Liam Payne’s One Direction bandmates have spoken up about the singer's sudden death. Payne, 31, who found fame on The X Factor UK with the boyband, died after falling from the balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The disbanded boyband came together to release a statement signed by Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan.

One Direction pay tribute to Liam Payne “We’re completely devastated by the news of Liam’s passing. In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say. But for now, we will take some time to grieve and process the loss of our brother, who we loved dearly.

The memories we shared with him will be treasured for ever. For now, our thoughts are with his family, his friends and the fans who loved him alongside us. We will miss him terribly.

We love you Liam.” Harry, Zayn, Louis remember their brother Liam Members of the band also posted separate statements late on Thursday to remember Liam. Zayn wrote: wrote that he’d found himself talking out loud to his late friend, “hoping you can hear me”.

I have found myself talking out loud to you, hoping you can hear me, I can't help but think selfishly that there was so many more conversations for us to have in our lives. Even though you were younger than me you were always more sensible than me, you were headstrong, opinionated, and gave no f****s about telling people when they were wrong. Even though we butted heads because of this a few times, I have always respec.