Liam Payne from the boy band One Direction found dead – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries

– Liam James Payne, composer and guitarist and former member of the band One Direction, died on Wednesday after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Palermo, the police said in a statement. The district of Palermo is located in the north of the Argentine capital. Alberto Crescenti, head of the ambulance service, says that the artist’s injuries were very serious, and that his life could not be saved. – He fell from thirteen, fourteen metres. The injuries were so serious that he did not survive, says Alberto Crescenti, writes the Argentine newspaper La Nacion. It is unknown whether the fall was an accident, and the authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death, writes Variety. Ambulance personnel rushed to the hotel at 17:04 local time on Wednesday, or 22:04 Norwegian time. Payne has been open about his challenges with substance abuse. Photo: Vianney Le Caer/invision / AP/NTB One Direction Payne is best known as a member of the famous British boy band One Direction. The band was formed in 2010 with Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan, after an audition on the British singing competition series The X-Factor. The band had several hits, including the song “What makes you beautiful”, “Best song ever” and “Story of my life”. In the period 2010-2016, the band sold over 70 million records worldwide. In 2013, One Direction had their first concert in Oslo. According to US media, Payne was in Argentina to attend the concert of his former bandmate Niall Horan on 2 October. Photo: Charles Sykes / AP/NTB Grieving fans After the death became known, fans gathered behind the police cordon outside the hotel in Palermo. – I’m shocked, I can’t believe it. I live five blocks away and felt I had to come here, 23-year-old Martina Di Lalla told AFP. – It feels like a part of my upbringing has been lost, says Lena Duek, 21. Photo: Agustin Marcarian / Reuters/NTB Payne was 31 years old. Published 17.10.2024, at 04.45 Updated 17.10.2024, at 04.51



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