Liam Payne dead: One Direction star dies aged 31 after ‘falling from 4th floor balcony’ of Buenos Aires hotel – The Sun

FORMER One Direction member Liam Payne has died in Argentina after falling from his hotel balcony, TMZ reports.

The pop star was in Beunos Aires for pal Niall Horan’s tour when he plunged from the fourth floor this afternoon.

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Former One Direction star Liam Payne has died, reports claimCredit: Getty
Payne was a member of boy band One Direction between 2008 and 2015

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Payne was a member of boy band One Direction between 2008 and 2015Credit: Alamy

Liam was staying at Hotel Cas Sur in the neighbourhood of Palermo, local media report.

Police were called to an “an aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol”, before they arrived and found Payne dead, another report claims.

The 31-year-old rose to fame through the boy band and then carried on with his own solo career after the group broke up.

Liam was part of the One Direction between 2008 and 2015 and had released one solo album in 2019 – LP1.

The Sun revealed last week that Liam had parted ways with his management and had shelved plans for a second solo album.

Liam made his debut as a singer when he auditioned for The X Factor in 2008.

After being eliminated as a solo artist he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other contestants to form One Direction.

Liam dated singer Cheryl Cole with the pair having a child named Bear in 2017.

They split in 2018.

Payne in Paris in March

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Payne in Paris in MarchCredit: Getty

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