Former One Direction star Liam Payne has died after falling from the third floor of his hotel room in Argentina, according to state police.

The English singer was 31.

Payne stayed at the CasaSur hotel in Palermo, according to police.

Payne joined One Direction upon the group’s formation in 2010 after appearing on the show ‘X Factor’. The group also included Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson.

Since the band announced its hiatus in 2015, Payne began a solo career, releasing the song “Strip That Down” in 2017 and the album “LP1” in 2019.

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