Liam Payne, a singer in One Direction, has died. He was 31.
Circumstances surrounding his death were not immediately made available, but local officials confirmed the singer fell from a hotel in Buenos Aires, according to The Associated Press.
In 2008, Payne was discovered by Simon Cowell while auditioning for « The X Factor » when he was 14. Despite being cut, he returned to the show two years later, and was placed with Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson to form a super group which later placed third in the competition.
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One Direction boy band member Liam Payne died. He was 31. (Getty Images)
One Direction signed with Cowell after « The X Factor, » and became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report
