UK music world shocked by Liam Payne’s death in Buenos Aires – MercoPress

UK music world shocked by Liam Payne’s death in Buenos Aires

Payne fell last night from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires.

The music world reacted in shock in the United Kingdom on Thursday to the death of British singer Liam Payne, former member of the band One Direction, who fell last night from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires.

Singer Olly Murs said today on his Instagram account that he was “speechless” after hearing the tragic news and described Payne’s death as “devastating”.

“We always laughed a lot when we saw each other, sometimes the conversations were short and sweet, but when we did it was mostly about how annoying his hair always looked,” Murs wrote.

“Liam shared the same passions as me, the same dreams, so to see his life end so young hits me hard, I am truly heartbroken and devastated for his family and of course his son Bear who lost his father,” he added. .

Liam Payne and Girls Aloud singer Cheryl have a son, Bear, born in 2017, from a relationship that lasted between 2016 and 2018.

Likewise, Wanted star Max George called Payne’s death “absolutely devastating news. Over the past few years I have had the pleasure of meeting him in person and spent valuable time with him,” he wrote on Instagram.

US singer Charlie Puth, who co-wrote Payne’s 2017 song Bedroom Floor, said he was shocked to learn of Payne’s passing.

“Liam has always been very kind to me. He was one of the first great artists I worked with. I can’t believe he’s gone… I’m so sad right now, may he rest in peace,” Puth also said on Instagram.

DJ and record producer Zedd, who collaborated with Payne on the 2017 song Get Low, called the singer’s death “absolutely heartbreaking,” while American singer and rapper Ty Dolla Sign said he will miss Payne.

The band Backstreet Boys also paid tribute through a statement posted on X.

“Words cannot express the emotions we feel as a whole right now and it seems like the rest of the world is in the same boat,” he said.

Payne formed One Direction in 2010, along with Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Harry Styles, after performing individually on talent show The X Factor.

After becoming one of the world’s top pop groups with five albums and four world tours, One Direction went on an indefinite hiatus in 2016.

Payne, born in the English city of Wolverhampton, released his first solo album in December 2019, which included the songs Polaroid, Familiar and Strip That Down.

Payne first appeared on The X Factor in 2008, aged 14, singing Frank Sinatra’s Fly Me To The Moon.

The show’s judge, Simon Cowell, told him to return to the ITV talent show two years later.

In 2012, the band One Direction won their first Brit Award for Best British Single for the song What Makes You Beautiful.

In August last year, Payne postponed his scheduled tour of South America after suffering from a “severe kidney infection”. (Source EFE)