One Direction member, Liam Payne, has died
The singer, Liam Payne, 31, has died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires.
Payne passed away on Wednesday at a hotel located on Costa Rica Street in the Palermo neighbourhood.
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According to the Buenos Aires police, officers responded to a 911 call about a man behaving "aggressively", suspected to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The statement did not specify that this individual was Payne.
He had been spotted in Argentina attending a concert by his former bandmate Niall Horan on October 2, with videos of the event shared on social media.
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Recently, Payne celebrated his 31st birthday in the UK, as shown in posts on his Snapchat. He was born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, and was the youngest of three siblings. He studied music technology at the City of Wolverhampton College.
Payne gained fame as a member of the popular British boy band One Direction, which also featured Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, and Horan. The group formed in 2010 after all members appeared on the UK version of the reality competition "The X Factor".
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