erstwhile Destiny's Child vocalist Kelly Rowland and The Pussycat Dolls prima Nicole Scherzinger. The stars were to justice attempts to make a band, looking astatine the contestants' chemistry arsenic they formed groupings successful the philharmonic contention series.

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