Liam Payne's family said they're heartbroken after the musician fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Payne, who belonged to the wildly successful band One Direction before its members split up to pursue solo careers in 2016, was 31.

Liam Payne teased a One Direction reunion before his death at the age of 31, saying he believed the members would get back together for a "really great show." Reporter Dan Wootton shared the conversation he had with Liam "a few years ago" in a Substack story about the singer's death on

Liam Payne, who rose to fame as part of the British boy band One Direction, is dead at 31. Payne died outside a hotel in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, local police confirmed Wednesday. Earlier Wednesday,