Liam Payne, British musician and member of the popular band One Direction, has died. He died at the age of 31 in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, on Wednesday (October 16) at 5 pm local time.

Liam Payne

Police said the singer died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.

Paine is believed to have lost control of himself under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Then he jumped from the balcony of the hotel.

It is known that the singer went to participate in a concert in Argentina on October 2. After that he was staying in the country.

After the news of Payne's death, many fans gathered outside the hotel. They cannot accept such an untimely death of the singer.

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Payne joined One Direction at the age of 16. He has sung with Harry Styles, Zayn Malik on several albums. After their band broke up in 2016, the singer was busy with solo performances.

Sources: CNN, The Guardian.