Liam Payne, former One Direction singer, dies in fall from Argentina hotel balcony at 31

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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/liam-payne-former-one-direction-singer-dies-in-fall-from-argentina-hotel-balcony-at-31

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, was found dead after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, local officials said.

Buenos Aires police said in a statement that Payne fell from the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in the trendy Palermo neighborhood of Argentina’s capital, resulting in “extremely serious injuries.” Medics confirmed his death on the spot, the statement said.

Pablo Policicchio, the spokesperson for the Security Ministry of Buenos Aires municipality, said in a statement to The Associated Press that Payne “had thrown himself from the balcony of his room.” He said police were dispatched to the hotel in response to an emergency call about an “aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.” Arriving police heard a thud and found Payne’s body in the hotel courtyard, Policicchio said.
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Argentine media reported that Payne was in Buenos Aires to attend the concert of his former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan.
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for one too young to end it all but who apparently made a few really bad final decisions - sad.

I remember the band's name but much too old for boy bands. I did take my daughter and friends to see New Kids on The Block once at a nearby county fairgrounds, LOL, so I'm sure One Direction had a big following of teens in their time, though I think more popular in Europe.