Liam Payne From One Direction Found Dead In Argentina, Reports Say

by · Forbes

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Liam Payne, an English singer who rose to fame as a member of boy-band One Direction, was found dead after falling at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday, multiple outlets reported.

Liam Payne arrives at the "All Of Those Voices" UK Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square on March ... [+] 16, 2023 in London, England.WireImage

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Payne fell from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, CNN reported, citing a statement from local police.

Payne—who put out five albums as a member of One Direction—pursued a solo career after the band broke up in 2015 and released his first solo album, LP1, in 2019, before continuing to make pop, hip-hop, Latin, and electronic music.

Payne struggled with alcohol addiction and spent 100 days in a rehabilitation facility, but said in a 2023 YouTube video he had “more of a grip on life and everything that was getting away from me” after being sober.

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