Former One Direction star Liam Payne died after falling from the third floor of his hotel room in Argentina, according to state police.
The English singer was 31.
Payne was staying at the hotel CasaSur in Palermo, Buenos Aires, according to police.
Payne joined One Direction at the group’s inception in 2010 after appearing on the show The X Factor. The group also included Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson.
After the band broke up in 2015, Payne began a solo career, releasing the song “Strip That Down” in 2017 and the album LP1 in 2019.
The singer shared a YouTube video in 2023 in which he revealed he had been sober for six months after spending nearly 100 days at a Louisiana rehab facility.
When he was 29, Payne said he had “more of a grip on life” after he’d taken time for himself after becoming “somebody who I didn’t really recognize anymore.”
The singer said he was channeling his energy into being a better dad for his son, Bear, who he shared with singer Cheryl Cole.
In March, Payne released the song “Teardrops,” which he said on Instagram was “born from many tears, not all mine.”
“I hope you love it like I do and not too many of you can relate,” he added.
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