Payne is reported to have died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, local officials said, according to the Associated Press. Alberto Crescenti, head of the state emergency medical system, said on Argentina's Todo Noticias TV channel that Payne fell into a courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel in the Palermo neighbourhood of Argentina's capital, AP said. (Image: Ian West/PA Wire)Payne was part of the original line-up of the world-famous boy band, formed in 2010, alongside Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Harry Styles.
Payne is said to have been in Buenos Aires to attend the concert of his former bandmate Horan, having been seen dancing at his show two weeks ago at the Movistar Arena alongside his girlfriend Kate Cassidy. After becoming one of the biggest pop groups in the world with five albums and four world tours, they went on indefinite hiatus in 2016. (Image: Ian West/PA Wire) Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Nial Horan from One Direction with their Awards in the press room at the 2014 Brit Awards at the O2 Arena, London Payne, who was born in Wolverhampton, released his debut solo album LP1 in December 2019 which included the singles Polaroid and Familiar.
He and Girls Aloud singer Cheryl share a son Bear, born in 2017, having been in a high-profile relationship between 2016 and 2018. Cheryl and Liam Payne attending the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena, London, in 2018 (Image: Ian West) In August last year, Payne postponed his scheduled tour of South America after suffering from a..
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One Direction star Liam Payne dies aged 31 in Buenos Aires - tributes
Former One Direction star Liam Payne has died at the age of 31 - www.theboltonnews.co.uk