British musician Liam Payne, former member of the boy band One Direction, died Wednesday at the age of 31 in Argentina, Buenos Aires police announced.
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The former singer of One DirectionLiam Payne, was found dead at the age of 31 this Wednesday at the Casa Sur hotel in the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina. The singer died after falling from his hotel room in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires.
“ Liam James Payne, songwriter and guitarist, former member of One Direction, died today after falling from a third floor », from a district of the Argentine capital, the police said in a press release. The police responded to “ a call to 911 (the emergency number) reporting an aggressive man who may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol », Continues the press release.
Alberto Crescenti, head of emergencies, confirmed on Argentinian television channel Todo Noticias that Liam Payne had fallen in a courtyard of the hotel. The musician presented “ very serious injuries following his fall, we pronounced him dead, there was no possibility of resuscitation “, he said. He said emergency services were called at 5:04 p.m. local time (8:04 p.m. GMT) and that a medical team arrived seven minutes later, but could only “ notice the death of this man » before discovering “ later he was a singer in a band “. He declined to answer further questions about the incident, including whether the singer jumped from the balcony or whether he fell by accident. An investigation into the causes of death has been opened.
One Direction, a group with global success
A few minutes after the announcement of the death of the British singer, many fans and curious people gathered silently in front of the door of the Casa Sur hotel where the death was noted, under the surveillance of a dozen police officers. “ I’m in shock, I can’t believe it. I live five blocks away and I thought I had to be there », Declared to AFP Martina Di Lalla, 23, who says she was a One Direction fan when she was a teenager. “ I feel like it’s a part of my adolescence that’s been lost said Lena Duek, 21, saying the group’s melodies stayed with her from the ages of 12 to 16, and she hoped One Direction would get back together one day.
Born on August 29, 1993, Liam Payne is known for being the fifth member of the globally successful British group One Direction. He rose to fame in 2011 after appearing on the show Tea X Factorwhere he met the other members of the group: Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik. The announcement in 2016 of a break in the group’s career, never formalized as a separation, upset millions of fans.
Liam Payne had been in Argentina for several days. He notably attended the concert of his former partner Niall Horan which was held at the Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires.