Liam Payne sings at Niall Horan concert days before his tragic death in Argentina

Days earlier helium died astatine Casa Sur Hotel successful Buenos Aires, Argentina, erstwhile One Direction prima Liam Payne, 31, attended Niall Horan's performance with his woman Kate Cassidy, 25

One Direction prima Liam Payne was singing astatine his erstwhile bandmate Niall Horan's performance days earlier helium tragically died astatine a edifice successful Argentina.

The 31-year-old singer, who passed distant aft falling from the 3rd level of of the Casa Sur Hotel successful the trendy Palermo neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, had attended the performance with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy. A video from the lawsuit shows the mates singing and dancing to Niall's songs arsenic they bask their evening astatine Movistar Arena.

The clip shows Liam waving his limb and singing on portion kissing Kate, 25, connected the head. The precocious "Teardrops" hitmaker had shared a bid of videos and snaps connected Snapchat, captioning 1 photograph of himself with Niall: "Reunited."

Earlier this month, Liam told fans helium was looking guardant to seeing Niall astatine his performance successful Argentina arsenic they hadn't spoken for a portion and needed to drawback up. In 1 of the posts helium shared aft seeing his person execute connected signifier successful the South America country, Liam wrote: "So blessed I got to spot Niall successful concert."

Liam tragically died successful Buenos Aires connected Wednesday aft falling from the balcony of his hotel. His autumn resulted successful "extremely superior injuries" and medics confirmed his decease connected the spot, Buenos Aires constabulary said successful a statement.

City ambulance work supplier spokesperson Alberto Crescenti said helium had fallen astir 40 metres and suffered "severe injuries which were incompatible with life." He said: "The alarm was raised astatine 5.04pm section clip saying a idiosyncratic was lying successful an interior patio astatine Casa Sur.

"At 5.11pm an ambulance arrived and the antheral was certified dead. Afterwards we recovered retired helium had been a celebrated singer. Unfortunately the injuries helium had suffered arsenic a effect of the autumn proved to beryllium fatal. There was nary anticipation of resuscitating him."

After Liam's death, his fans gathered adjacent the hotel wherever helium sadly passed away. Young women filming with their cellphones expressed daze and heartbreak arsenic a makeshift memorial with rows of candles and bouquets rapidly grew extracurricular the hotel. "I didn't deliberation helium was going to dice truthful young," 21-year-old Isabella Milesi told The Associated Press.

"I've ever loved One Direction since I was little," said 18-year-old Juana Relh, different instrumentality extracurricular Liam's hotel. "To spot that helium died and that determination volition ne'er beryllium different reunion of the boys is unbelievable, it kills me."

Liam's travel to stardom began erstwhile helium was conscionable 14 years aged astatine his lesser-known archetypal audition for The X Factor. The Wolverhampton teen reached the judges' location signifier and nary further successful 2008, but came backmost 2 years aboriginal arsenic Simon Cowell had asked.

At 16, Liam initially auditioned arsenic a solo enactment but was fixed a 2nd accidental to travel backmost arsenic portion of a radical astatine Bootcamp, forming what would go 1 of the endowment show's biggest occurrence stories - One Direction. The set - comprising of Liam, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson - roseate to planetary fame contempt lone placing 3rd successful the show.

They became 1 of the biggest popular groups successful the world with 5 albums, 4 satellite tours, 1 movie and a memorable euphony video for Red Nose Day successful 2013 which featured past premier curate David Cameron happening upon them dancing successful beforehand of Number 10 Downing Street. But six years aft they were formed, with much than 20 cardinal albums sold, the set were placed connected indefinite hiatus with Malik having already near successful 2015 to prosecute a solo career.