Liam Payne
English singer-songwriter (1993-2024) · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Died at 31
One-fifth of One Direction, the boy band that conquered the 2010s, then a solo artist chasing the pop-radio formula with "Strip That Down" and a collaboration catalog that sold 18 million singles in three years.
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Harry Styles Bandmate in One Direction
Zayn Malik Bandmate in One Direction
Louis Tomlinson Bandmate in One Direction
Niall Horan Bandmate in One Direction
Steve Mac Produced Strip That Down and Stack It Up
Rita Ora Duets: For You (2018)
Zedd Produced Get Low (2017)
Quavo Duets: Strip That Down (2017)
Dixie D'Amelio Duets: Naughty List (2020)
French Montana Duets: First Time (2018)
A Boogie wit da Hoodie Duets: Stack It Up (2019)
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Payne performing with One Direction in Sydney, Australia, April 2012
Payne in July 2019
Payne at a charity football event in Leicester, England, May 2014
Payne for UNICEF in 2023
A group of fans gathered outside the front of the CasaSur Hotel in Argentina, where Payne died.
A memorial to Payne at La Rambla, Barcelona, October 2024Awards
About this person
Liam Payne auditioned twice for The X Factor - once at 14 in 2008, then again in 2010, when producers folded him into a five-piece with four other solo hopefuls and called it One Direction. They placed third. They became one of the best-selling boy bands in history. When the group went on hiatus in 2016, Payne signed with Republic and pivoted solo, landing a number-three UK hit with "Strip That Down" in 2017 and a Rita Ora duet, "For You," the next year. His debut album LP1 arrived in 2019; by then he'd moved 18 million singles and nearly 4 billion streams, though the momentum had cooled. He also cut remixes under the names Big Payno and Payno. He struggled with substance abuse and mental illness throughout. On 16 October 2024, he fell from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires while intoxicated with multiple substances and died at 31.
