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One Direction star and football fan Liam Payne dies after balcony fall in Argentina

Liam Payne, the former One Direction star and a hardcore football lover, has died aged 31 in Argentina after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires.

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Liam Payne died from a tragic fall in a hotel room in Argentina.

BBC quoted a statement from local police who revealed that they discovered Payne’s body after an emergency crew responded to an emergency call in the upscale neighborhood of Palermo.

Earlier this month, Payne had attended the Argentina concert of his former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan.

According to police in Buenos Aires, officers at the scene were initially responding to reports “of an aggressive man who may have been under the effects of drugs and alcohol”.

When they arrived at the hotel, officials were told a loud sound had been heard in an interior courtyard. Soon after, they discovered the body there. A police investigation has been launched.

Emergency medical services director Alberto Crescenti told local media that Payne had suffered “serious injuries” and that an autopsy would be carried out.

Payne appeared to post on Snapchat just hours before the incident, saying:”It’s a lovely day here in Argentina.”

Liam Payne, an hour before dying, posting on Snapchat. 💔 pic.twitter.com/iTHfzu7IMx

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Payne was once a much-loved boyband member of One Direction with Harry Styles and Zayn Malik

Payne, along with Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and Zayn Malik, rose to global fame in 2010 as part of the much-loved boyband created on the X Factor TV show.

Payne, born in Wolverhampton in the UK, first tried for stardom when he auditioned for the ITV talent show The X Factor in 2008 – but judge Simon Cowell told him to “come back in two years.”

He did, impressing the judges more in 2010. He was put together with four other solo hopefuls at the boot camp stage, and One Direction was born.

The group had four UK number-one albums and four number-one singles and topped charts worldwide before announcing a hiatus in 2015.

In 2017, Payne’s debut solo single Strip That Down, which peaked at number three on the Official UK Chart, and his collaboration with Rita Ora on the song For You – from the Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack – also reached the top 10.

Payne’s love for soccer was unmatched.

Payne was a real soccer fan who used to be the captain of England for soccer aid, which was done for a good cause. A record-breaking £15,673,728 was raised for UNICEF.

He began a relationship with Girls Aloud star Cheryl Tweedy in 2016, and they had a son, Bear, the following year. The couple split in 2018.

Earlier this week, Maya Henry, another former partner, told the media through her lawyers that she had issued a cease-and-desist letter against the singer.

She posted on social media accusing him of repeatedly contacting her, but Payne did not respond to the accusations.