Former One Direction singer Liam Payne was found dead after falling from a balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday, October 16, local officials confirmed. He was 31.
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In a statement by Buenos Aires police, they said that Payne fell from the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in Palermo neighborhood of Argentina’s capital.
The incident resulted to “extremely serious injuries" and medics confirmed his death on the spot.
Pablo Policicchio, the spokesperson for the Security Ministry of Buenos Aires municipality told the The Associated Press that the English singer “had thrown himself from the balcony of his room.”
He said police were dispatched to the hotel in response to an emergency call about an “aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.”
The hotel manager said he heard a loud noise at the back of the hotel, and when police arrived they found that a man had fallen over the balcony in his room, the statement said.
"We’re deeply saddened to learn of Liam Payne’s tragic passing today. During this difficult time, our hearts remain with his family, loved ones, and fans," MTV said on X.
Liam James Payne rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction. He made his debut as a singer in 2008 when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor.
After being eliminated in the competition, he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other boys to form One Direction, which went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.
After One Direction's hiatus, Payne signed a recording deal with Republic Records in North America. He sold over 18 million singles in under three years after One Direction's disbandment, and accumulated over 3.9 billion career streams in that span.
— The Summit Express
