Latest updates as Liam Payne found dead at 31: Police reveal details of One Direction…

Olly Murs says he is ‘devastated’ and ‘lost for words’ after hearing about Liam Payne’s death.

The former X Factor contestant, who appeared on the show in 2009, took to Instagram to pay tribute to the One Direction Star.

Murs wrote on social media: ‘This news is devastating, am lost for words. We always had a good laugh when we saw each other, sometimes the catch ups were only short and sweet but when we did it was mostly about how annoyingly good his hair always looked, or our love for Becks, the old XF days and the tour we shared together.

‘Liam shared the same passions as me, the same dreams so to see his life now end so young hits hard, I’m truly gutted and devastated for his Family and of course his son Bear losing a dad x am thinking of them! RIP Liam.’

Liam Payne rose to fame in the boyband One Direction – a group put together on X Factor in 2010 when the members were all teenagers.

Despite coming third on the show, they went onto global fame, selling 70 million records worlwide and topping the charts all across the world.

They became the first band in the history of the US charts to see their first four albums debut at number one.

BBC Media editor Katie Razzall told the Today Prgramme: ‘They reinvented the boyband. I remember after the came out my little daughter and her freinds signing their songs in the playground. They were all obsessed.

‘I don’t think it is an exaggeration to say they were the definitive pop band of their era.’

Heartbroken fans have descended on the Buenos Aries hotel where former One Direction member Liam Payne died last night to lay candles and flowers in tribute to the singer.

The popstar fell to his death from the third floor of a room in the Casa Sur Palmero Hotel shortly after 5pm (ART) yesterday .

Local police said they had been called to the luxury hotel prior to Liam’s fall after being ‘informed of an aggressive man who may have been under the effects of drugs and alcohol.’

He had reportedly arrived in the Latin American country earlier this month to attend his ex bandmate Niall Horan’s concert.

Last night, thousands of fans gathered outside the hotel, while emergency services worked at the scene around a central red tent at the location the star fell.

Some lit candles, some sang One Direction songs and others held each sobbing as they paused to remember Mr Payne who was one fifth of the most succesful boy band of the 2010s.

In order to control the crowd, Argentinian police were forced to form a line in front of the hotel to stop fans getting too close to the scene.

The One Direction alum died Wednesday after reportedly falling from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Authorities are investigating the circumstances of his death and will conduct an autopsy.

In wake of the news, a 2014 photo has resurfaced online of Payne standing on a narrow ledge on the 34th floor of his East London apartment building.

He originally shared the shocking image to Twitter (now X) after a wild night of partying in London for One Direction bandmate Zayn Malik‘s 21st birthday.

The singer, wearing a plaid shirt and black pants, stood just inches away from the building’s edge.

In an Instagram video uploaded at the time, the late star told his followers, ‘I didn’t get any dad socks yet though. I’m going to speak to my son in a little bit which I’m really excited about.

‘Bless him. He’s getting so big now. He’s a big boy and he looks like a mini me. As if we needed any more me in the world.’

Liam died on Wednesday after falling from the third floor of the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was just 31.

As a fan who has followed Liam’s career since the very beginning, from One Direction’s meteoric rise to his solo success, I’ve been lucky enough to meet him on several occasions.

And despite the chaos that comes with fame, each time he was kind and generous.

But there was a dark side too – a side I saw during his last visit to Australia and it will haunt me forever.’

Following news of his sudden passing, fans took to social media to share clips of Liam from the music video of the boy band’s tune, where he sang a melancholy verse.

‘She told me in the morning/ She don’t feel the same about us in her bones/ It seems to me that when I die/ These words will be written on my stone,’ Liam sings at the end of the first verse.

Later on he sings in verse two: ‘I know that in the morning/ I’ll see us in the light up on the hill/ Although I am broken, my heart is untamed still.’

Story of My Life is a nostalgic ballad from One Direction that explores the journey of life and how experiences shape who we are.

Alberto Crescenti, head of Argentina’s emergency medical system, told the local press that authorities were investigating the circumstances of Liam Payne’s death and conducting an autopsy.

Buenos Aires police said in a statement that Payne fell from the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in the trendy Palermo neighborhood of Argentina’s capital, resulting in ‘extremely serious injuries.’ Medics confirmed his death on the spot, the statement said.

Pablo Policicchio, the communications director for the Buenos Aires Security Ministry, said in a statement to The Associated Press that Payne “had jumped from the balcony of his room.’

Police rushed to the hotel in response to an emergency call just after 5 p.m. local time, he said, warning of an ‘aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.’

Payne had been vocal about struggling with alcoholism, posting a video in July 2023 to his YouTube channel where he said he had been sober for six months after receiving treatment. Representatives for Payne did not immediately return emails and calls.

Liam Payne‘s ‘extraordinary’ X Factor audition is going viral again in wake of the singer’s shock death.

It was reported that the One Direction alum, 31, had died Wednesday after falling off a third floor balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It’s unknown whether the fall was intentional or accidental.

Fans flocked to YouTube to watch Payne’s first-ever audition on the UK talent competition show in 2008, when he was just 14-years-old.

