The former One Direction star, Liam Payne, has died aged 31 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A police statement said he had fallen from the third floor of a hotel in Palermo, an upmarket neighbourhood in the city.
The head of the city’s SAME emergency medical service, told local television that he had suffered “very serious injuries incompatible with life as a result of his fall” and there was “no possibility of resuscitation”.
He added that Payne was taken to the Casa Sur hospital after a call was made to emergency services.
However, an investigation has been launched into the incident. The UK Foreign Office has said it is in touch with authorities in Argentina
Fans have been gathering outside the hotel to mourn the death of the singer – lighting candles, singing One Direction songs, and holding a moment of silence.
Liam Payne rose to global fame as part of the boy band One Direction, formed in 2010 on The X Factor, which became one of the biggest pop groups in the world.
Payne, as a member of One Direction, had a latent talent for songwriting and owned writing credits on half of the band’s final two albums, on songs like History, Steal My Girl, and Story Of My Life.
One Direction has sold 70 million records, with songs that everybody will know – like What Makes You Beautiful, Story of My Life, and Best Song Ever – dominating airwaves.
