Liam Payne, the former singer of the One Direction group, died after falling from the balcony of the third-floor hotel in Buenos Aires, according to The Associated Press. Payne was in Argentina after attending a concert by former bandmate Niall Horan at the capital’s Movistar Arena. Liam Payne was 31 years old.
Liam James Payne was born in Wolverhampton, England. In 2008, at the age of 14, she auditioned for a British reality show The X Factor. He famously returned to the show in 2010 and formed with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik to form One Direction. The group didn’t win the competition, but that didn’t stop the quintet from becoming a global sensation.
after The X FactorSimon Cowell signed One Direction to his label Syco and the band debuted in September 2011 with the single “What Makes You Beautiful”. Discussing the song, Payne said: “We always wanted it to be something that people didn’t expect, and then when we heard it, it wasn’t what we expected either, so it fit perfectly.”
“What Makes You Beautiful” was included on One Direction’s debut chart-topping album, Up all nightwhich was released in the US through Columbia Records. Payne was credited with co-writing three songs on the album: “Taken”, “Everything About You” and “Same Mistakes”.
after Up all night came the 2012 album take me homewhose biggest song was “Little Things”, co-written by Ed Sheeran. One Direction released three more studio albums:Midnight memories, Fouretc Made in AM— until disbanding in 2016 as the members pursued individual projects.
Payne released his debut solo single, “Strip That Down”, in May 2017. The track, featuring Migos rapper Quavo, was included on Payne’s Lifetime solo studio album in December 2019. LP1:. Later, Payne’s output slowed LP1:but she returned in March with the single “Teardrops” on Capitol Records. Payne wrote the song with Jamie Scott and *NSync’s JC Chasez, and he said after the release that “Tears” is about the vulnerability of heartbreak and the challenge of overcoming those moments. This song marks the beginning of a new beginning, there’s a lot more to come in 2024.”