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Profile of Liam Payne, former One Direction member who died after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina

Profile of Liam Payne, former One Direction member who died after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina

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Profile of Liam Payne, former One Direction member who died after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina

Written by: Adristi Putri Febrianti
 
Liam Payne, an English singer and former member of One Direction, was reported dead after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday afternoon, October 16, 2024, local time. Local media reported that the 31-year-old musician was found on the hotel terrace after falling from the third floor.

Two prominent media outlets in Argentina, La Nacion and Clarin, reported that police were called to the hotel located at Costa Rica 6092, Palermo, after receiving a 911 emergency call at 5:04 PM. The call reported that a man was behaving aggressively under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

Paramedics did not have time to resuscitate Liam Payne. Police team 14B and the Emergency Medical Attention System (SAME) responded to the situation, but they confirmed that Liam Payne had died shortly after arriving at 5:11 PM. Head of SAME, Alberto Crescenti, stated that Liam Payne fell from a height of about 13 to 14 meters and suffered severe injuries with no signs of life.

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Liam James Payne was born in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom on August 29, 1994. At the time of his death, he was 31 years old. He started his debut as a singer by participating in the talent search The X Factor in 2008. At that time, Liam failed but tried to join the same event again in 2010.

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His fate in the music world at that time led him to meet Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Harry Styles, and Zayn Malik in a boyband, One Direction. Liam and the four members quickly became hits and had many fans around the world. 

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Together with One Direction, Liam Payne participated in five albums and seven EPs until the boy band announced their breakup in 2016.

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Liam Payne took a one-year hiatus until he finally returned in 2017 as a solo artist. The first song he released was Strip That Down. This single reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Then in 2019, Liam Payne released the album LP1.

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Most recently in 2024, Liam Payne released a single titled Teardrops in both original and acoustic versions. After that, Liam has not performed publicly again.

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In terms of romance, Liam was engaged to Maya Henry in 2020 but they decided to part ways in 2021. Then in 2022, they rekindled their relationship and got engaged again. However, not even a year later, they separated once more.

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Not only that, Liam Payne also has a 7-year-old child with his partner, Cheryl Cole. He named his child Bear Grey Payne. Now Liam Payne has passed away and his name will be remembered in the world music industry.