00:00Former One Direction member Liam Payne has died. He was 31.
00:07Payne died after falling from his third-floor hotel room in Argentina,
00:11according to state police, as reported by ABC News and CNN.
00:15The British singer rose to fame with the boy band One Direction,
00:18which was formed on the reality competition show The X Factor in 2010.
00:23Following the release of their debut single,
00:25What Makes You Beautiful, in 2011, Payne and fellow group members
00:28Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik
00:32went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands of all time,
00:35with four No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 chart
00:38and six top-ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100,
00:40including tracks like Best Song Ever and Story of My Life.
00:49The group went on an indefinite hiatus in 2016.
00:52Malik had departed the band a year prior.
00:55Payne later signed to Capitol Records UK
00:57and released his debut solo single, Strip That Down, featuring Quavo,
01:01which peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
01:08The singer released his debut EP, titled First Time, in August 2018,
01:12and his first solo studio album, titled LP1, the following year.
01:16Payne shared a son, Bear Gray Payne, born in 2017,
01:20with his ex-girlfriend, Cheryl Cole.
01:22He was currently dating influencer Kate Cassidy.
01:25For much more on the life and career of Liam Payne, go to THR.com.
01:29This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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