Liam Payne, who rose to prominence as a member of the beloved boy band One Direction, died tragically at the age of 31. Many of his fans, peers, and past collaborators paid tribute to the British singer, who reportedly fell to his death from a balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Payne passed away on October 16 at the age of 31, after he fell from a third-floor balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, while staying at a hotel in the Palermo neighborhood. His death was confirmed after the emergency services arrived, and the authorities declined to make any comments about the circumstances of the singer’s death.
Payne became a worldwide sensation as a member of the British boy band One Direction. Following his audition for the singing competition series The X Factor, he joined forces with Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik, and they ended up forming one of the most successful boy bands in history, with 70 million records sold worldwide.
Following the band’s hiatus in 2016, Payne started pursuing a solo career and dropped his debut solo single “Strip That Down” ft. Quavo in 2017. It was released as one of the singles from his debut solo album LP1, which hit the shelves in 2019, and he teased its potential follow-up with the song “Teardrops” earlier this year.
