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
One Direction star Liam Payne dead at 31 after falling off hotel balcony in Argentina: report
nypost.comTMZ also published a photo of what appeared to be Payne’s arm. The outlet decided not to post the picture in its entirety because it reportedly shows the singer’s body lying on a wooden deck with tables and chairs nearby.
The tattoos — a clock on his left forearm and a scorpion on his abdomen — in the image appear to match the One Direction star’s ink.
Photos obtained by The Post showed police officers and a forensics team outside of the hotel.Payne was in Argentina earlier this month to support his former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan, who had a show there.
It appears he stayed or returned a short time later with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy. The pair had been posting from their vacation and seemed to be happy.Payne even shared several pictures on Snapchat on the same day he died.
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