The British artist Liam Payne, known as one of the members of the boy band One Direction, died this Wednesday, October 16 in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the age of 31 after falling from the third floor of the Hotel Casa Sur, where he was staying and which was located in the neighborhood of Palermo.
Died Liam Payne confirmed with SAMEEmergency Medical Care System of Argentina. What is known so far is that the police went to the hotel where Payne was staying after receiving a call reporting an aggressive man who may be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Argentinian doctor Alberto Crescenti told local media that the fall caused “very serious injuries that caused his immediate death” and that it was impossible to revive him.
He added that “At 5:04 pm, through the integrated public security system 911, we were informed that a person was in an internal patio at the address of the Casa Sur hotel. At 5:11 pm, local CÉNANA staff confirmed the death of this man and later we found out that he was a singer in a music group.”
It is estimated that the fall was from about 13 to 14 meters.
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Who was Liam Payne?
Liam James Payne He was born in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom on August 29, 1993, and came to show business in 2008 when he auditioned for the famous show The X Factor, but was eliminated by Simon Cowell, one of the judges of the program with him in the final round because. a He, Payne was very young, so he suggested that he run again two years later.
Payne followed his advice and in 2010 returned to The , judge Nicole Scherzinger suggested that he be part of a group called One Direction along with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson.
The five youngsters were sponsored by Simon Cowell and although they came third and did not win the competition, Cowell paid them a contract to One Direction able to sign with record label Syco.
One Direction became the most popular boy band of the past decade and in November 2015 announced an indefinite hiatus. The following year, in July 2016, Liam Payne began his solo career, signing with the Capitol Records label and releasing an EP, eight singles and eight music videos, his first single being Strip That Down.
