Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer and songwriter.
He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction.
Payne made his debut as a singer when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor in 2008. After being eliminated as a solo performer, he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other contestants to form One Direction
Liam Payne 'didn't want to die' claims pal who reveals tragic new details of final hours
dailyrecord.co.ukLiam Payne "could have been saved" if hotel staff at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires Argentina had called an ambulance when he collapsed in the lobby, rather than take him back to his room, according to a family friend.
An individual close to the former boyband member's family has released a shocking statement on the singer's final hours in Argentina.The 31-year-old tragically died after he fell from his third-floor balcony at the hotel on Wednesday, October 16.
According to reports, moments before his death, Liam had been acting erratically in the lobby of the hotel and staff feared he could be under the effect of alcohol or drugs.Staff members at the hotel asked the star to return to his room, but moments later, the impact of his body was heard when he plummeted from the balcony into the internal courtyard of the hotel.
The transcript of a 911 call made by hotel staff, revealed the hotel manager told emergency services: "We have a guest who’s off his head on drugs and is destroying everything in his room.
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