Popstar Liam Payne has died after falling from his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, yesterday.
The 31-year-old of former global boyband One Direction, had been on holiday with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy, and had been in Argentina earlier that month to watch his friend, Niall Horan, in concert.
Liam fell from the third floor balcony at Casa Sur where he was staying in Palermo.
Emergency crews said they had initially responded to a 911 report from the hotel manager of an “aggressive man who may have been under the effects of drugs and alcohol”.
When they arrived at the hotel, emergency services found Liam in an interior courtyard with “very serious injuries incompatible with life”. An autopsy will take place.
Fans of the singer held a candlelit vigil at the hotel overnight.
Rise to fame
Payne rose to fame in 2010, while competing in the The X Factor. He was placed in a band with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson.
They went on to become one of the world’s most famous boybands, selling more than 70 million records worldwide.
Liam enjoyed some solo success with his solo singles Strip That Down and Both Ways, following the band’s split.
He had a son, Bear, with former Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Tweedy, in 2017.
Tributes
Many celebrities have expressed their sadness on social media this morning, including Liam Gallagher who wrote on X, “Life is precious kids and you only get to do it ONCE, go easy LGx”.
Singer Olly Murrs, who appeared on The X Factor the year before Liam, said he was “lost for words” after describing the death as “devastating”.
