British musician Liam Payne, a former member of the boy band One Direction, died on Wednesday at the age of 31 after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, police said, shocking millions of people. around the world.
“Liam James Payne, songwriter and guitarist, former member of the One Direction group, died today after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Palermo”, a district of the Argentine capital, the police said in a press release.
Police “responded to a 911 call (the emergency number) reporting an aggressive male who may be under the influence of drugs or alcohol,” the statement continued.
A few minutes after the death of the British singer was announced, many fans and curious people gathered quietly in front of the door of the hotel “Casa Sur” where the death was noticed, under the surveillance of a dozen police officers.
Fans place candles outside the hotel where former One Direction member Liam Payne was found dead, in Buenos Aires, October 16, 2024. [REUTERS – Agustin Marcarian]
There is no possibility of revival
Liam Payne, along with Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Harry Styles, was one of the members of the boy band that was formed in 2010 and became extremely successful. When the group’s career break was announced in 2016, it was never formalized as a breakup, and it upset millions of fans.
According to the head of emergency, Alberto Crescenti, Liam Payne had “very serious injuries after falling”. “We noticed death, there was no possibility of resuscitation,” he declared on local television.
He stated that the emergency services were called at 5:04 pm local time (10:04 pm Swiss time) and that medical staff had arrived seven minutes later but could only “observe the death of this man”. before he found out” later that he was a singer in a band. An investigation into the causes of death is open.
A great success
According to Billboard magazine, Liam Payne attended a concert with former One Direction, Niall Horan, in Buenos Aires on October 2.
Reactions from personalities started pouring in on social networks. “The news of Liam Payne’s death is very sad.
One Direction was a product of the television show “The X Factor”, which went on to become one of the most profitable boy bands in the world. The fairly smooth and light pop group released in 2016, like every year since 2011, their fifth and final studio album, “Made in the AM”.
In the same year, the members of the group, who were then about twenty years old, announced that they were taking an indefinite break while confirming that they wanted to continue. They have not reunited on stage or in the studio since.