Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, has died after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, local officials told Argentinian media.
“Liam James Payne, composer and guitarist, former member of the band One Direction, died today after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Palermo,” a police statement said.
Earlier this month Payne attended the gig of his former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan in Buenos Aires.
Boy band sensation One Direction emerged in 2010 when then-teenagers Payne, Horan, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik appeared on British television contest The X Factor.
In 2016, the group announced it was going on an indefinite hiatus, but not splitting up.
Payne announced he was working on a solo album that same year, following in the footsteps of other band members.
Payne is survived by his seven-year-old son, Bear, who had with Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole.