Liam Payne of One Direction dead at 31

Former One Direction member Liam Payne has died after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at age 31, local officials told Argentine media.

Alberto Crescenti, head of the state emergency medical system, said on Argentina’s Todo Noticias TV channel that Payne fell into a courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel in the trendy Palermo neighborhood of Argentina’s capital.

TMZ said the outlet secured images of the scene and matched the tattoos on the deceased man’s body to Payne.

The circumstances of the fall were under investigation. Crescenti declined to comment on whether Payne jumped from the balcony or fell accidentally.

Alongside bandmates Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson, Payne came to fame in 2010 as part of the hitmaking One Direction, known for songs like “What Makes You Beautiful” and “Story of My Life.”

The group disbanded in 2016, with members embarking on solo careers.

Payne’s solo hits included the platinum-selling “Strip That Down” with Quavo and the gold “Get Low” with Zedd.

Argentine media reported that Payne was in Buenos Aires to attend a Niall Horan concert.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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