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 hotel workers pleaded 'send someone' in 911 call before Argentina death
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFans have been left devastated following the shock death of former One Direction star Liam Payne. The 31-year-old had been holidaying in Argentina, where he shared social media updates to fans with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy.
But on Wednesday evening, Liam fell from the third floor of hotel Casa Sur Palmero, in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires.
He was said to have been acting erratically in the moments prior to his death, the Mirror reports. Dad-of-one Liam had to be escorted back to his hotel room before tragedy struck.
Workers at the hotel had called police to reports of an 'aggressive man who may have been under the effects of drugs and alcohol'. READ MORE: Police investigating Liam Payne's death release more details after One Direction star dies in Argentina hotel According to local media reports, Liam had been seen 'acting erratically in the hotel lobby and smashed his laptop' before he 'had to be carried back to his room'.
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