Payne was 31 when he died in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday, Oct. 16, after he fell multiple stories at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel

Following the unexpected death of Liam Payne, friends, fans and loved ones have taken to social media with an outpouring of emotional tributes. As reports broke that the One Direction alum died at age 31 on Wednesday when he fell from the balcony of his Buenos Aires,

Liam Payne appeared on season five of The X Factor, in 2010, and joined One Direction alongside Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, and Niall Horan. He was in Buenos Aires to see the latter who was performing there earlier in the month.