Liam Payne dies: Former One Direction member dies in Buenos Aires – News

• Former One Direction member Liam Payne has died.
• The British singer, guitarist and composer died on Wednesday (local time) after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, police said.
• Liam Payne was 31 years old.

It’s a horror for One Direction fans, the music world is a horror. Liam Payne, the former singer of the famous British boy band, is dead, according to media reports The band was formed in 2010 as part of the British talent show “The X Factor”, other famous members include Harry Styles and Zayn. Malik.

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Liam Payne at the Echo Awards in April 2018.

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Eyewitnesses reported that Payne appeared to be under the influence of narcotics in the minutes before his death. The media cited the alleged emergency call from a hotel employee, who expressed similar fears. According to media reports, the singer traveled to Buenos Aires, among other things, to attend a concert with his former band Niall Horan at the beginning of October.

One Direction: The band members are ‘very devastated’ by Liam’s death

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The members of the boy band One Direction have expressed their horror at the death of Liam Payne. “We are completely devastated by Liam’s death,” Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan said in a joint statement.

The four pop stars wrote in a message on Instagram that they now need time to process “the loss of our brother”. They added: “We will miss him very much. We love you, Liam.”

In his latest video, which Payne apparently uploaded to Snapchat a few days ago, he appears to be in good spirits. «Good morning everyone. A beautiful morning here in Argentina,” says the singer into the camera. Then the picture goes over a long table and you can see his girlfriend, US player Kate Cassidy. They make fun of sleeping too long. Apparently Cassidy was no longer with Payne. According to her social media accounts, she traveled back to the US a few days ago.

The head of emergency medical care in Buenos Aires, Alberto Cresdenti, confirmed Payne’s death indirectly to the Argentine newspaper La Nación. “We can say with certainty that it is this man because the team found the corresponding first and last name on the passport. Otherwise we will not provide any information about it. So, unfortunately, it is this man, the singer of a well-known music group.” The British embassy announced that a Briton had died. She did not provide any further details.

According to media reports, the singer’s body was taken to a morgue. The police investigated the hotel.

Singer spoke about mental health problems in 2019

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Payne spoke about mental health problems in an interview with the British Guardian in 2019. He described how he often used alcohol out of boredom.

One Direction’s fame has put “huge pressure on young people’s shoulders,” said former “The X Factor” host Dermot O’Leary. The five band members were discovered on the British TV talent show.

The show’s official account said: “The sad death of Liam Payne breaks our hearts. He was incredibly talented and as part of One Direction, Liam will leave a lasting legacy to the music industry and his fans around the world.” Music producer Simon Cowell, who discovered the band as a member of the jury, tapings for another talent show have been cancelled, according to British media.

Payne became a pop star more than ten years ago as a member of the boy band One Direction (“What Makes You Beautiful”). The band sold 70 million albums, filled large stadiums around the world and were especially admired by female teenagers.

Since splitting in 2016, Payne has been active as a solo artist, like his former bandmates Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik, who left the group a year earlier. On March 1 he released his first single in three years, “Teardrops”.

These are the reactions

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British Education Minister Bridget Phillipson said of the death and emphasized: “This is a very sad story, this is not an age to lose your life.”

Payne’s favorite English football club, West Bromwich Albion, said it was “shocked and sad”.

Companions from the music world as well as friends and fans mourned on social media, including Boy George and Paris Hilton. “We are deeply saddened to hear of the tragic death of Liam Payne,” said the Brit Awards’ X account. Your thoughts and prayers are with your friends and family.

The streaming platforms Spotify and Amazon Music and the music channel MTV also expressed their condolences. German DJ Zedd, who collaborated with Payne on his 2017 single “Get Low,” wrote on X: “I can’t believe it’s true…”