It’s always the things that hurt the most that you don’t expect.
Former One Direction band member and beloved pop star Liam Payne has died.
He was only 31 years old.
Information is still coming in, but it appears the cause of his death was a tragic accident.
And now, the entire music loving world is mourning the loss of one of its brightest stars at a very young age.
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The singer was reportedly found dead on Wednesday, October 16. Liam was in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and it was shared that he died after falling from a hotel balcony.
He lived on the third floor,
Argentine daily newspaper La Nación reports that before the incident, Hotel Casa Sur staff had called the police to report “an aggressive individual who may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol”.
Alberto Crescenti, head of the state emergency medical system, told the outlet:
“We were alerted to a man who was in the interior courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel. [First responders] Arrived and confirmed the person’s death. We later learned that he was a singer in a music group. Unfortunately, the fall caused non-life threatening injuries, so we had to confirm his death. There was no possibility of resuscitation.”
Although they were awaiting the autopsy report, Crescenti said Payne “obviously had a skull fracture, a very serious injury.”
Liam Payne’s legacy
Liam rose to fame as part of the pop group One Direction, formed by Simon Cowell X-Factor UK Season 7 in 2010.
He performed with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn, who left the band in 2015 due to a fracture.
Liam went on to have a good solo career. He released his debut solo album titled “LP1” in 2019. In March 2024, Liam released his LP “Teardrops”.
His personal life was also happy. He welcomed a son with singer Cheryl Cole in 2017. At the time of his death, he was dating Kate Cassidy.
In the star’s final Snapchat post, he looked happy as he looked in the mirror with his bikini-clad girl.