17 October 2024, 08:53 | Updated: 17 October 2024, 09:08
Liam Payne, former One Direction singer who found fame on The X Factor, has died aged 31. Picture: Getty
Liam Payne – the former One Direction singer – has died at the age of 31 after falling from a balcony in Argentina.
Police were called to a hotel in the capital Buenos Aires yesterday evening.
His boy band was put together as part of The X-Factor in 2010.
The five – Liam, Louis, Harry, Niall and Zayn – became one of the best selling groups of all time.
Liam James Payne was born in Wolverhampton in 1993 to Karen and Geoff Payne, a nurse and a fitter.
He has two older sisters, Ruth and Nicola.
He rose to fame after auditioning for the fifth season of television series The X Factor in 2008 at the age of 14.
The band was assembled after suggestion from guest judge Nicole Sherzinger. Picture: Getty
After being eliminated in the competition, he was told by judge Simon Cowell “come back in two years”.
He then auditioned again two years later in 2010.
He sang Michael Bublé’s version of ‘Cry Me a River’ which got him four yeses and a standing ovation from Cowell.
