Liam Payne's death: Former One Direction singer dies aged 31 after falling from a hotel in Argentina

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.

Alberto Crescenti, head of the state emergency medical system, said on Argentine television channel Todo Noticias that Payne fell in a courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel in the trendy Palermo district of the Argentine capital. Crescenti declined to answer further questions about the incident, including whether Payne jumped from the balcony or accidentally fell.

Crescenti told Todo Noticias that authorities were investigating the circumstances of his death and conducting an autopsy. Argentine media reported that Payne was in Buenos Aires to attend the concert of his former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan.

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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The Associated Press contributed to this report