Fans of Liam Payne, the 31-year-old former member of One Direction who unexpectedly died at a hotel in Argentina last week, honored the singer with vigils throughout Europe and Argentina over the weekend.
Mourning fans gather around a tree adorned with flowers, handwritten messages and photos on Parco ... [+]
Police said there were between 800 and 1,000 people in London's Hyde Park for a tribute to Payne on Sunday, the BBC reported.
Payne died of multiple traumas and hemorrhages after falling from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to the National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office.
A local official said Payne “had jumped from the balcony of his room” and forensic experts later said the position of his body suggested he “did not adopt a reflexive posture to protect himself and that he could have fallen in a state of semi or total unconsciousness.”
Officials said substances were found in Payne's hotel room and have suggested he was under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs before his death, but a toxicology report is still pending.
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A fan writes a message as they gather to pay tribute to Payne in Treptower Park in Berlin on Sunday.
A fan holds a message to pay tribute to Payne in Treptower Park in Berlin. Payne had previously ... [+]
Fans of Payne gather in Madrid, Spain, on Sunday. In a video in 2023, Payne said he spent 100 days ... [+]
Geoff Payne, the singer's father, visits a memorial outside the Casa Sur Hotel, where the British ... [+]
Fans gather to pay tribute to Payne in Hyde Park in London on Sunday.
People gather at a vigil for Payne in downtown Brussels on Saturday.
Fans gather for a vigil with flowers and candles to pay tribute to Payne in Stockholm, Sweden. The ... [+]
Payne was a member of One Direction—along with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson—a boy band that formed on the UK’s “The X Factor” in 2010. The band announced it was taking a hiatus in 2015 after Malik left, and each member pursued a solo career. Payne released a first solo album, LP1, in 2019, and went on to collaborate with other artists and make pop, hip-hop, Latin, and electronic music. He most recently released a single, “Teardrops,” in March.