Liam Payne was part of the boy band One Direction and embarked on a solo career after the group announced they were going on an indefinite hiatus in 2015.

Liam Payne, a former member of the boy band One Direction, was found dead Wednesday in Buenos Aires after reportedly falling from the third floor of a hotel, according to ABC and The Associated Press. He was 31 years old.

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, one-fifth of the British boy band died outside a hotel in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, local police confirmed Wednesday. He was 31. The British musician was found dead after falling from his third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur hotel.