On October 17, local time, Li·am Payne, a member of the United Kingdom pop band "One Direction", fell to his death from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at the age of 31.
Police said in a statement that they received a call that day that man had violently smashed into a room suspected of ingesting drugs and alcohol, Reuters reported. After that, they quickly rushed to this hotel in the Palermo neighborhood.
According to the hotel manager, he heard a loud bang coming from the back of the hotel, the statement said. When police arrived, they found that a man had fallen from the balcony of his room on the third floor. First responders who arrived later confirmed the United Kingdom singer's death.
This news shocked many domestic music fans, "One Direction Group" was the hottest pop music boy group in United Kingdom in the 2010s, consisting of five members (Harry styles, ZAYN, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan), the band stood out from the United Kingdom talent show "United Kingdom Idol", signed a record label and debuted in third place.
One Direction is the first United Kingdom group to reach the top spot on the United States Billboard album chart on their debut album. In 2012, the first album "UP ALL NIGHT" and the second album "Take Me Home" of the one-way group ranked third and fourth in the annual global record chart with 4.5 million and 4.4 million copies respectively.
In 2012, the band One Direction sang the song at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics. In 2015, the band member ZAYN flew solo, and in 2016, Harry styles flew solo, after which the band announced that the band was on hiatus, and the band members went their own musical activities.
In 2017, Liam · Payne released his first solo single "Strip That Down", and on July 6, he released the song "Get Low" with zedd, and also released a solo music album in 2019. Liam · Payne's son was born in London, United Kingdom, in March 2017.
Liam · Payne has previously spoken publicly about his struggles with mental health issues and revealed that he uses alcohol to relieve his mental stress.
Currently, the vicinity of the hotel has been cordoned off by dozens of police and emergency rescue teams. Further investigation is underway at the scene.
After the news broke, many fans rushed to the scene to mourn, hugging each other and crying, saying the news was "shocking and unacceptable".
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