Liam Payne, who rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction has died at the age of 31. The British singer fell to his death from the third-floor balcony of Hotel CasaSur Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

"It’s so sad to think now that, that beautiful star has gone out of the sky.”

X Factor star Mary Byrne, who competed on the same series as Liam Payne, paid a heartfelt tribute to the One Direction star and revealed moments from their time together

Singer Rebecca Ferguson has claimed One Direction star Liam Payne 'would still be alive' if he hadn't auditioned for the X Factor back in 2010 following his tragic death at 31

Liam Payne's voice is the first one heard in the culture-shifting boy band One Direction's debut single: “What Makes You Beautiful” launches into a bouncy guitar riff, a cheeky and borderline gratuitous cowbell and then, Payne.“You’re insecure, don’t know what for / You’re turning heads when you walk through the door,” he sings, in a few words assuring a cross-section of generations that he's got your back, girl, and you should like yourself a little bit more. Payne, who died Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at just 31, was also the last solo voice on the band's final single, “History” — effectively opening and closing the monolithic run of one of the biggest boy bands of all time.While the exact circumstances of his death remain unclear — Buenos Aires police said in a statement that Payne “had jumped from the balcony of his room,” although they didn't offer details on how they established that or whether it was intentional — in life, Payne was a critical part of the internet's…

He looked so pure. Following Liam Payne's passing, his fans have made his original 2008 X Factor debut go viral, celebrating the artist's career

Liam Payne, one fifth of world-famous band One Direction, fell to his death in Buenos Aires on Wednesday