Key Points
- Singer Liam Payne has reportedly died in Buenos Aires.
- Police said he was found dead after falling from the third floor of a hotel.
- The 31-year-old rose to fame as part of the boy band One Direction.
Former One Direction singer Liam Payne has died in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, police have confirmed.
Local media reported on Wednesday that the 31-year-old British musician was found dead after falling from the third floor of a hotel in the city.
Citing officials, leading local newspapers La Nacion and Clarin reported that police were called to the hotel in the capital’s Palermo neighbourhood responding to an emergency call that cited “an aggressive man who could be under the effects of drugs and alcohol”.
Payne was found in an interior hotel patio, according to the news reports.
Who was Liam Payne?
Born in the English city of Wolverhampton, Payne rose to global fame as part of the since-disbanded pop band One Direction, alongside Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson.
The boy band got its start after finishing third on the British version of the X Factor music competition show in 2010, but the group broke up in 2016 as its members pursued different projects, including solo careers.
In 2017, Payne released his debut solo single Strip That Down to commercial success.
It peaked at number three in the United Kingdom and number 10 in the United States.
This is a developing story and this article will be updated.
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