Liam Payne (born Liam James Payne) was an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame as a member of the band One Direction. In 2016, Payne signed a recording deal with Capitol Records as a solo artist, and with Republic Records in the United States.
Payne struggled with substance abuse and mental illness throughout his career. On 16 October 2024, he died at the age of 31 after falling off a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur hotel in Palermo, Buenos Aires.
