1 week Ago By [email protected] (Sarah Ping, PA, Rob Andrews)
One Direction fans have lost 'a big part of their childhood' after the death of Liam Payne. The singer died aged 31 after falling from the third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in the Palermo neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, before medics confirmed his death. Fans of the band, known affectionately as Directioners, have described the singer as a 'huge talent' and said his death is 'truly devastating'.
Stoke-on-Trent student Kyra Parry, who became a fan of One Direction in 2010 when she was eight years old, said Payne’s character stood out from the rest of the band. READ: Tragedy as former One Direction singer Liam Payne dies at 31 - Tributes have been pouring in for the star READ: Tragic Liam Payne's incredible lockdown gesture that endeared him to Stokies - It was back in 2020 The 20-year-old said: “I feel as though Liam was a huge part of this generation’s childhoods, so many people are extremely shocked and feel like a big part of their childhood has been lost. He was a huge talent and inspiration to many.
He will be missed. I loved how each of the guys was so different and Liam had a major star quality. He had a lot of charisma and confidence within him.
He seemed to be someone who was up for anything.” Kyra added: “Their faces were on everything and people became obsessed. They were a lot of girls’ first crushes and the first band they fell in love with,” she said.
Liam formed boy band One Direction in 2010, alongside Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Harry Styles, after they individually auditioned for The X Factor. 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. Liam, who was born in Wolverhampton, released his debut solo album, LP1, in December 2019, which included the songs Polaroid, Familiar and Strip That Down featuring Quavo.
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