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 What Makes You Beautiful in 2011,
00:26Payne and fellow group members Niall 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 and six Top 10 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.
00:54Payne later signed to Capitol Records UK and released his debut solo single
00:59Strip That Down, featuring Cuevo, which peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
01:07The singer released his debut EP titled First Time in August 2018
01:11and 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.
01:21He was currently dating influencer Kate Cassidy.
01:24For 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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