One Direction singer Liam Payne dies after falling from hotel in Argentina: police

Former One Direction star Liam Payne died after falling from the third floor of his hotel room in Argentina, according to state police.

The English singer was 31.

According to police, Payne was staying at the Hotel CasaSur in Palermo.

Payne joined One Direction when the group formed in 2010 after appearing on the show “X Factor.” The group also included Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson.

Since the band disbanded in 2015, Payne began a solo career, releasing the song “Strip That Down” in 2017 and the album “LP1” in 2019.

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