Liam Payne, wey be former member of de popular boyband One Direction, don die at de age of 31. According to reports from state police and local authorities in Argentina, Payne die after him fall from de third floor of his hotel room in Buenos Aires.
Payne, who gain fame as part of One Direction after dem form during ‘X Factor‘s Boot Camp’ in 2010, had been in Argentina to attend a show by his former bandmate, Niall Horan. Him post videos on social media showing him on his way to Argentina before de incident.
Payne had a solo music career after One Direction, signing a deal with Capitol Records’ U.K. division in 2016. Him also have a son with former ‘X Factor’ judge Cheryl Cole, born in 2017. Payne had struggled with alcohol and had announced in 2023 that him was 100 days sober.
One Direction, which include Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, and Liam Payne, sell over 70 million records by 2020. De band’s global fame and pressure had taken a toll on Payne, who often turn to drinking to cope.