Liam Payne died this Wednesday in Buenos Aires at the age of 31.
The singer reportedly fell from the third floor of a hotel in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires, according to reports. TMZ. Investigations into his death are still ongoing.
The English star rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction, alongside his former bandmates Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson.
She debuted as a singer on the British television series The X Factor, when she was 14 years old.
As Hollywood mourns the musician, DailyMail.com takes a look at the highs and lows of his life and career.
Liam Payne died in Buenos Aires on Wednesday at the age of 31, after he allegedly fell from a third floor of a hotel in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires, according to TMZ; seen in 2023
As Hollywood mourns the musician, DailyMail.com takes a look at his life and career; (LR) Liam photographed with One Direction members Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Harry Styles in 2013.
The X Factor (2008)
Payne had her first audition for the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008, when she was just 14 years old.
The audition took place in front of judges Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh.
She advanced past the first round of X Factor after impressing the judges with her performance of Frank Sinatra’s ‘Fly Me to the Moon’.
Although he was initially eliminated on the Boot Camp stage, Cowell brought Payne back to the judges’ houses stage. He was cut again during the judges’ meetings, but Cowell encouraged him to return in two years.
The singer returned to the show in 2010, auditioning in front of Cowell, Cole, Walsh and guest judge Natalie Imbruglia.
Following a suggestion from former judge Nicole Scherzinger, he reunited with Horan, Malik, Styles and Tomlinson to form a boy band.
She debuted as a singer on the British television series The X Factor, when she was 14 years old; seen on X Factor in 2010
Fan reaction was also instant, and 1D’s hysteria soon overshadowed the show. Despite the adoration, the band eventually finished third on the X Factor.
Cowell later admitted to Rolling Stone that it took him “about a millionth of a second” to spot the group’s global potential.
After X Factor, One Direction signed with Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment.
One Direction (2010 – 2016)
One Direction’s debut single, What Makes You Beautiful, was released in September 2011 and reached number one in several countries.
It was followed by their debut album, Up All Night, making One Direction the first UK group to have their debut album reach number one in the US.
The group released ‘Live While We’re Young’, the lead single from their second album in September 2012. It instantly became a worldwide hit.
In November 2012, they released their second album, Take Me Home, which reached number one in over 35 countries.
The group’s third album, Midnight Memories, was released in November 2013. It became the best-selling album worldwide that year, with 4 million copies sold worldwide.
After X Factor, One Direction signed with Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment; the group seen in 2013
The group’s third headlining tour, Where We Are Tour, grossed over $290 million, setting a new record as the highest-grossing tour of all time by a vocal group.
The group released their fourth album, Four, in 2014. It was the last album to feature Gigi Hadid’s ex Zayn.
After the release of their fifth album, Made in the AM, in November 2015, the group went on an indefinite hiatus.
After Malik announced his departure from the band in 2015, the band went their separate ways.
During their time as a band, One Direction won five Brit Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, racked up over three billion YouTube views and sold 50 million records worldwide.
Solo career
After releasing five albums with one of the biggest boy bands of all time, Liam released his first solo album titled LP1 in 2019.
His single Strip That Down co-written with Ed Sheeran rose to number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that same year.