Liam Payne, who rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction has died at the age of 31. The British singer fell to his death from the third-floor balcony of Hotel CasaSur Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Payne was pronounced dead by the medics on the spot.
He is survived by his son Bear Grey Payne with his ex-girlfriend Cheryl, his parents and two older sisters. Liam Payne's death is shrouded in suspicions and conspiracies given the circumstances of his death. Drugs, alcohol and an aggressive intruder have been mentioned by Argentine officials and various media agencies.
An investigation is being carried out and nothing can be said for sure at the moment, but what's certain is that the music world has lost a star, and One Direction's loyal fans, who fashion themselves as Directioners, a part of their teenage years. A fresh-faced Liam Payne first appeared on the British reality show X Factor in 2008. He was all of 14 when he impressed the judges with his cover of 'Fly Me To The Moon'.
However, the judges told him he wasn't ready yet and to try again later. That's exactly what Payne did. He auditioned two years hence with another classic, 'Cry Me A River'.
This time around, the judges saw the X factor in him. They decided to keep five boys in the show, who had failed to make it through individually, by forming a band. And that is how the iconic One Direction was born.
Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, and Louis Tomlinson came together to form one o.
