Medical officials revealed this Liam Paynecause of death after he fell from a hotel balcony on Wednesday, October 16.
This is what the head of Buenos Aires’ emergency services says Alberto CrescentiPayne suffered “serious injuries” that were untreatable by the time first responders arrived on the scene.
“Our role was to get there quickly, provide medical assistance and try to revive him, but his injuries were incompatible with life,” he said. La Nacion. “Based on what the team saw, there apparently was a skull fracture and extremely serious injuries that led to his immediate death.”
The results of a full autopsy have yet to be released, but Crescenti continued: “There was absolutely nothing the team could do. No resuscitation took place as he was confirmed deceased. The whole body had very serious injuries.”
We weekly confirmed Wednesday evening that Buenos Aires city police officers were dispatched to the CasaSur Palermo Hotel following a 911 call at 5:04 p.m. local time reporting an aggressive man possibly under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The case is being investigated by the local police.
Payne rose to fame during the British edition of X factor. Although he was eliminated when he first entered in 2008, he survived when he auditioned again in 2010 and was recruited to join alongside the new boy band. Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson And Zayn Malik.
One Direction released five studio albums between 2011 and 2015, the fifth of which did not feature Malik, who was the first to leave the band. They burst onto the scene with the hit “What Makes You Beautiful” and went on to release platinum singles such as “Live While We’re Young,” “Story of My Life” and “Night Changes.”
The band folded in 2016 and all members later launched solo careers. Payne released his first full-length solo album, titled LP1in 2019 and released two EPs. In March he released his first single in three years, ‘Teardrops’.
Payne welcomed his only son, Bear, with Cheryl Cole in March 2017. The couple called it quits in July 2018 after two years of dating.
He continued with Aliana Mawlabut their romance was short-lived. Payne started dating Kate Cassidy in 2022. Although Us confirmed in May 2023 that Payne and Cassidy were splitting, and later in February they rekindled their romance.
After his death, many fellow musicians publicly mourned Payne. “I’m in shock now” Charlie Put wrote via Instagram Story the night of Payne’s death. “Liam was always so nice to me. He was one of the first great artists I had the pleasure of working with. I can’t believe he’s gone… I’m so upset right now. May he rest in peace.”