Liam Payne, a former member of the hit boyband One Direction, has died at the age of 31, after falling from a hotel in Argentina, local officials told Argentine media. Payne joined Harry Styles, Niall Horan,

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne was found dead after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, local officials told Argentine media.

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Singer Liam Payne died Wednesday in a fall from a CasaSur hotel third-floor balcony in Buenos Aires. CNN and ABC7 confirmed the incident with local police. He was 31. Payne rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction, which also included Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson .

Liam Payne, a former member of British boyband One Direction, died on Wednesday, reports CNN. He was 31. “Liam James Payne, composer and guitarist, former member of the band One Direction, died today after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Palermo,” a police statement said, per the Buenos Aires Times.

Liam Payne, who rose to fame as part of the British boy band One Direction, has died at age 31 while visiting Argentina.