Former One Direction star Liam Payne has reportedly died, aged 31, after falling from a hotel in Argentina.
The British singer and musician was found dead after falling from the Buenos Aires hotel’s third floor, local papers reported, citing emergency services, according to news agency Reuters.
La Nacion and Clarin stated that police were called to the hotel in the city’s Palermo neighbourhood responding to an emergency call that cited “an aggressive man who could be under the effects of drugs and alcohol.”
According to news reports, ambulance workers later confirmed the death of the singer, who was found in an interior hotel patio.
Liam Payne rose to fame as part of pop band One Direction, which also featured singers Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik.
The group were formed on The X Factor in 2010, and despite finishing third, became known as one of the world’s most successful boy bands. They released four albums together, with Malik departing in 2015, before the band’s fifth and final record.
The remaining members of One Direction disbanded in 2016 to pursue solo careers; Payne later released an album, LP1, in 2019.
Payne had a son, who was born in 2017, with Girls Aloud singer Cheryl.
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