Although he made it through to the Judges’ Houses round, Payne was ultimately sent home.

Cowell encouraged Payne to try out again in ‘two years,’ which is when he’d achieve global superstardom as part of the boy band One Direction.

Witnesses say the One Direction star, 31, plummeted from his room at the CasaSur Palmero Hotel shortly after 5pm (ART) Wednesday evening.

A crowd of emotional fans have since come together to pay their respects to the young pop star following his sudden death.

Mourners have been seen lighting candles as a vigil is held for the father-of-one.

Fans were seen embracing each other as they cried, while others stood behind police tape.

Anne took to Instagram posting a broken heart emoji over a black screen, with the caption: ‘Just a boy…’ alongside another broken heart.

Her 2.5 million followers expressed similar sentiments, with one writing, ‘Tragic and heartbreaking.’

‘I am in total shock. My condolences to your family and also to his family and friends,’ another added.

Singer Max George has revealed he is ‘devastated’ at the news of Liam Payne’s death.

The Wanted 2.0 star wrote on X: ‘Liam was unbelievably supportive during one of the most difficult times in my life.

‘I will never forget that.

‘My thoughts are with his family, friends and fans at this horrendous time.

The British-Irish boy band is currently touring for the first time in two years following the death of singer Tom Parker from brain cancer, aged 33, in 2022.

Former X Factor presenter Dermot O’Leary described shock reports of Liam Payne’s death as ‘the worst news’.

He said: ‘I remember him as a 14 year old turning up to audition on The X Factor, and blowing us away singing Sinatra. He just loved to sing.

‘He was always a joy, had time for everyone, polite, grateful, and was always humble.

‘Sending love and prayers to his family. Dx’

Meanwhile fellow contestant and presenter Rylan Clark wrote to his 1.7million followers on X: ‘Extremely sad news. V tragic and so young. RIP Liam x’

Clark, 35 and Payne did not appear in the same series but were nevertheless both alumni of the hit ITV talent show.

Fellow former contestant Katie Waissel wrote: ‘My heart is completely torn to shreds right now, I am at an absolute loss for words.’

Jedward, aka John and Edward Grimes, wrote: ‘RIP Liam Payne 💔 condolences to friends and family’.’

He was the joyful Brummie who couldn’t believe his luck when he found himself as one fifth of X Factor phenomenon One Direction.

But last night singer Liam Payne was found dead after falling from the third floor of a hotel in the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires. It is not known if it was intentional or not.

He was found on Wednesday at the CasaSur Palermo hotel.

Friends of the 31-year-old star were shocked at the news which came just days after his former girlfriend Maya Henry called in lawyers as she begins legal action against Liam after accusing him of obsessive contact and ‘weaponising’ his fans against her.

Buenos Aires police has confirmed that Liam Payne fell from the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in the trendy Palermo neighborhood of Argentina’s capital, resulting in ‘extremely serious injuries.’

He was declared dead at the scene, the statement added.

Pablo Policicchio, the spokesperson for the Security Ministry of Buenos Aires municipality, added that police were dispatched to the hotel in response to an emergency call about an ‘aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.’

When police arrived, they found Payne’s body in the hotel courtyard, Policicchio said.

An investigation has been launched and an autopsy will take place in due course, officials confirmed.

Police said they were responding to a scene at the hotel when officials heard a loud sound in an interior courtyard.

Officers then discovered a body, identified as that of Mr Payne.

Emergency medical services director Alberto Crescenti said he had suffered ‘serious injuries’ from the fall and confirmed an investigation into the death is ongoing.

Forensic teams join firefighters and police at the hotel in upscale Palermo this evening as crowds gather outside.

Singer Charlie Puth has shared a series of photos and videos to his Instagram as he paid tribute to the late One Direction star.

The 32-year-old Light Switch hitmaker posted a sweet photograph of the pair, each pointing to the other and with their arms around one another.

He wrote to his 18.4million followers: ‘I am in shock right now. Liam was always so kind to me.

‘He was one of the first major artists I got to work with.

‘I can not believe he is gone.’

Liam Payne’s final video messages to his fans have emerged, which were posted just hours before news of his death.

The 31-year-old looked relaxed and happy as he swung the camera around to share his view of the vista and said: ‘It’s a lovely day here in Argentina’.

He then showed his current partner Kate Cassidy having breakfast, mentioning they were ‘enjoying breakfast and coffee’ at about 1pm.

She responded: ‘Literally we sleep in every day until about 12pm. We’re such losers.’

Liam shook his head, before simply adding with a smile: ‘No.’

The 31-year-old British musician was found dead after falling from his third floor hotel room balcony, police said this evening.

In a statement, the capital police said they were called to the hotel in the capital’s leafy Palermo neighborhood.

Emergency workers confirmed the death of the singer, who was reportedly found in the hotel’s interior patio.

‘Our hearts are absolutely broken and we wish much light and strength for his family and loved ones,’ MTV’s Latin American branch wrote in a post on social media platform X.

Liam Payne performs during the TAB Everest Race Day at Royal Randwick Racecourse on October 13, 2018