Liam Payne‘s cause of death has been revealed as of “multiple trauma” and “internal and external hemorrhage.”
The findings were released by the National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the former One Direction member died on Oct. 16 after reportedly falling from a hotel balcony. He was 31 years old.
Additionally, the findings revealed that “a series of substances were seized from the musician’s room that would prove a previous situation of alcohol and drug consumption.”
According to the Associated Press, the singer died after falling three floors from a hotel. In a later statement, Pablo Policicchio, the communications director for the Buenos Aires Security Ministry, said that Payne “had jumped from the balcony of his room.”
Payne was discovered on “The X Factor” in 2010 alongside his bandmates Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan. The five musicians auditioned for the show solo, but were put together to form a band and eventually came in third place in the competition. Afterwards, One Direction was signed to “X Factor” judge Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment. The band went on to become one of the highest-selling boy bands in history, selling 70 million records worldwide before announcing an indefinite hiatus in 2016.
After One Direction’s hiatus, Payne signed a solo record deal with Capitol Records U.K. and began releasing music in 2017, beginning with the single “Strip That Down” featuring Migos rapper Quavo. His debut solo album, “LP1,” debuted in December 2019 and he put out a new single, “Teardrops,” in March with a second album on the way.
Payne was open about his struggles with drinking and suicidal thoughts, and just last year stated that he had completed more than three months of sobriety. “I’m sober now, over 100 days,” he told IFL TV. “I feel amazing, I feel really, really good and the support from the fans has been really, really good, so I’m super happy.”