British singer Liam Payne, a former member of pop group One Direction, died Wednesday at the age of 31 after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Argentina, according to multiple reports.
Alberto Crescenti, head of Buenos Aires' emergency medical services system, told Argentine television station Todo Noticias that Payne fell from the balcony of her hotel room into the courtyard of the Casa Sur hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. .
Crescenti did not say whether the former One Direction member jumped from the balcony or fell accidentally, but said authorities are investigating the incident and will conduct an autopsy.
Payne was reportedly in Argentina to attend a concert by former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan.
Payne's music career began in 2008 when she auditioned for the British reality television music competition The X Factor. He joined four other contestants who later became known as One Direction: Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson.
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One Direction went on hiatus in 2016, at which point Payne pursued a solo career. In 2017, the former One Direction member released the hit song “Strip That Down.”
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Last year, Payne told fans in a YouTube video that he had been sober for six months after spending nearly 100 days in a Louisiana rehab facility.
“I should have taken a little time for myself, because I've become a really unrecognizable person, and I'm sure you don't either,” Payne explained. .
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“I didn't have a cell phone for almost 100 days. I had no connection to the outside world,” he continued. “Actually, the hardest part was going home. It was a little scary, to be honest, turning my phone back on.”
“But it was a wonderful world to come back to. Since then, I've been trying to learn to get to know this new guy,” the former One Directioner added, gesturing to himself.
“I had to leave to get better,” Payne said, adding that “everything” leading up to that point had been “a struggle to maintain the status quo.”
“It's not that I'm not grateful. I absolutely love my life and I love making music,” he says, adding, “The most important thing is to go back to the roots of music and find out why I “It was about finding out what I like,” he added. Why do I like making music when I'm doing this? ”
Payne also thanked his ex-girlfriend, singer Cheryl Cole, with whom he had a son, saying, “In that moment, she gave me a little bit of freedom and made me feel better.''
“There's no point in trying to be a father when you have nothing to teach him. And up until this point, I don't think I really had much to say to him other than to say that I love him really deeply.” Payne said. . “Obviously that's the most important thing, but I feel like I have a much better understanding of life now.”
Payne added that he intends to return to touring soon, free from the influence of drugs.
“I definitely don't need that anymore,” the singer said of alcohol, adding, “The party is over.”
“Actually, I'll be back on stage sooner than you think. I'll be doing a little South American tour,” Payne said. “I never thought I'd be saying this this time last year, but it's really amazing.”
“Am I scared? Yes, a little bit,” the former One Direction member added, noting that this is the first time he has performed “in this state of mind” with “nothing to fall back on”. .
“That seems pretty daunting,” Payne said, adding, “But I'll be fine, those famous last words.”
Mr. Payne is survived by his 7-year-old son, Bear Gray Payne.
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