Look back at Liam Payne as a young man, his career highlights and personal milestones before his death at 31 Andrew Lipovsky/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Former One Direction member Liam Payne has . The singer, who was one of five members in the wildly popular boy band from 2010 to 2016, died on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, Policía Federal Argentina confirmed to PEOPLE.
Payne fell from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Since One Direction in March 2016, Payne pursued a solo career that included the platinum-selling single “Strip That Down” and one studio album. As family, friends and fans mourn Payne’s untimely passing, see photos of the musician throughout his life and career.
Danny Martindale/FilmMagic Liam Payne was born on Aug. 29, 1993 in Wolverhampton, England. “My childhood was good, but there wasn’t a lot of money,” he told U.
K. newspaper, in 2019. “I was 14 when I first appeared on .
It was my dad who was the driving force behind that. I entered the show for him.” Dave Hogan/Getty Though his initial audition in 2008 didn’t land him a spot on the show, Payne for the judges – this time with a rendition of Ella Fitzgerald's “Cry Me a River.
” He made it through to the next round and was later grouped with Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson by judge Simon Cowell to create One Direction. Dave M. Benett/WireImage The group of five would go on to be one of the best-selling boy bands of all time, touring t.