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.

British singer and former One Direction member Liam Payne died by accident on October 16. Payne was 31 years old and allegedly died by falling from the balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The death of Liam Payne, a member of the internationally-renowned British boy band One Direction, at 31 has sent a wave of grief worldwide. Payne was reported to have died after falling off a third-floor balcony of a Buenos Aires hotel Wednesday local time.