FORMER One Direction star Liam Payne has died in Argentina after falling from his hotel balcony.

The 31-year-old singer was in Buenos Aires for pal Niall Horan’s tour when he tragically plunged from the third floor on Wednesday afternoon.

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Former One Direction star Liam Payne has diedCredit: Getty

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Liam had spoken to fans earlier on Snapchat on WednesdayCredit: Unpixs

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Crowds have gathered behind a police cordon outside the Buenos Aires hotelCredit: AP

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Liam was a member of the boy band One Direction between 2010 and 2016Credit: Alamy

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Liam arriving for a movie premier in 2010Credit: PA

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Singer Cheryl Cole and then-beau Liam

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Liam’s last post was put up only minutes before his dєathCredit: snapchat

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Fans cry as they wait outside the hotelCredit: AFP

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Cops are at the hotel as they investigate the dєathCredit: AP
A source confirmed to The Sun that Liam has died.

Liam, who was the dad of seven-year-old Bear, shared a post on Snapchat only minutes before his dєath and showed him and his girlfriend Kate Cassidy looking into a mirror.

The singer-songwriter was staying at Hotel CasaSur in the neighbourhood of Palermo.

Crowds of heartbroken fans have gathered behind a cordon outside the accommodation to pay tribute to the star.

Pablo Policicchio, the spokesperson for the security ministry of Buenos Aires, said police were called to the hotel by a worker about an “aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol”.

Witnesses at the hotel said Liam smashed his laptop and had to be carried back to his room in the erratic incident earlier in the day, TMZ reported.

Cops found Liam dead in the hotel’s inner courtyard at around 5pm local time (9pm UK time) when they arrived.

A red tent was put up over the body as cops began the investigation into the tragic dєath.

The spokesperson for the local ambulance service said Liam’s dєath had been confirmed on the spot after he had fallen and suffered severe injuries.

Alberto Crescenti told local media: “The alarm was raised at 5.04pm local time saying a person was lying in an internal patio at Casa Sur.

“At 5.11pm an ambulance arrived and the man was certified dead.

“There was no possibility of resuscitating him.”

Tributes have poured in for Liam with celebrities and fans alike sharing their heartbreak.

Harry Styles’ mum shared a heartbreaking tribute to Liam on Instagram writing in the caption: “Just a boy…”.

While Liam’s ex-fiancée Maya Henry was ” in shock” in the wake of the tragic news.

Liam had posted earlier in the day talking about riding horses, playing polo, and looking forward to returning home to see his dog.

He wrote: “It’s a lovely day here in Argentina.”

Kate had also shared a post of Liam just before his dєath riding a horse with her in the countryside.

The star had arrived in Argentina on September 30 with his girlfriend and was seen at Niall’s show dancing and meeting fans on October 2.

Footage shows Liam at One Direction bandmate Niall Horan’s concert just days before he died.

Liam joined One Direction aged just 16 years old after auditioning on X-Factor and finishing third with the group.

He was with the group as it released its first Album Up All Night in 2011 and went stratospheric and captured hearts around the globe.

He was one of the main songwriters of the band between 2010 and 2016 until the group broke up.

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Liam with One Direction in 2011Credit: PA

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Liam pictured in 2021Credit: Rex

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Liam was staying at the Hotel Casa Sur in Argentina

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The star fell from a third-floor balcony at the hotel
He carried on with his own solo music career and released one solo album in 2019 – LP1.

The Sun revealed last week that Liam had parted ways with his management and had shelved plans for a second solo album.

The Wolverhampton-born singer was born August 29, 1993, and had early health battles and was bullied at secondary school.

He made his debut as a singer when he auditioned for X Factor in 2008.

An unearthed clip shows baby-faced Liam telling the cameras: “When I’m at school, in general, I think about singing all the time.

“I should really be concentrating on my school work but I just think about singing too much.”

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Fans embrace outside the hotelCredit: Reuters

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Liam singing as part of One Direction in 2010Credit: Rex
After being eliminated as a solo artist he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four others to form One Direction.

Simon Cowell united Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Harry Styles to form one of the biggest music acts ever.

Liam dated singer Cheryl Cole with the pair having a child named Bear in 2017.

They split in 2018 before he was linked to supermodel Naomi Campbell in 2019.

He had an on-off, three-year relationship with ex-fiancée Henry which was said to have ended for good in May, 2022.

The singer had been open about his battles with drugs.

In 2021, he blamed a “pills and booze phase” for bloating his face to “ten times the size”, while also revealing he used to guzzle the contents of his mini bar when band chiefs checked the lads into hotels to keep fans at bay.

In 2019, Liam revealed he suffered suicidal thoughts as he struggled with his fame he revealed on Ant Middleton And Liam Payne: Straight Talking.

He said: “For some certain circumstances I’m quite lucky to be here still.

“There are times when that level of loneliness and people getting into you every day, it’s like, ‘When will this end?’ That’s almost nearly killed me a couple of times.”

He survived by his son Bear, 7, his parents, Geoff and Karen Payne, and his two older sisters, Ruth and Nicola.

Police will now carry out an autopsy on the body.

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Liam in Paris in MarchCredit: Getty

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Crowds have gathered outside the hotelCredit: AFP

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Liam in an England kit for UNICEF’s Soccer Aid in 2022Credit: Rex

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One Direction during the X-Factor live show in 2010Credit: Rex