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Liam Payne, former member of boy band One Direction, has died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, according to police there. He was 31.

Payne’s death occurred at a hotel on Costa Rica Street in the Palermo neighborhood, according to a police statement to CNN.

The musician was best known as a member of the famous British boy band One Direction. The band, which also included Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan, was first formed in 2010 after each member appeared on the British version of the reality competition show ‘The X Factor’.

One Direction announced that they would be taking a break in 2015. Payne later released his debut solo album titled “LP1” in 2019. In March, Payne released his LP ‘Teardrops’.

Payne had a son, born in 2017, whom he shared with former Girls Aloud singing group member Cheryl Cole.

This is a developing story and will be updated.