Ex-One Direction star Liam Payne dies after falling from hotel in Argentina: police

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.

According to police, Payne was staying at the Hotel CasaSur in Palermo, Buenos Aires.

Payne joined One Direction when the group formed in 2010 after appearing on the show “X Factor.” The group also included Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson.

After the band announced their hiatus 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 that he had been sober for six months after spending nearly 100 days in a rehab facility in Louisiana.

When he was 29, Payne said he had a “better handle on life” after taking time for himself after becoming “someone I didn't really recognize anymore.”

The singer said he wanted to focus his energy on being a better father to his son Bear, whom he shared with singer Cheryl Cole.

In March, Payne released the song “Teardrops,” which he said on Instagram was “made from a lot of tears, not just mine.”

“I hope you like it as much as I do, and not many of you can relate,” he added.

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