The authorities are investigating the tragic death of British singer Liam Payne, former member of the band One Direction, after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires. He was 31 years old, in August he suspended a tour for health reasons and shortly before dying he published the message “Beautiful day in Argentina” on social media.
The news of Payne’s death produced a flood of reactions of regret on social networks, where it immediately became a trending topic.
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One of them, on the X network, shows a photo of Payne and the caption: “I was always going to live fast and die young.”
“I’m shocked right now. Liam was always very kind to me. He was one of the first major artists they worked with. “I can’t believe he’s gone,” American singer Charlie Puth wrote on Instagram.
In Buenos Aires, groups of fans and curious people gathered at the doors of the Casa Sur hotel in the Argentine capital, where Payne died on Wednesday afternoon after a call to the emergency phone number from that establishment alerted of an aggressive person who could be there. drunk or drugged.
Police and emergency personnel arrived at the hotel and found a young man lying in an internal courtyard with a serious injury to the base of his skull, according to the head of the paramedic team that confirmed his death. . .
The head of the emergency service of the Argentine capital (SAME), Alberto Crescenti, said that who it was later learned was the famous singer, who was staying at the Casa Sur hotel, “presented injuries incompatible with life” and sentenced: “ “We confirmed the death, there was no possibility of resuscitation.”
Pending the results of the autopsy, everything seems to indicate that the cause of death was the fall.
The case is in the hands of the Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office No. 14 of the Argentine capital, headed by prosecutor Andrés Esteban Madrea and secretary María Florencia Lavaggi, reported the newspaper La Nación.
The United Kingdom Foreign Office indicated that it is in contact with the Argentine authorities regarding the singer’s death.
The Argentine newspaper La Nación recalled that Geoff and Karen Payne, Liam’s parents, told in several interviews with British media that their son was born with kidney failure and other health problems and had to spend the first years of his life in a hospital.
Last August the singer had canceled his South American tour due to health problems. He was going to play in Argentina on September 9 but, due to a serious kidney infection, he took a break to preserve his health.
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The singer, who entered the world of music after competing on “The . and Zayn Malik, had been in Argentina for about two weeks, the first days accompanied by his girlfriend, the American “influencer” Kate Cassidy, 25, with whom he had been in a relationship for two years.
Hours before his death, he posted a “selfie” on Snapchat with a message that said: “Beautiful day in Argentina.”
On October 2, he attended a concert by his former One Direction partner Nlall Horan in Buenos Aires and took a photo with him and posted it online.
The quintet One Direction, who came in third place when they performed on The X Factor and quickly signed with Syco Entertainment, were one of the most popular and best-selling boy bands of all time.
Between 2010 and 2016, the British band sold more than 70 million records worldwide, driven by hits such as “What Makes You Beautiful,” “Night Changes” and “Story of My Life.”
In 2017, Payne debuted as a solo singer with “Strip That Down,” after One Direction announced an indefinite hiatus. Their debut album “LP1” was released in 2019.
Among the artists who have expressed their sadness over Payne’s death is rapper Ty Dolla Sign, who wrote on Instagram: “Just talked to you 2 days ago, man. I miss you”.
“It is very disturbing to hear the news of the death of [Liam Payne]”Paris Hilton wrote on X. “Sending love and condolences to his family and loved ones. RIP my friend.”