Liam Payne's parents given emotional shout out by singer who worked with One Direction

The precocious Liam Payne has been remembered by chap vocalist Helene Hørlyck - who has spoken successful the past astir having worked arsenic a vocal manager to One Direction - pursuing his death

Vocal manager Helene Hørlyck has promised to proceed sharing memories of Liam Payne and thanked the precocious singer-songwriter's household pursuing his ceremonial this week.

Liam passed away, aged 31, past period aft falling from the balcony of a edifice successful Argentina. His ceremonial was held successful the UK connected Wednesday, with guests having attended St Mary's Church successful Amersham, Buckinghamshire, for the service.

It's thought that chap vocalist Helene was among those astatine the service. She has spoken implicit the years astir having antecedently worked with Liam and his bandmates, having been a vocal manager to One Direction, who formed connected the X Factor backmost successful 2010.

Helene, who's from Denmark, posted astir having been successful the UK this week successful a station connected Instagram. The vocalist told her followers that she was filled with "love and sadness," and thanked Liam's parents Karen Payne and Geoff Payne, arsenic good arsenic his older sisters Nicola Payne and Ruth Payne.

Alongside a bid of photos, including immoderate throwback photos of Liam, Helene wrote connected Friday: "As my week successful London comes to an extremity I americium filled with emotion and sadness. Thank you Karen, Geoff, Ruth and Nicola - I volition arsenic promised proceed to archer Liam's communicative and stock my memories."

The station was met with good wishes and enactment successful the comments section. One idiosyncratic wrote: "He volition unrecorded everlastingly successful our memories and successful our stories." Another said: "I'm truthful atrocious for your nonaccomplishment Helene." Other fans shared bosom emojis.

Paying tribute past month, Helene wrote pursuing the quality of Liam's passing: "My bosom is dense penning this. Liam was the loveliest young antheral who conscionable loved to sing. He was lone a teen erstwhile I met him and One Direction was formed."

She continued by writing: "His endowment and professionalism had a large interaction connected the set particularly successful the aboriginal days arsenic Liam ever strived for the champion during each of our sessions. Liam was amusive and a joyousness to walk clip with, helium adjacent re named immoderate of my vocal exercises arsenic helium had specified a fantastic consciousness of humour and upbeat energy."

Helene added: "I volition ever retrieve Liam arsenic a polite young antheral who was caring and kind. Whenever my lad Cai would articulation the world tours Liam would invitation him on connected his tourbus, beryllium and play video games with him, marque definite helium was OK, specified a idiosyncratic was Liam, lukewarm and friendly."

Concluding the tribute, she wrote: "Thank you for each the fantastic years beloved Liam, you volition everlastingly beryllium successful my bosom and your dependable volition unrecorded on, not lone successful my memories but besides successful the unthinkable songs. Rest successful bid saccharine darling."

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